Barran Liebman

Richard C. Hunt

Richard C. Hunt
Partner

Barran Liebman LLP
601 SW 2nd Avenue, Suite 2300
Portland, Oregon 97204

Direct Dial: 503-276-2149
Fax: 503-274-1212

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Richard Hunt is primarily involved in employment-related litigation involving trade secrets litigation, enforcement and defense of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, commercial litigation with an emphasis on executive and management disputes, defense of wrongful discharge claims and discrimination claims. In addition, he has more than 35 years of experience representing and counseling employers in union organizing, collective bargaining, and unfair labor practice charges and representation before the National Labor Relations Board. He is a member of the American Bar Association labor and employment law section. Richard earned his B.A. from Stanford University and his J.D. from the University of California Berkeley School of Law, Boalt Hall, where he was the Law Review Associate Editor. Richard is admitted to practice law in Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho.

Professional Experience and Affiliations

  • Law Clerk to The Honorable Kenneth O'Connell, Oregon Supreme Court (1967-1968)
  • Lewis & Clark College, Northwestern School of Law, Adjunct Professor - Labor Law
  • American Bar Association, Labor Law Section
  • Oregon State Bar, Employment Law Section
  • Washington State Bar Association
  • California State Bar Association, Labor Law Section
  • Idaho State Bar Association
  • Portland Chamber of Commerce

Featured Publications

  • "Recent Decisions," Oregon State Bar Civil Rights Newsletter, Co-author (July 2008)
  • Form 50, "Noncompetition, Nonsolicitation and Nondisclosure Agreement" for the Oregon State Bar "Advising Oregon Businesses" Forms Volume (2003 and 2010 Revisions)
  • "Trade Secrets, Non-competes and Confidentiality Agreements: Enforcing Them to Your Advantage" A Good Employer's Guide(SM) of Barran Liebman LLP

Representative Matters

  • Litigation of non-competition agreements and disputes involving departing employees.
  • Litigation of discrimination disputes.
  • Wrongful discharge litigation.
  • Commercial litigation with focus on executive and management disputes.
  • Trade secret/confidentiality agreement litigation.

Administrative Proceedings

  • Litigation of National Labor Relations Board hearings.
  • Litigation of contested EEOC charges.
  • Spokesperson and advisory counsel regarding collective bargaining/strike issues.

Practice Areas

Admitted To Practice

  • Oregon
  • Washington
  • California
  • Idaho
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Eastern Washington
  • U.S. District Court, District of Western Washington
  • U.S. District Court, District of Northern California
  • U.S. District Court, District of Eastern California
  • U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
  • U.S. District Court, District of Idaho

Academics

  • University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1967), Associate Editor, California Law Review
  • Stanford University (B.A., 1964)