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Ms. Shari L. Lane
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Biography
I enjoy getting to know clients and their business goals. We work together to balance legal obligations and restrictions, operational needs, and employee relations. This area of law is messy and unpredictable (it involves human beings, after all), but with patience and perseverence it is often possible to harmonize these three elements.
Practice Area
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Oregon
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- Washington
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Professional Experience
- Attorney
- Cosgrave Vergeer Kester, LLP
- Advice and counsel to employers, including recruiting, hiring, promotions, discipline, policies, employee relations, internal investigations, and executive contracts, defended against wage claims, administrative agency complaints, and litigation.
- Operations Manager
- Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries
- Supervised investigative staff in the Civil Rights Division, worked with legislative liaison on proposed regulations, mediated settlements in substantial evidence cases.
Education
- University of Oregon
- B.A. | Comparative Literature
- Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Oregon Six, Phi Beta Kappa
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- University of Washington - Bothell campus
- M.A. | Classics
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- Lewis & Clark Law School
- J.D. | Law
- Honors: Dean's List, Environmental Law Review
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Professional Associations
- Society for Human Resources Management
- Member
- Current
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- Portland Human Resources Management Association
- Member
- Current
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- Oregon State Bar Association Labor & Employment Section
- Member
- Current
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- Oregon Women Lawyers
- Member
- Current
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- Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries
- Presenter
- Current
- Activities: "An Employer's Guide to Civil Rights Law and Workplace Harassment," all-day workshop presented in 2010 and 2011.
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- Oregon and Southwest Washington Industry Liaison Group
- Member
- - Current
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- Oregon Child Development Coalition
- Board Member
- - Current
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- The Commerce Company
- Presenter
- Activities: "The Year's Most Bizarre Employment Law Cases"
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- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- Presenter
- Activities: Presented Retaliation Ligitation at San Francisco conference
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- Oregon Nurses Association
- Presenter
- Activities: "Medical Leave, Disability Laws, and Workers Compensation: Navigating the Maze"
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- ALFA International
- Member
- Activities: Employment Law Compendium - Ninth Circuit Editor
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Covenants Not to Compete in a Competitive World
- American Law Firm Association Business Litigation Update
- Hiring Contract Work
- Portland Business Journal - Ask the Expert
- Depression and Other "Invisible" Disabilities
- Legal Management News
Certifications
- Certified to practice in federal district court
- District of Oregon
Websites & Blogs
- Blog
- Northwest Employment Law, LLC
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