Amy Angel

Practice Areas

Amy Angel is a Partner at Barran Liebman LLP, advising public and private employers on a full range of employment issues, including complex leave situations, Paid Leave Oregon implementation and compliance, reasonable accommodations, COVID-19 issues, employee handbooks, updates to policies and procedures, HR audits, and employee discipline, termination, and performance management matters. Amy takes a proactive approach to assist employers of all sizes, from small local companies to national companies with operations in Oregon and in a wide variety of industries, including construction, retail, manufacturing, agriculture, law, and health care, just to name a few.

Amy also dedicates a large part of her practice to workplace investigations, frequently serving as an impartial, third-party fact-finder for public entities, private companies, and non-profits. She recognizes the importance of neutrality in fact-finding investigations and is committed to providing prompt and thorough findings. A frequent speaker, Amy addresses businesses and trade organizations on cutting-edge issues for employers, including on-site training for human resource professionals, supervisors, and managers.

Career

Amy earned her B.A. from Cornell University and her J.D., cum laude, from Duke University School of Law and then clerked at the Multnomah County Circuit Court for the Honorable Ellen F. Rosenblum, Oregon’s current Attorney General, from 2002-2004. She is admitted to practice in Oregon and before the U.S. District Court, District of Oregon.

Professional Memberships

The Salvation Army Bridgeway of Hope Portland Steering Committee: Member (2022-2023)

Lake Oswego School District Dyslexia Task Force: Parent Representative (2019-2020)

Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center Board of Directors: Secretary (2020-2021); Treasurer (2019-2020); Chair (2017-2018); Chair-Elect (2016-2017); Member (2015-2021; 2022-present); Finance Committee Member (2018-2022); Governance Committee (2015-2017; 2022-present)

Multnomah Bar Foundation Board of Directors: Past-President (2017); President (2016); Vice President (2015); Member (2014-present); CourtCare Campaign Committee, Member (2010-2016), Chair (2012-2015); CourtCare Advisory Board, Member (2010-2013)

Northwest Association of Title IX Administrators: Member (2016-present)

Oregon Business & Industry, formerly Association of Oregon Industries: Employment Practices Steering Committee, Member (2013-present); Model Policies and Forms for Oregon Employers, Co-Editor (2015-present), Editor (2013-2014)

Oregon State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Section: Executive Committee, Past-Chair (2017); Chair (2016); Chair-Elect (2015); Member (2014-present)

Lake Oswego Youth Lacrosse: Girls’ Youth Coach (2016-2021)

Multnomah Bar Association: Member (2004-present)

Oregon State Bar Association: Member (2004-present)

Oregon Women Lawyers: Member (2004-present)

Oregon State Bar Civil Rights Section Newsletter: Editorial Board (2008-2015)

Oregon State Bar Civil Rights Section: Executive Committee, Member (2007-2011); Chair (2010)

Oregon State Bar Association OSB New Lawyer Mentoring Committee: Mentor (2012-2013)

Oregon State Bar Diversity Planning Task Force, Civil Rights Committee: Representative (2010)

Multnomah County Circuit Court, Honorable Ellen F. Rosenblum, Portland, OR: Judicial Clerk (2002-2004)

U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee (now 6th Circuit Court of Appeals), Honorable Julia Smith Gibbons, Memphis, TN: Judicial Clerk (2001-2002)

Personal

Amy is married to Portland attorney, Patrick Angel, and they have a 17-year-old daughter who is a competitive horseback rider.