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BAAS along with Andrew Altschul, Courtney Angeli, Paul Buchanan and Dan Grinfas have all been recognized by Chambers USA 2009 as Leaders in their field, Labor and Employment (Oregon).

Services

Litigation and Pre-Litigation Services

We provide our clients with vigorous advocacy throughout the litigation process, from agency filings, to federal and state court jury trials and appeals.

Employment Law Advice

We provide responsive, efficient and practical advice to our clients on day-to-day employment issues.

Policy and Handbook Drafting

We prepare the documents that define the relationship between an employer and its employees.

Employment Contracts and Separation Agreements

We negotiate employment contracts and separation agreements for employers, senior executives, and employees at all levels.

Training

We provide informative, lively, interactive training on employment law issues.

Investigations

We conduct neutral investigations into workplace complaints and concerns of improper conduct.

Mediation and Arbitration

We provide mediation and arbitration services to litigants and other parties to employment disputes.

Paul Buchanan has almost twenty years of experience litigating employment cases and providing employment law services in Oregon, Washington and California. He is also an experienced mediator of employment disputes. Paul was formerly a partner at Stoel Rives, and for more than five years served as the Chair of that firm’s multi-office Labor & Employment Group.

Courtney Angeli was formerly a partner at Stoel Rives and has extensive experience litigating employment cases and providing comprehensive employment law counseling and training. She is the president of the Oregon Federal Bar Association.

Andrew Altschul practiced labor and employment law at two of the country’s largest law firms for almost a decade before opening his own employment law boutique in 2004. He recently ended his term on the Oregon Board of Bar Examiners where he spent the last year as Chair of the Board that is responsible for designing and grading the Bar Exam.

Dana L. Sullivan has represented individuals in employment and civil rights litigation for nearly fifteen years. She is an active member of the Oregon, California and Washington bars. Dana currently serves as the Chair of the Oregon State Bar’s Federal Practice and Procedure Committee...