Tamsen L. Leachman, Partner

Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue LLP

Tamsen Leachman leads the firm’s Employment and Labor Law Team, and is also a member of its Litigation Group.  Tamsen has devoted her entire legal career to assisting employers and organizations in all areas of employment and labor law.  Tamsen represents employers in a wide variety of employment-related lawsuits, administrative hearings, grievances, arbitrations, unfair labor practices, and in collective bargaining.  Tamsen also provides advice and counsel to employers regarding the myriad of laws governing the employment relationship, with an emphasis on prevention through compliance, coupled with the development of strategic, system-driven solutions.  Tamsen rounds out her practice through her pro-active training programs targeted at human resource professionals, managers, executives, and in-house counsel.  These programs often begin with root-cause analysis, move to development of systems or programs to eliminate core problems, and conclude with educational training to ensure the new solutions and tools are used effectively and that knowledge deficits are corrected.

Tamsen has been repeatedly recognized by The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.  She recently became a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, and has been recognized as a Mountain States and Corporate Counsel Super Lawyer.
 
Tamsen acts as General Counsel for and is a Board Member of the Portland Human Resources Management Association.  She has also served on the Leadership Committee for Oregon Women Lawyers. When not at work, Tamsen enjoys spending time with family and friends, intuitive cooking, hiking and running. This spring she will again participate in Pro-Am Bass Fishing tournaments.

Bar Admissions:

• Oregon, 2005
• Washington, 1993
• Idaho, 1997

• University of Idaho College of Law, J.D., 1993
  Top 10 of Class
• Eastern Washington University, B.A., Liberal Arts, 1990

Representative Clients:

• Ecos IQ / Advantage IQ
• Harsch Investment Properties
• Yoshida Group
• Azure Standard
• Boise Cascade, LLC
• DoubleTree Hotel
• RAM Enterprises, Inc.
• Northwest Renal Clinic, Inc.
• Women’s Clinic, P.C.
• Pearl Women’s Center
• First American Title Company
• Northwest Bank
• Blackhawk!
• Oregon Iron Works
• CRI Advantage
• Engineered Structures, Inc.
• City of Nampa
• Dürr Systems, Inc.

Published Works:

• Summer Update Edition, Portland Human Resource Management Association Newsletter, August 2010

• Success is the Sum of the Details, Portland Human Resource Management Association Newsletter, July 2010

• Common Pay Mistakes Can Be Uncommonly Expensive, Portland Human Resource Management Association Newsletter, May 2010
• New Developments Mean New To-Do’s, Portland Human Resource Management Association Newsletter, April 2010
• Now More Than Ever: Domestic Violence in the Workplaces Hits Home, Portland Human Resource Management Association Newsletter, March 2010
• New Law Addresses Domestic Violence and the Workplace, E-News, February 2010
• Happy Birthday ADA, Portland Human Resource Management Association Newsletter, February 2010
• Looking Back and Planning Ahead, Portland Human Resource Management Association Newsletter, January 2010
• Changes You Need to Know About-COBRA, SB519 and AEDs, E-News, January 2010
• Industry has a chance to address bullying first, The Portland Business Journal, Dec. 18, 2009
• Outing the Elephant – Ending Bullying Behavior in Your Workplace, September 2009
• What to Do About the Flu, September 2009
• My Most Memorable Trial, Portland Business Journal, September 2009
• Unionization Plan B, and What Every Business Needs to Know About Labor Law, May 2009
• More Changes & Challenges for Employers, March 2009
• The Shift Toward Unionizing America, February 2009
• The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, February 2009
• FMLA Regulations Are Finally Final – Will You Be Ready, December 2008
• Minding the Bottom Line:  Minimizing the Risk of Cost Saving Strategies, October 2008
• The WARN Act and Other RIF Considerations, October 2008
• The Call You Don’t Want to Receive – Know Who You are Hiring Before Handing Them the Keys, The Uniform, or the Contacts, September 2008
• Leave for Military Families is Now Law, January 2008
• A New Trend in Discrimination Claims—Protection of Employees Who are Also Family Caregivers, January 2008
• A Climate Shift, New Challenges for Oregon Employers in 2008, December 2007
• Unionizing 101, Employer Update, July 2007
• Shame, Shame, Shame on You, You Didn’t Consider the Union Factor When Selecting Your Subcontractors, Employer Update, July 2007 

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Strategic Selection & Talent Management in a Lean Business Environment, May 2010
• How to Hire Dr. Jekyll & What to Do When Mr. Hyde Shows Up, Association of Washington Cities, April 2010
• Let the Challenge Begin: FMLA / OFLA / ADA - Recognizing Decision Points and Adopting Systematic Administration to Reduce Leave Abuse, February 2010
• FMLA Update, and FMLA Toolkit Workshop, Council on Education in Management, February 2010
• Looking Back & Planning Ahead, Portland Human Resource Management Association, January 2010
• Outing the Elephant – Workplace Bullying Prevention and Elimination, October 2009, February 2010
• Union Avoidance Strategies, Oregon Lodging Association, October 2009
• H1N1 Pandemic Preparation, September 2009
• How to Hire Dr. Jekyll & What to Do When Mr. Hyde Shows Up, NHRMA, September 2009
• WARN Act Implications in Reductions in Force, Multnomah Bar Association, June 2009
• 10 Things Every Small Business Needs to Know About Employment Law, June 2009
• Union Avoidance in Oregon, Oregon Restaurant Association, May 2009
• What Every Employer Needs to Know about Labor Law, May 2009
• Public Sector Collective Bargaining in Oregon, Oregon State Sheriff’s Association, April 2009
• Lawful Downsizing Strategies, Portland State University, April 2009
• Union Avoidance in Oregon, Oregon Lodging Association, April 2009
• Retaliation Claims in the Post-Crawford Era, March 2009
• Avoiding Pay Practice Discrimination Claims after the Enactment of Ledbetter, February 2009
• ADAAA Best Practices, EFCA and the Process of Union Avoidance, February 2009
• FMLA Update, Dunn Carney; Portland Metro Clinic Managers Association, January &  February 2009
• Employment Law from A to Z in Idaho, Lorman Education Services, October 2008
   Sexual, Racial and Other Harassment in the Workplace
   Employment Discipline and Termination
• Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Parts I and II, May and October 2008
• Avoiding Costly ADA “Regarded As Disabled” Discrimination Claims, Counsel on Education in Management, March 2008
• Employment and Labor Law Check-up (Client Seminar), February 2008
• Employment Law Overview for the Executive Director, Community Action Partnership of Idaho, January 2008
• Large Scale Terminations: How to Protect your Company while Conducting a Reduction-in-Force, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Oregon State Bar
• Washington State Bar
• Idaho State Bar
• American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Portland Human Resource Management Association
• Oregon Women Lawyers
• Idaho Women Lawyers
• Best Lawyers in America, since 2007
• Mountain States Super Lawyer, since 2006
• Chambers USA, since 2006
• Litigation Counsel of America
• Citizen’s Law Academy Founding Presenter
• Tribute to Women in Industry 2001 Recipient, Women’s & Children’s Alliance
• Society for Human Resource Management