Our Team

Haley Percell

Haley Percell

Chief Legal Officer, Interim Deputy Executive Director

Michael Miller

Michael Miller

Interim Director of Legal Services

Callen Sterling

Callen Sterling

Senior Assistant Legal Counsel, Legal Services Team Lead

Tonyia Brady

Tonyia Brady

Senior Assistant Legal Counsel

Brian Kernan

Brian Kernan

Senior Assistant Legal Counsel

Amy Lopez

Amy Lopez

Senior Assistant Legal Counsel

Kara Parker

Kara Parker

Assistant Legal Counsel

Therese Holmstrom

Therese Holmstrom

Senior Assistant Legal Counsel

Jennifer Manning

Jennifer Manning

Legal Services Senior Paralegal

Crystal Jacobson

Crystal Jacobson

Legal Services Paralegal

Our Services

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PACE

Our attorneys can provide legal advice and litigation assistance on a variety of PACE-covered topics, including employee and student discipline, employee termination, free speech issues, employee and student drug and alcohol testing, disability accommodations, service animals, and transgender issues. To contact a PACE/OSBA attorney, please click the button below.

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Custom Workshops

Our custom legal workshops address employee hiring, discipline, termination, sexual harassment, discrimination, social media, athletic liability, bullying, boundary invasion, and child abuse reporting.

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Council of School Attorneys

The Oregon Council of School Attorneys offers access to a network of Oregon school attorneys and an annual conference on current legal issues. Oregon membership entitles you to also join the National Council of School Attorneys, offered through the National School Boards Association.

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The Southern Oregon Education Service District Board of Directors is seeking an experienced instructional leader and knowledgeable administrator who understands the unique needs and challenges of an education service district to serve as superintendent beginning July 1, 2025.More information and application link here: oregonschoolboards.myrevelus.com/client/search/91#Oregon #publiceducation #publicschools #publiceducationmatters #superintendent #EducationMatters #forthekids #pnw #fypシ #schoolboard #learning #education #JobSearch #jobs #JobSeekers #EducationJobs #hiring #hiringnow #educationforall #recruitment #instadaily #school #schoollife #director #pacificnorthwest #pacificwonderland #executive #executivedirector #Exploregon #fypviralシ #principal #principallife #principalsofinstagram #southernoregon #jacksoncounty #josephinecounty #klamathcounty ... See MoreSee Less
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Amazing, innovative and heroic stories take place in Oregon’s schools every day. OSBA wants to share some of the work that shows public education is #OregonStrong. Today we have a story from Central SD: bit.ly/4i34cLmStories can be submitted to [email protected] with “#OregonStrong” in the subject line.#Oregon #publiceducation #osba #educationmatters ... See MoreSee Less
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With recent federal communications causing confusion, OSBA aims to help school leaders figure out next steps while protecting all students’ right to learn. Read more: bit.ly/4kkWNbP#oregon #education #publicschools #educationmatters ... See MoreSee Less
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School nurses do so much for students and staff. The 2025 Oregon School Nurse or Nurse Administrator of the Year award honors their contributions. Nominations are being taken now.
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The U.S. Department of Education has added its suggestions to how schools should handle cellphones in schools.

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