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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Legal Resources

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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.

Oregon 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.

Some of the many benefits of that membership include e-journals with articles written by COSA attorneys, monthly e-newsletters to keep you up-to-date on school issues, being part of email discussion groups and the ability to pose questions to attorneys around the country, as well as discounts on conference registrations, seminars and webinars. Joint membership is required.

To join, please fill out and return this form. If you have any questions about council membership, please contact OSBA.

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OSBA recently offered a webinar training on public meetings designed specifically for school board members. The training, required by Oregon law, has been accessed by hundreds of board members already.Check it out (OSBA membership login required) osba.enviseams.com/MyResources/member-resources/webinars/board-development#Oregon #education #publicschools #training #Webinar #learning #educationmatters #meetings #PublicMeetings #schools #schoolboards ... See MoreSee Less
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The Oregon House Education Committee delved into special education funding Monday. OSBA has been working with education partners to make clear the ways in which funding has fallen short of the state’s commitments. Read Legislative Highlights: bit.ly/4k3Teqc#oregon #osba #publiceducation #schoolfunding #legislature #government #publicschools #funding #educationmatters #forthekids #pnw #fyp #schoolboards #summerlearning #learning #education ... See MoreSee Less
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Legislators heard Wednesday that Oregon schools’ required special education spending is +$375 million a year above the state’s funding formula. On Monday, the Legislature will hear what it can do about it. Read more and find a link to the hearing video: bit.ly/3WZMUpT#oregon #osba #publiceducation #schoolfunding #legislature #government #publicschools #funding #educationmatters #forthekids #pnw #fyp #schoolboards #summerlearning #learning #education #SpEd ... See MoreSee Less
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