Legal Services
Our Attorneys Are Here to Assist, Represent and Guide You
Whether you need quick legal advice or long-term guidance, you can rely on OSBA’s legal services team.
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
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.
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.
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.