Therese Holmstrom
Senior Assistant Legal Counsel
Bio and Certifications
Therese was born and raised in Austin, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Geography and worked in human resources before obtaining her law degree from Willamette University College of Law in 2012. She has been a member of the Oregon State Bar since 2012 and is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
Therese worked for a workers’ compensation firm and a business law firm, Saalfeld Griggs, before joining OSBA in 2016. Therese was with OSBA for two years and then returned to private practice for another five years before rejoining OSBA in January 2023. While in private practice, Therese defended employers against employment-related litigation, and she has over a decade of experience advising clients on legal compliance and risk management. Therese is familiar with the wide variety of legal issues facing OSBA’s members.
Although Therese is not originally from Oregon, she has embraced Oregon as her new home and has visited each of Oregon’s counties at least once. She enjoys cooking, reading and traveling in her spare time.
Therese has earned the Senior Certified Professional certification issued by the Society for Human Resource Management.
From Credly: “Earners of the SHRM Senior Certified Professional Credential (SHRM-SCP) have demonstrated their mastery of HR proficiency standards as defined by the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (SHRM BASK™), formerly the SHRM Body of Competency and Knowledge® (SHRM BoCK®). Earners of the credential are recognized for their ability to effectively perform HR duties and responsibilities from a strategic perspective.”
Presentations
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2024
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- Not in Our School – The Administrator’s Role in Preventing and Addressing Bullying, Oregon School Law Conference
- School Law for Administrators, COSA/University of Oregon – Oregon School Law & Finance Seminar (Fall)
- Sometimes you need an Attorney – Hot Table Topic, OSBA Annual Conference
- Investigations, Creswell School District
- Yes? No? Call a Lawyer? Hot Topics for the New School Year – Oregon School Personnel Association Fall Summit
- Leave Laws, PACE Webinar
- School Law for Administrators, COSA/University of Oregon – Oregon School Law and Finance Seminar (Summer)
- Navigating the Complaint and Investigation Process, PACE Webinar
- Preparing for School Staff Reductions in Force, PACE Webinar
- Employee Disability Accommodations, Multnomah ESD
- Where are we now? A Look Back at 2023 Hot Topics in School Law – Oregon School Personnel Association Virtual Winter Retreat
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2023
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- Student Records Management – Oregon School Law Conference
- School Law for Administrators – COSA/University of Oregon – Oregon School Law and Finance Seminar
- Leave Laws including Unpaid Leave under the ADA, PACE Webinar
- School Law for Board Members, OSBA Annual Conference
- Preventing Workplace Retaliation Claims, OSPA Fall Summit
- Public Meetings Law & Ethics, OSBA Summer Board Conference
- Administrative Professionals and Public Meetings Law, OSBA Summer Board Conference
- Case Law Update for HR Professionals, OSPA Summer Conference
- Legal Hot Topics, OSPA Winter Retreat
- Every Student Belongs and Gender Identity in School Programs, Oregon City Equity Conference
