Barran Liebman author biography

Tamara E. Russell, Partner
Barran Liebman LLP

Tamara E. Russell is a partner of Barran Liebman LLP. Her practice focuses on representing management and employers in a full spectrum of employment law matters in state and federal courts and before state and federal administrative agencies. Russell is a frequent presenter on legal issues in the human resources field. In June 2006, Oregon Governor Kulongoski appointed Tamara to serve as a management member of the Oregon Department of Employment’s Employment Advisory Council. In 2007, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Susan Castillo, selected Tamara to serve on her “Business Advisory Team.” The same year, she was selected by the Portland Business Journal as one of Oregon’s “Forty Under 40.” She received her J.D., with honors, from Boston University School of Law. She is admitted to practice in Oregon and Washington.

Areas of Practice
Employment Law Advice
Employment Litigation

Admitted to Practice
Oregon
Washington
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington

Professional Experience and Affiliations

  • Associated Oregon Industries’ Employment Practices Advisory Council
  • Portland Human Resources Management Association
  • Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, Employment Practice Group
  • Multnomah Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education Committee
  • Chair, Multnomah Bar Association’s Public Outreach Committee
  • Selected by the Portland Business Journal as one of the 2007 “Forty Under 40”
  • Appointed by Governor Kulongoski as Management member of the Oregon Department of Employment Advisory Council (June 2006)
  • Selected by State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Susan Castillo, to serve as her “Business Advisory Team” (2007)
  • Editor, 2007 Associated Oregon Industries’ publication, Model Policies and Forms for Oregon Employees