David J. Riewald

Dave has specialized in labor and employment law for over 28 years. His practice focuses on advising employers and management personnel on how to avoid employment lawsuits, and on defending them in court if they do become caught up in those lawsuits. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America®.

Some of the published court decisions in which Dave successfully represented the employer are: Hutton v. Jackson County, 2012 WL 959471 (9^th Cir 2012), aff’g 2010 WL 4817067 (D Or 2010); Stewart v. Jackson County, 2010 WL 4955874 (D Or 2010); Lawson v. Walgreen Co., 2009 WL 742680 (D Or 2009); Denny v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., 2006 US App Lexis 5993 (9th Cir 2006); Eisenhauer v. Rite Aid Headquarters Corp., 2006 US Dist Lexis 32789 (WD Wa 2006); Christensen v. Parvin, 2006 US Dist Lexis 92737 (D Or 2006); Clark v. DSU Peterbilt & GMC, Inc., 193 Or App 17 (2004); Snodgrass v. Lamphere Enterprises, 2001 US Dist Lexis 12596 (D Or 2001), aff'd in part and rev'd in part, 2003 US App Lexis 6379 (9th Cir 2003); Kofoed v. Rosendin Electric, Inc., 157 F Supp2d 1152 (D Or 2001); Dahl v. Fred Meyer, 939 P2d 6 (Mont 1999); Cole v. Red Lion, 92 Wn App 743 (1998); Smith v. Kmart Corp., 1996 US Dist LEXIS 20530 (ED Wa 1996); Walleri v. Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, 83 F3d 1575 (9th Cir 1996), aff'g in part, 9 IER Cases 59 (D Or 1993); Archer v. Letica Corp., 323 Or 335 (1996), aff'g, 126 Or App 309 (1994); Smith v. Kmart Corp., 899 F Supp 503 (ED Wa 1995); Wunderly v. S.C. Johnson & Son, 828 F Supp 801 (D Or 1993); Calhoun v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp., 789 F Supp 1540 (WD Wa 1992); Haskins v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 811 F Supp 534 (D Or 1992); Haslach v. Security Pacific Bank Oregon, 779 F Supp 489 (D Or 1991).

Dave is the immediate past President of Worklaw® Network, an international network of independent law firms with over 350 attorneys that limit their practice to management-side labor and employment law. The Worklaw® Network’s website is found at www.worklawnetwork.com.

Dave has served as an adjunct professor of employment discrimination law at Willamette University’s School of Law and has published and given numerous presentations on employment law related issues.

In the community, Dave is a panel member for a local Youth Diversion Program that seeks to prevent youth from becoming repeat criminal offenders. He also is active with Birch Community Services, his church, and his children’s sports teams and was the President of the Wilsonville Youth Basketball Association from 2005-2010.