Alan has been with our firm for over 30 years and has recently transitioned from shareholder to an of counsel position. Although no longer serving the firm as a litigator, Alan continues to provide advice and counsel to our clients.  Alan particularly enjoys working closely with clients to help them develop management tools and strategies to effectively respond to employees whose disabilities affect their work, and/or those cases where an employee’s disability may overlap with workplace injuries and need for other protected status such as family medical leave. When the Americans with Disabilities Act became law in 1991, Alan was one of the first attorneys in the Portland metro area to provide employer seminars and training classes on implementing the ADA. Advising on ADA issues continues to be his primary practice focus, while also providing expert guidance to employers on utilizing best practices in managing difficult employees. 

When not working with clients, Alan volunteers as a mediator for the Multnomah County Circuit Court and other charitable activities. As native Portlanders, Alan and his wife, Laurie, a retired attorney, enjoy exploring all of the recent changes to Portland. Alan actively volunteers and supports Laurie in her national MS society activities and they recently co-captained Laurie’s business and professional team in the Walk MS. Alan also greatly enjoys spending quality time with children, grandchildren and friends. 


 

Alan has authored numerous articles including:

• Reasonable Accommodation Procedures Manual, 1992
• Co-authored "A Manager's Guide to the Americans with Disabilities Act", 1991
• Title 1 Client Summary: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• Title 1 Employment , Client Q&A: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• Title II (A) Public Services, Client Q&A: Disability Leave, Return to Work, or Termination, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

2012

• 11th Hour Disability Claims: Too Late? – Bullard Annual Labor and Employment Law Briefing, October 2012

2011

• Identifying and Developing Key Strategies: Managing the Comprehensive and Complex ADA Implications to Your Organization's Bottom Line – Rogue Valley Society Human Resource Management Association, May 2011

2010

• Background Checks and Pre-employment Testing in Hiring: EEOC Investigations on the Rise – Bullard Workshop, June 2010
• Job Descriptions & Fitness for Duty FMLA & ADA Outline – Bullard Workshop, April 2010

2009

• MS and the Workplace – National Multiple Sclerosis Society, October 2009
• A Practical Look at the New FMLA Regulations – Bullard FMLA Webinar, January 2009

2008

• ADA Developments, Multigenerational Workforce, OFLA/FMLA Update, Effective Supervisory Skills/Performance Evaluations – Medford Rogue Valley Society for Human Resource Management Association, May 2008

2007

• Litigation Update – Bullard Annual Labor and Employment Law Briefing, October 2007
• Light Duty & Family Leave – Bullard Workshop, July 2007
• Managing Absences – Port of Portland, May 2007

2005

• Medical Marijuana, Methamphetamine and Workplace Drug Issues – Bullard Workshop, August 2005
• Managing Issues Associated with Telecommuting and Remote Access to Confidential and Proprietary Information – Bullard Workshop, June 2005

2002

• Violence in the Workplace – Oregon Department of Transportation, 2002: Is it Undue Accommodation and Reasonable Hardship or What? – Bullard Workshop, July 2002