Staff and Attorneys

Elizabeth Newcomb:  (503) 595-2167
Executive Director. The Evergreen State College and Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College (cum laude). Former law clerk to U.S. District Judges Helen Frye and Owen M. Panner, associate at Lindsay Hart Neil & Weigler, partner at Banks, Newcomb & Sacks. Over twenty years experience in law practice, with current emphasis in Employee Benefits, including ERISA, HIPAA, and COBRA. 

Jim Frazer:  Dir/VM: (503) 595-2166  Cell: (503) 449-0485
Director, Labor Relations.  University of Oregon, Graduate and Post Graduate School of Business and San Jose State University undergraduate.  Over twenty-five years manufacturing management experience and labor relations, including negotiations, arbitrations, and NLRB matters.  Since 1988, Adjunct faculty, Portland State University, Department of Management, School of Business Administration.

Beth Olenski:  (503) 595-2171
Director, Training and Development. University of Connecticut and Graduate School of Business, Northeastern University with an emphasis in Human Resources Management. Senior Professional in Human Resources Certification. Extensive experience in employee relations, management, and customer service in a manufacturing environment.

Reese Noe:  (503) 595-2160
Administrative Assistant. Grinnell College. Five years experience as a 401(k) Administrator at Milliman USA, an actuarial and consulting firm.  Provides administrative support for training and survey programs. 

Gina Delahunt:  (503) 595-2170
Associate General Counsel, UEA Inc. University of Portland, undergraduate and graduate School of Business, Lewis & Clark Law School.  Commercial Litigation Associate at Davis Rothwell Earle & Xochihua.  Extensive experience in workers’ compensation, employment law and risk management.

Bob Boyles:  (503) 830-8395 
Consultant.  University of Oregon, Michigan State University and New York University. Ten years with American Airlines; eight years consulting in U.S. and Canada.  Industrial Psychologist specializing in employee relations, executive coaching, and organizational conflict resolution. 

Jeff Chicoine*:  Tel: (503) 224-5858  Dir/VM: (503) 205-2371
University of Illinois College of Law and Institute of Labor & Industrial Relations; Hearings Officer with Oregon Employment Relations Board; serves on executive committee of the Labor and Employment Section of the Oregon Bar.  Labor and Employment Law including Negotiations and NLRB matters.

Wayne Landsverk*:  Tel: (503) 224-5858  Dir/VM:(503) 205-2370
University of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin Law School.  Named among the Best Lawyers in America through a peer-review survey, and designated Oregon Super Lawyer by Portland Monthly.  Labor Relations, including Negotiations, NLRB, and Employment Law Matters.

Verne Newcomb:  Dir/VM: (503) 595-2174  Cell: (503) 313-0413
 University of California (Berkeley), Harvard Business School and Columbia Law School.  Secretary of UMTA/UEA.  Negotiations, Employment Law, and General Corporate Matters.  Selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America and as one of Portland’s Top Lawyers by Portland Monthly.

Jack Schwartz*: Tel: (503) 224-5858  Dir/VM: (503) 205-2560
Stanford University and Harvard Law School.  Employment Law, Employee Benefits and General Corporate Matters.   Director of several private and public corporations, including Associated Oregon Industries.

Brian Thompson:* Tel: (503) 224-5858  Dir/VM: (503) 205-2559
University of Oregon School of Law and Oregon State University.  CPA prior to law school.  Fifteen years’ advising clients, with expertise in employment contracts, business transactions, and general corporate matters.

*Effective January 1, 2009, affiliated with Miller Nash, LLP.