Elizabeth Aaberg
Liz is an associate with SBH Legal. She represents self-insured and state fund employers in Washington workers’ compensation cases.
Before joining the firm, Liz practiced with another defense firm specializing in Washington workers’ compensation litigation.
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Phone: (503) 595-6114
Kevin Anderson
Kevin joined SBH Legal in 2013. Prior to joining our firm, he was a court certified law clerk for the Oregon Department of Justice. Kevin represents Oregon employers and insurers in workers’ compensation and related employment matters.
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Phone: (503) 595-2130
Matthew Baker
Matthew joined SBH Legal in 2020 and represents Oregon and Washington employers and insurers in workers’ compensation and related employment defense matters.
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Phone: (971) 867-2718
Krishna Balasubramani
Prior to joining the firm, Krishna was a pro tem Administrative Law Judge for the Workers’ Compensation Board. He also worked at SAFECO Insurance and Stoel Rives, LLP. Krishna joined SBH Legal in 1996 and became a partner in 2000. Krishna is admitted to practice in Oregon and Washington. He assists employers and insurers in Oregon and Washington with workers’ compensation and employment related matters.
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Phone: (503) 412-3104
Aaron Bass
Aaron joined SBH Legal in 2006, and became a partner in January, 2013. He is admitted to practice in the Oregon and Washington State Bars. In addition to providing employment advice to employers throughout Oregon and Washington, Aaron handles state and federal employment litigation, including ADA, wrongful termination, wage and hour, workers’ compensation, and OSHA/WISHA disputes.
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Phone: (503) 412-3119
Jamie Carlton
Jamie joined SBH Legal in 2008. She is admitted to practice in the Oregon and Ohio State Bars. Jamie represents Oregon employers and insurers in workers’ compensation claims and handles a wide variety of discrimination claims. She manages an active workers’ compensation practice and works closely with clients to process and defend difficult workers’ compensation claims. She also counsels employers to mitigate crossover litigation issues.
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Phone: (503) 595-2127
Kara Cogswell
Kara is an associate with SBH Legal. She represents self-insured and state fund employers in Washington workers’ compensation cases. Kara also represents employers in claims involving employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation, medical leave and sick time laws, disability accommodation, and wage and hour disputes.
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Phone: (503) 595-6113
Sarah Zena Cohen
Sarah joined SBH Legal in 2017. She came to Sather Byerly & Holloway after working for several years in the areas of employment and insurance defense throughout the Pacific Northwest.
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Phone: 503-595-6111
Randi Ensley
Randi joined SBH Legal in 2017. Prior to joining our firm, Randi worked at a Portland-based boutique employment law firm where she practiced employment defense.
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Phone: 503-595-6112
Andrew B. Evenson
Andrew joined SBH Legal in 2015. Prior to joining our firm, Andrew worked for another workers’ compensation defense firm and clerked at the Washington County District Attorney’s office. He represents Oregon employers and insurers in workers’ compensation and related employment matters.
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Phone: (503) 595-6109
Michael J. Godfrey
Michael joined SBH Legal in 2017. He came to Sather Byerly & Holloway after working for several years at another employer defense firm in the Pacific Northwest. Michael represents Washington and Oregon employers and insurers in workers’ compensation and related employment defense matters. Michael also defends claims under the Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
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Phone: (503) 595-6105
Lance Johnson
Lance joined SBH Legal in 2007. He was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 2001 and the Washington State Bar in 2006. He assists employers and insurers with workers’ compensation and employment related matters in both Oregon and Washington.
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Phone: (503) 595-2137
David P. Levine
David joined SBH Legal as of counsel in 2021. He came to SBH Legal after thirty four years of a broad insurance defense practice, with a focus on defending self-insured employers and insurers in workers’ compensation matters in Oregon and Washington. Prior to his insurance defense practice he was a Deputy District Attorney. David currently represents Oregon employers and insurers in workers’ compensation and related employment defense matters.
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Phone: (971) 867-2719
Elyse Lopez
Elyse joined SBH Legal in 2019. She came to Sather Byerly & Holloway after working for another defense firm in Portland, Oregon.
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Phone: (503) 412-3111
Lee Ann Lowe
Lee Ann joined SBH Legal in 2011. She clerked for the Oregon Department of Justice in the Employment Section of the Trial Division and for Judge Jeffrey S. Jones at the Clackamas County Circuit Court. Lee Ann represents Oregon and Washington employers and insurers in workers’ compensation and related employment matters
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Phone: (503) 595-2138
Evan Beth Novotny
Evan joined SBH Legal in 2017. She came to Sather Byerly & Holloway with a background in employment and civil litigation, which she gained from working with other firms in Oregon. Evan represents Oregon employers and insurers in workers’ compensation and related employment matters.
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Phone: (503) 595-6108
Lauren Oda
In 2011, Lauren joined SBH Legal; she is now a partner of the firm. Lauren represents Oregon and Washington employers and insurers in workers’ compensation and related employment matters.
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Phone: (503) 595-2139
Christine R. Olson
Christine joined SBH Legal in 2019. She came to Sather, Byerly & Holloway after eight years as a personal injury attorney. Before that, she clerked for the Honorable Jerome E. LaBarre at the Multnomah County Circuit Court. Christine currently represents Washington employers and insurers in workers’ compensation and related employment defense matters.
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Phone: (503) 412-3117
Adriana Ortega
Adriana joined SBH Legal in 2020. She came to Sather, Byerly & Holloway after ten years as an Administrative Prosecutor with the Bureau of Labor and Industries. She worked in a similar role for the Oregon Liquor Control Commission before that.
Adriana currently represents Oregon employers and insurers in employment defense and workers’ compensation matters.
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Phone: (503) 412-3105
Dan Schmidt
Dan joined SBH Legal in 2020 and currently represents Washington employers and insurers in workers’ compensation and related employment defense matters.
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Phone: (503) 412-3116
Hannah Teig
Hannah joined SBH Legal in 2018. She represents employers in both Oregon and Washington in workers’ compensation cases.
Prior to joining SBH Legal Hannah interned for The Honorable Anna J. Brown, United States District Judge for the District of Oregon and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon.
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Phone: (503) 595-6115
Megan Vaniman
Megan graduated from the University of Kansas in 2008 with a degree in Political Science and Environmental Studies. She earned her J.D. from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in 2012 and clerked at Bonneville Power Administration. She has experience in workers’ compensation and OSHA matters.
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Phone: (503) 595-6107
Stephen Verotsky
Stephen joined SBH Legal in 2007. Since his admission to the Oregon State Bar in 2001, Stephen has assisted insured and self-insured employers with workers’ compensation, Longshore and OSHA matters.
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Phone: (503) 595-2136
Rebecca Watkins
In 2004, Rebecca joined Sather Byerly & Holloway, LLP; she is now a partner of the firm. Rebecca represents employers and insurers in civil litigation and workers’ compensation disputes. She defends clients before agencies such as the EEOC, BOLI, and the Workers’ Compensation Board, and before state and federal courts in Oregon and Washington.
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Phone: (503) 595-2134
David White
David joined SBH Legal in 2016. He came to Sather Byerly & Holloway with a background defending employers in Oregon and Washington workers’ compensation and OSHA related matters. David represents Oregon and Washington employers and insurers in workers’ compensation and employment related matters.
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Phone: (503) 595-6110
Deborah Sather, Partner, Retired
Founding Partner Deborah Sather started SBH in 1996 and retired the end of March, 2014. She was Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section, received the Douglas W. Daughtry Award of Merit, and volunteered for countless CLE programs. She will be studying yoga and learning how to fly fish in Central Oregon.
Bruce Byerly, Partner, Retired
| Bruce Byerly retired from SBH Legal in June of 2018. We wish Bruce all the best in his retirement adventures, including playing music, fishing and relaxing at his cabin in Camp Sherman. |
Ron Holloway, Partner, Retired
Founding Partner Ron Holloway started SBH in 1996 and retired the end of August, 2019. Ron will be spending time with his granddaughters, traveling and playing with his old cars. Congratulations, Ron, we wish you all the best in your retirement!
Brian Perko, Partner, Retired
After over 41 years, 17 with Sather, Byerly & Holloway, Brian Perko retired from the practice of law at the end of December, 2019. Brian will be spending more time with his children and grandchildren in California, traveling with his wife Melanie, and working on his golf game.
Ron Pomeroy, Retired
After ten years of practicing law at SBH Legal, Ron retired in 2010. He is currently pursuing his artistic side through watercolors. Congratulations and good luck, Ron!
In Loving Memory of
Del Brenneman
February 4, 1950 — August 23, 2015
We will miss our friend and colleague.