Bradley F. Tellam
Experience
Brad serves as Firm Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of Stoel Rives. As COO, Brad
oversees the day-to-day operations and business management of the firm. As Firm
Counsel, Brad is responsible for firm wide legal and regulatory matters.
A firm partner, Brad practiced as an employment and education lawyer, and also
advised clients on legal ethics and professional responsibility matters. He is
considered among the preeminent legal ethics advisers in Oregon and frequently
writes and speaks on ethics issues.
Professional Honors and Activities
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America© (currently: Employment Law-Management,
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law), 2009-2016
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Listed in Oregon Super Lawyers® (Employment Litigation: Defense, Professional
Partner, Firm Counsel, Chief Operating
Officer
Liability: Defense, Schools & Education), 2006-2015
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Board member, Oregon Law Institute, 1992-2000, 2002-2011
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Member, Multnomah Bar Association; Professionalism Committee Chair, 2007-
Portland, OR
(503) 294-9414 direct
(503) 220-2480 fax
2008
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Oregon State Bar, President's Membership Service Award, 2007
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American Bar Association, Death Penalty Representation Project, 1999-2002;
Center for Professional Responsibility; Labor and Employment Section; Litigation
brad.tellam@stoel.com
Education
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Law Review
Section
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Oregon Disciplinary Rules and Procedures Committee, 1996-2000
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Oregon State Bar, Legal Ethics Committee, 1992-1995; Labor and Employment
Section; Litigation Section
Loyola University, J.D., 1982
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Claremont McKenna College, B.A.,
1979
Admissions
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Oregon
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Washington
Publications
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U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
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Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys
The Oregon Rules of Professional Responsibility Annotated" (coauthor), 6th ed.
2010
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"Negotiation Ethics for In-House Lawyers," C.P.S., BNA, 2007
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"The Ethical Oregon Lawyer" (co-editor and coauthor), 2006
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"Changing Times, Changing Rules," American Bar Journal, 1997
Circuit
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U.S. District Courts for the District of
Oregon and the Western District of
Washington
Bradley F. Tellam
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"Competence and Confidentiality in the Context of Cellular Telephone, Cordless Telephone, and E-mail Communications"
(coauthor), Willamette Law Review, 1997
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"When Waiver Should Not Be Good Enough: An Analysis of Current Client Conflicts Law" (coauthor), Willamette Law
Review, 1997
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"A Negotiation Ethics Primer" (coauthor), Gonzaga Law Review, 1996
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"The Dishonesty Rule: A Rule with a Future" (coauthor), Oregon Law Review, 1995