Ryan S. Kunkel
Experience
Ryan Kunkel is an associate in Stoel Rives’ Portland office. He is a member of the
firm’s Labor & Employment Group and concentrates his practice on traditional labor
issues and employment litigation and counseling.
While in law school, Ryan served as a law clerk at the Lewis & Clark Legal Clinic, a
judicial extern for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, a law
clerk for the Oregon Department of Justice and a law clerk for the Portland State
University Office of the General Counsel. In addition, Ryan was a summer associate at
Stoel.
Prior to joining the firm, Ryan worked as a legislative assistant for Congressman Earl
Blumenauer, where he advised the Congressman on a variety of legislative issues.
Professional Honors and Activities
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Best Appellate Brief and Outstanding Oral Advocate Awards, First-Year Moot
Court Competition (2013)
Associate
Portland, OR
(503) 294-9647 direct
(503) 220-2480 fax
ryan.kunkel@stoel.com
Presentations
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Co-presented "Legal Updates," SHRM/Stoel Rives 14th Annual Labor and
Education
Employment Law Conference, Sentinel Hotel, 2016
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Law Conference, Multnomah Athletic Club, 2015
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Co-author, "Nostradamus, Minimum Wage, and Paid Sick Leave," Stoel Rives World
Co-author, "EEOC’s Tough Stance on Employee Separation Agreements," Stoel
Co-author, "Seven Steps for Employers to Address the Ebola Threat (Step 1: Don’t
Panic!)," Stoel Rives World of Employment, 2014
Civic Activities
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University of Portland, B.A., 2005
Admissions
Rives World of Employment, 2014
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Americans with Disabilities Act," HR Rodeo: 13th Annual Labor & Employment
of Employment, 2014
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Fellow
Co-presented "Barrel Racing: Weaving Through Complicated Scenarios under the
Publications
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summa cum laude, Legal Writing
Co-presented "Traditional Labor Update," SHRM/Stoel Rives 14th Annual Labor
and Employment Law Conference, Sentinel Hotel, 2016
Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D., 2015,
Judge, Lewis & Clark Moot Court (2014 - 2015)
Oregon
Ryan S. Kunkel
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Coach, Lincoln High School and Wood Middle School Constitution Teams (2013)