Matthew A. Tellam

Matthew A. Tellam

Associate
Portland, OR
P: 503.294.9488
Overview

About Matt

Matt Tellam represents employers in a variety of employment-related matters, including agency actions, disputes and litigation, workplace investigations, labor negotiations and arbitrations, and advice and counsel. He has considerable experience assisting employers with employee separations, including reductions in force.

Before joining Stoel Rives, Matt was an associate with Stahancyk, Kent & Hook PC (2019–2022), where he guided clients through family law matters including divorces, modifications, family abuse prevention act matters, and relocation proceedings. In addition to representing clients in contested court hearings, Matt has also represented clients in alternative dispute resolution settings, including mediation and arbitration. During his summers in law school, he was a legal assistant with Stephen A. Houze Law Firm (2017–2018).

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Experience

Experience

  • Advise employers at all stages of the employee separation process, including situations involving reductions in force.
  • Advise employers during labor organizing activity and election petitions.
  • Conduct workplace investigations and advise on Title IX matters.
  • Advise employers on agency matters, litigation, labor grievances, and arbitrations.
  • Advise employers on compliance with Title VII and the ADA, including accommodations in the workplace.
  • Successfully defended health care employer in labor arbitration involving the grievance of employee discipline.
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Honors

Honors & Activities

  • Member, Oregon State Bar Association
  • Co-Chair, SHRM/Stoel Rives Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2023 and 2024
  • The Children’s Representation Project, Multnomah County, 2019–2022
  • Volunteer, Child and Youth Advocacy Clinic, 2017–2018
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Insights & Presentations

Insights & Presentations

  • “Best Practices in Employee Separations, Including Reductions in Force,” SHRM/Stoel Rives 21st Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, March 2023
  • “Five Legal and Regulatory Employment Updates for Manufacturers” (co-author), Portland Business Journal, September 2022
  • “Ore. Employers Must Heed Challenged Heat, Smoke Rules” (co-author), Law360, August 2022
  • “Harassment and Discrimination: Awareness and Avoidance,” (co-presenter), Client Training, June 2022
  • “Legal & Legislative Update,” SHRM/Stoel Rives 20th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, March 2022



Related News & Publications

Five Legal and Regulatory Employment Updates for Manufacturers - 9/7/2022
Heat and Smoke: New Rules for Oregon Employers - 7/1/2022

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