Heather St.Clair advises business owners, in-house counsel and HR professionals in solving issues that arise in the workplace. Her practice focuses on cases involving negligent hiring issues and large wage and hour class actions.
Heather also counsels clients on employment issues, including contracts, termination, handbooks, arbitration agreements, meal breaks, and other wage and hour policies.
Outside of her law practice, Heather is a mom and a Navy veteran who enjoys spending time outdoors.
Professional Highlights
Professional Activities
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Pathfinder, 2023
Oregon State Bar, Military and Veterans Law Section, Executive Committee Member, 2018-2020
Oregon Women Lawyers, 2015-present
Oregon Minority Lawyers Association
Multnomah Bar Association, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, 2018-present
Recognition & Accomplishments
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Labor and Employment Law – Management, 2023-2025; Litigation – Labor and Employment, 2024-2025
Thomson Reuters, “Oregon Rising Star,” Employment Litigation: Defense, 2023
Thomson Reuters “Oregon Super Lawyers,” Employment Litigation – Defense, 2023
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2023 Top Performer and Compass Award Winner, 2023
Navy Achievement Medal, 2006
Speaking Engagements
“Arbitrations in Oregon: The What, Where, Why, and How,” Multnomah Bar Association, April 10, 2023
“Paid Leave in Oregon,” Mid-Valley Society for Human Resource Management, August 10, 2022
“HR Ethics,” Mid-Valley Society for Human Resource Management, June 8, 2022
Credentials
Education
University of California Berkeley School of Law (J.D. 2015)
Berkeley Law Veteran’s Assistance Project, Co-Founder and Vice President
Berkeley Law Association of Military Veterans, Vice President
Berkeley Journal of Gender and the Law, Member
University of Oregon (B.S., summa cum laude, 2011)
Golden Key International Honor Society
Political Science Department Honors
Admissions
Oregon
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon