Heather St.Clair is a litigator focused on helping business owners, in-house counsel and HR professionals in solving issues that arise in the workplace. Her practice focuses on defending wage and hour class actions and single plaintiff matters involving employment and tort claims.
Representative Experience
Representative Matters
Gessele, et al. v. Jack in the Box. Represented Defendants in a wage and hour class action through trial and on appeal. 23-2522
Ferguson, Freeman v. Gladstone, et al. Represented Defendants in wage and hour class action through trial and on appeal in Oregon federal court. 18CV07330/ Appeal No. A184400
Ferguson, Freeman v. Gladstone, et al. Won dismissal of certified wage and hour class action in Oregon state court. 23CV34806
Minner v. Service Corporation, International, Inc. Won arbitration on single plaintiff claims for negligence and breach of contract. 20CV02944/ ARB No. 01-22-0000-8446
Zupancic v. Neptune Cremation Service, et al. Won summary judgment against single plaintiff claims of negligence and wrongful death in Oregon state court. 23CV08475
Corbin v. Life Care Centers of America. Won dismissal of a wage and hour class action in Washington state court. 24-2-28621-7 SEA
Atkinson v. Life Care Centers of America. Defended Life Care Centers of America in a putative wage and hour class action. 22-2-00662-5
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, 2023-2026; Litigation – Labor and Employment, 2024-2026
Thomson Reuters, “Oregon Rising Star,” Employment Litigation: Defense, 2023, 2025
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2023 Top Performer and Compass Award Winner, 2023
Navy Achievement Medal, 2006
Credentials
Education
University of California Berkeley School of Law (J.D. 2015)
University of Oregon (B.S., summa cum laude, 2011)
Admissions
Oregon
California (pending)
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit