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Elliot Field

Senior Assistant Legal Counsel
Email: efield@osba.org

Elliot Field

Biography

Elliot Field joined OSBA’s legal department in April 2020. Prior to OSBA, Elliot worked for three years as a Legal Specialist with the Oregon Department of Education, where he oversaw the State’s special education dispute resolution program, delivered trainings and presentations to school district and education service district personnel regarding legal issues in education, and provided legal guidance to ODE staff.

 Prior to moving to Oregon in 2016, Elliot spent over five years as a school attorney in Los Angeles, California, representing school districts and community college districts in employment, personal injury, and business matters. Elliot earned his law degree from Loyola Law School, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA.

Education and Admissions

Loyola Law School J.D., 2009

University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), B.A., 2002

Oregon State Bar, 2017

California State Bar, 2009

 

Presentations

2021

  • Student off-campus Speech and School Districts in an age of Social Media, COSA School Law Conference 

  • Legal Issues Impacting Oregon Small Schools, COSA School Law Conference 

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Lincoln County School District Administrators, Lincoln County School District  

  • The School’s Responsibility Around Bullying, PACE Webinar 

  • Protected leave update—OFLA, FMLA, ADA accommodation leave, Oregon paid sick time, Oregon paid family leave, workers’ compensation leave, and more!, OSPA Virtual Fall Summit Conference 

  • Public Meetings Law & Public Records Law, Eugene School District 

  • Accommodating Employee and Student Disabilities in the COVID-19 Era, PACE Webinar

  • The Board's Legal Obligation to Ensure Equity and Nondiscrimination in Public Schools, OSBA Summer Board Conferences

  • The Human Resource Professional’s Role in Ensuring Equity, Diversity and Non-Discrimination in Oregon’s Public Schools, OSPA Summer Retreat

  • Hiring Dos and Don'ts, PACE Webinar  
  • The Human Resource Professional’s Role in Ensuring Equity, Diversity and Non-Discrimination in Oregon’s Public Schools, OSPA Spring Conference
  • Contracting with Outside Entities/Third Parties—COVID-19, PACE Day
  • Reasonable Accommodations in the Time of COVID-19, NSBA Annual Conference 
  • Student Disability Accommodations and 504 Plans, PACE Webinar
  • Handling Allegations of Inappropriate Behavior Between Staff and Students, OSPA Winter Retreat 
  • School Law for Board Members, OSBA Webinar 

2020

  • Employee Leave During COVID-19 School Closures
  • Layoffs and Furloughs: Legal Considerations of Workforce Restructuring
  • School Law for Board Members: COVID-19 Version
  • Preparing School Buildings for the 2020-2021 School Year
  • Board Roles and Responsibilities in the Time of COVID-19
  • Political Speech in Schools
  • Navigating the Bermuda Triangle of Employee Leave Entitlements: The Intersection of FMLA/OFLA, ADA, and Workers’ Compensation
  • Legal Issues Impacting Small Schools
  • Student Speech: Where Does Student Speech Cross the Line to Student Discipline?
  • Complaint Investigations