Carolyn A. Anderson

Carolyn A. Anderson is an Ashland, Oregon, lawyer who focuses on labor and employment law, business matters, and civil litigation. She has worked in labor and employment law since 1990. Her practice includes representing plaintiffs and defendants in wrongful termination, sexual harassment, discrimination, whistleblower, and overtime wage claims. She also advises employers on claim avoidance, employment policies, independent contractor agreements, severance agreements, and day-to-day workplace issues.

Carolyn earned a B.A. in History from Yale University in 1984. She later received her J.D. from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, formerly UC Hastings, in 1988. Her education provided a strong foundation in legal analysis, advocacy, and problem solving. This training supports her ability to guide clients through employment disputes, business formation questions, contract issues, and administrative matters with practical judgment.

Carolyn represents clients in state and federal court and regularly handles matters before the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries and the Office of Administrative Hearings. Her experience includes unemployment appeals, DHS licensing issues, business purchase and sale transactions, business formations, and civil litigation. She also assists start-up businesses with corporations, LLCs, employment concerns, and early legal planning. Her clients include businesses in health care, freight logistics, in-home care services, and manufacturing.

Carolyn A. Anderson is licensed to practice law in Oregon and is an inactive member of the California and Washington State bars. She is admitted before the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She is also a member of the Oregon State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section, the Business Law Section, and the Jackson County Bar Association.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Anderson Bradley Krant, PC
• Member, Oregon State Bar

Licensed State

• Oregon

Education

• University of California, Hastings College of the Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Yale University
  Graduate

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