Busse & Hunt 621 SW Morrison St., Suite #521, Portland, OR 97205 503.248.0504
Scott N. Hunt
Affiliations & Honors
- Oregon Super Lawyers, (2006-present)
- Federal Bar Association, Executive Committee, volunteer
- Oregon Bar Association
- Multnomah Bar Association
- Martindale-Hubbell, "AV-rating"
- Disability Section Executive Committee (2000-2002)
- Uniform Civil Jury Instructions Committee (2004 through 2006)
- Civil Rights Section Executive Committee (2007 to 2009)
- Labor and Employment Section Executive Committee (2005 through 2006 and 2008 to the present)
- The Bench and Bar Commission on Professionalism (2010-present)
Publications
- "Labor and Employment Law: Private Sector, Equal Employment Opportunity:Enforcement," Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education (2011)
- "Complaints of Union Unfair Labor Practices," Oregon State Bar, CLE Labor and Employment Law: Public Sector (1997)
- "Reinstatement Rights of Injured and Disabled Workers," chapter of Workers Compensation Oregon CLE (1994)
- "Settlement Conferences and Settlements, " Oregon State Bar, Federal Civil Litigation in Oregon (1994)
Admissions
1992, State of Oregon
1993, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
1999, Supreme Court of the United States
Education
Grinnell College, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa.
Northwerstern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, J.D., magna cum laude.
Biography
Mr. Hunt started with the firm in 1992. A partner since 1997, he represents employees in wrongful discharge claims and all types of discrimination, harassment, retaliation and whistleblowing actions as well as claims for unpaid wages.
In 1999 he argued Albertson’s v. Kirkenberg, a seminal disability discrimination case, before the United States Supreme Court. Since then his primary focus has been on disability law. He has also argued before the Washington Supreme Court, the Oregon Court of Appeals, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. His practice ranges from negotiating separation agreements for present employees, through all phases of state and federal trial litigation, to appellate work at all levels of the state and federal courts.
Mr. Hunt has been listed in The Best Lawyers In America for Labor and Employment Law since 2007. He has been selected by peers for inclusion in Oregon Super Lawyers from 2006 to the present, which is limited to only 5% of the attorneys in Oregon. Starting in 2009, he has been listed among the top 50 attorneys in Oregon Super Lawyers each year.
Martindale-Hubbell has awarded him an "AV" rating, its highest for legal ability and ethics.
Notable Cases
- Albertson's, Inc. v. Kirkingburg, 527 U.S. 555 (1999)
- Affolter v. Baugh Construction Oregon, Inc., 183 Or App 198, 51 P3d 642 (2002)
- Lansford v. Georgetown Manor, Inc., 192 Or App 261, 84 P3d 1105, adh'd to as modified, 193 Or App 59, 88 P3d 305, rev den 337 Or 182 (2004)
- Head v. Glacier Northwest, Inc., 413 F.3d 1053 (9th Cir. 2005)
- Meade v. Cedarapids, Inc., 164 F.3d 1218 (9th Cir. 1999)
- Johnsen v. Mel-Ken Motors, Inc., 134 Or. App. 81, 894 P.2d 540 (1995)
- Schoen v. Freightliner LLC, 224 Or. App. 613; P.3d 332 (2008)
