Jenna L. Mooney

Partner

Executive Operations Partner

Co-chair, Employment Services

My job is to solve your people problems. My passion is to make you feel good about the solutions.

Jenna's No Dabbler Details

Hometown: La Canada Flintridge, Calif.

What’s your sweet spot as it relates to this industry?
Managing your employees!

What was your favorite food as a kid?
Cornish Game Hen with Sauerkraut and Dijon. Seriously.

If you couldn’t be a lawyer, what would you be?
A florist.

Why is food/bev/ag your chosen industry?
I love what my clients are providing to their community; nourishment and joy.

What is your favorite quote?
"Don’t worry about being perfect, worry about being brave." It resonates in my life right now while I am trying to be everything to everyone.

What is your favorite food travel destination, and why?
Portland – yum. And I don’t have to go very far.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
Australia. Koala bears and kangaroos.

Admitted to Practice

Washington, 2003
Oregon, 1999
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit

Education

J.D., University of Oregon School of Law, 1999
- Assistant Director, Moot Court Board
B.A., History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1994

Memberships & Affiliations

- Chair, 2018-2020; Board of Directors, 2009-present – Friends of the Children
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Committee Member, Fundraising Campaign, Multnomah CourtCare, 2007-2015
- Federal Bar Association
- American Bar Association

Professional Recognition

- Named as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" by Chambers USA in Labor & Employment (Oregon), 2011-2024; Food & Beverages: Alcohol, 2022-2023
- Selected as Portland's "Lawyer of the Year" in Employment & Labor Litigation, Best Lawyers, 2021
- Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" by Best Lawyers in Employment Law - Management Law, 2014-present; in Employment Law - Management, 2015-present
- Selected to "Oregon Super Lawyers" in Employment & Labor, Thomson Reuters, 2017-2024
- Selected to "Oregon Rising Stars," Thomson Reuters, 2011-2012
- Listed as one of the "Top 25 Women Lawyers in Oregon," Thomson Reuters, 2020-2024
- Listed as one of the "Top 50 Lawyers in Oregon," Thomson Reuters, 2021-2024
- Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2022
- Named one of 50 "Women Leaders," International Employment Lawyer, 2022
- Named a "Woman of Influence" by the Portland Business Journal, 2019
- Recognized as a "Flex Success Award" honoree, Diversity & Flexibility Alliance, 2016
- Named Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, 2014

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