About Ms. Shari L.
Ms. Shari L. Lane is an attorney licensed to practice in Oregon and Washington. Her academic path began in the humanities. She earned a B.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of Oregon, followed by an M.A. in Classics from the University of Washington’s Bothell campus. She then turned to legal study and received her J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School.
Lane’s early professional work included a role as Operations Manager at the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries in 2006. She moved into private practice and is listed as a lawyer at Cosgrave Vergeer Kester, LLP in 2010. She is also certified to appear in the federal District of Oregon, in addition to her state licensure.
Her professional activities extend beyond casework. Lane holds memberships in the Society for Human Resources Management and the Portland Human Resources Management Association, and she belongs to the Oregon State Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Section and Oregon Women Lawyers. She has been part of the Oregon and Southwest Washington Industry Liaison Group since 2010, and she joined the board of the Oregon Child Development Coalition that same year. Earlier affiliations include membership in ALFA International beginning in 2007.
Lane has been active as a speaker for a range of industry and professional audiences. Presentation credits include appearances for the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries and The Commerce Company, both listed in 2010. She delivered presentations to the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel and the Oregon Nurses Association in 2009. Those engagements reflect repeated interaction with labor, healthcare and employer-focused groups.
Colleagues and clients encounter an attorney whose background crosses public agency administration, nonprofit governance and private firm practice. Her degrees in literature and classics sit alongside years of involvement in labor and employment circles. She maintains memberships that link her to human resources professionals and state bar labor sections. She practices labor and employment law.
