Overview
Kristin is Chair of Tonkon Torp's Labor & Employment Practice Group. She exclusively represents employers from claims of discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, and other labor and employment matters. Kristin also represents and advises employers of every size, including nonprofit organizations, regarding wage and hour, collective actions under FLSA, sex harassment, hostile work environment, FMLA/OFLA, ADA discrimination, and whistleblower matters. Kristin has extensive experience in counseling and litigating noncompetition agreements and she counsels clients on how to protect their confidential information and trade secrets.
Kristin also represents clients in traditional labor matters. Her experience includes bargaining, labor arbitrations, defending ULPs before the NLRB, and advising employers in response to union campaigns and elections.
Kristin is a frequent speaker on labor and employment issues, including labor organizing, sex harassment, wage and hour law, family medical leave, disability law, and best human resources practices.
Featured Work
Tonkon Torp Brings Attorney Power to Renewable Energy Transaction
Tonkon Torp client Enel Green Power North America (EGPNA) is the North American subsidiary of one of the largest corporations in the world, the Italian electricity company Enel S.p.A. Here's how we helped EGPNA in a renewable energy acquisition.
Tonkon Torp Helps Albina Head Start Stabilize Finances for Enhanced Programming
Albina Head Start, Inc. (AHS), which serves more than 1,000 low-income children and their families in North, Northeast and Southeast Portland, faces the future in a stronger financial position thanks to a significant pro bono effort by Tonkon Torp. Find details and more featured cases here.
Community Involvement & Activities
Campaign for Equal Justice
Large Firm Committee Member
Coalition of Community Health Clinics
Recipient of Safety Net Champion Pro Bono Award
Pro Bono Volunteer
Girls, Inc. of the Pacific Northwest
Board of Directors
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA)
Executive Committee Member
Board of Directors
Secretary
Business for Culture and the Arts
Art of Leadership Program 2010
Planned Parenthood
Past Committee Member
Minds Matter
Past Mentor
Professional Memberships
Federal Bar Association
Multnomah Bar Association
Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
Awards & Recognition
The Best Lawyers in America
2017-2021, Labor Law – Management
2018-2021, Litigation – Labor & Employment
Super Lawyers
2009-2013, Oregon Rising Star – Employment Litigation: Defense
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers
Coalition of Community Health Clinics
Recent News
Best Lawyers in America® Includes 49 Tonkon Torp Attorneys on 2021 List
Tonkon Torp Attorneys Speak to Startups at Virtual TiE XL Bootcamp Session
Kristin Bremer Moore Unpacks Unemployment Insurance Obligations for Employers
26 Tonkon Torp Attorneys Honored on 2020 Super Lawyers Lists
Tonkon Torp L&E Coffee Break Smooths Out Thorny Leave Laws
Tonkon Talk Guides Startups Around Employment Law Pitfalls
Tonkon Torp Sponsors and Presents at Retreat for Female-led Cannabis Companies
2020 List for Best Lawyers in America® Includes 48 Tonkon Torp Attorneys
31 Tonkon Torp Attorneys Honored on 2019 Super Lawyers Lists
Annual L&E Law Update Prepares Employers for the Ultimate Game
Recent Alerts
New DOL Guidance on Joint Employers, Summer School Closures, and Domestic Workers
Pre-Employment Drug Screening Policies Are Changing for Oregon Employers
Big Changes for Large Employers: Oregon Legislature Passes Fair Work Week Act
Enhanced Whistleblower Protections for Nonprofit Employees
New OSHA Rules May Require Rewriting Your Employment Policies
What Employers Can Learn from Petraeus's Downfall
Sick Times in Seattle: A New Ordinance Provides Generous Leave for Seattle Employees
IRS Issues Guidance on $2,500 Health Flexible Spending Account Limit
New H-1B Filings Begin April 2
New Employment Laws Ring in the New Year
Publications & Presentations
“Employer Obligations and Unemployment Benefits,” July 2020
“Employment Law for Startups,” TiE XL Oregon Bootcamp, June 2020
"Managing Thorny COVID-19 Leave Issues," May, 2020
"New DOL Guidance on Joint Employers, Summer School Closures, and Domestic Workers," Tonkon Torp Legal Update, May 2020
"Pre-Employment Drug Screening Policies Are Changing for Oregon Employers," Portland Business Journal, April 2020
"How to Manage Layoffs During COVID-19," Tonkon Torp Legal Update, March 2020
"NLRB Update: What Non-Union Employers (Still) Need to Know About Labor Law," Annual Labor & Employment Law Update, May 2019
"Oregon Equal Pay Act," March 2019
"Workplace Culture," Thought Leader Forum, Portland Business Journal, February 2019
"Worksite Enforcement, Compliance Best Practices & Forms I-9," June 2017
"Employments Issues for Nonprofits: Employees, Independent Contractors, Interns and Volunteers,” June 2017
"Independent Contractors and Non-Competition Agreements," March 2017
"When Do You NEED to Talk to a Lawyer," TiE Oregon Bootcamp, November 2016
"Hedging Your Bets – Using Offers of Judgment in Employment Cases," Oregon Association of Defense Counsel Annual Convention, June 2015
"NLRB Ambush Elections," Tonkon Torp LLP's Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, May 2015
"How to Respond to Union Organizing," East Oregonian Publishing Company, January 2015
"ADA and FMLA Update; Recent Changes in ADAAA Legislation," 5th Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar, The Seminar Group, October 2013