Grant Engrav

Grant’s practice focuses on health care, business, compensation, and employment law.  Grant has significant experience representing medical clinics, providers, and professionals through regulations and litigation.  When litigation is necessary, Grant will vigorously advocate for his clients and firmly believes that preparation is the key to success.  Grant and the firm specialize in must-win, complex litigation cases.  Recent examples include:

Since 2019 he has consistently been recognized by his peers and received the accolades of Super Lawyer, and Ones to Watch. 

Recent Litigation Success:

• Successfully litigated a case involving two tech founders in a $4mm lawsuit from former business partner.  Client prevailed on counter claims and received entitlement to attorney’s fees.
• Litigated on behalf of former CEO in the Portland construction industry whose employer sued for $1,000,000 and tried to enforce a non-competition and non-solicitation agreement.  Grant defeated the motion for preliminary injunction and brought counterclaims for non-payment of wages.  Client was awarded over $2mm in unpaid wages, interest, and attorney fees and employer received $0 and the non-competition and non-solicitation agreement were ruled invalid. Read More.
• Litigated on behalf of a successful salesperson whose employer’s contract had a requirement that employee worked through end of next quarter, and claimed commissions were forfeited otherwise.  Watch Here.

Practice Areas:

• Employment Law
  • Commission, Bonus, and Incentive Payment Wage Claim Specialist.
  • Litigate retaliation and discrimination claims as well as other wrongful termination claims.
  • Employee Handbook and HR consulting
  • Wage Claims, FLSA Claims, and Overtime Claims
  • Non-Competition Agreements
  • Employment Agreements
  • Negotiating Severance and Potential Termination
• Health Care
  • Corporate Practice of Medicine
  • Qui Tam, False Claims, and Whistleblower litigation
  • National Practitioner Reporting Data Bank
  • Physician Employment Agreements
  • Oregon and Washington Medical Board Complaints
  • Oregon and Washington Physical Therapy Board
  • Oregon and Washington Dentistry Board Complaints
  • Oregon and Washington Pharmacy Board Complaints

Professional Activities:

• General Counsel to the Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association
• Adjunct Faculty at the National University of Naturopathic Medicine
• Annual Sponsor, and guest writer/lecturer for the Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland.
• Oregon State Bar Uniform Civil Jury Instruction Committee
• Guest Lecturer at Pacific University School of Physical Therapy
• Oregon State Bar Health Law Executive Committee

Community Involvement:

• Board of Directors for OHSU’s Bridges Clinic
• Recipient of the Oregon New Lawyer’s Division 2016 Public Service Award.
• Oregon Historical Society Board Member (The Cabinet)
• Board Member of Big Brothers Big Sisters and a Big Graduate. 
• I provide pro bono representation for Legal Aid Services.

About Me:

When I’m not practicing law, I enjoy playing and watching soccer, rock climbing, and exploring Powell’s Blue or Yellow Room for my new favorite book.  I also am one of the proud owners of the Civic Taproom and Bottleshop, LLC.  Go Timbers!!!