Kyle Abraham is a shareholder in the Portland office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Kyle represents private and public employers in all aspects of both labor and employment law. Kyle’s labor practice includes negotiating collective bargaining agreements, advising on contract administration issues, and representing employers before labor arbitrators, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Oregon Employment Relations Board. In his employment law practice, Kyle is an experienced litigator who has successfully represented clients before U.S. circuit and district courts, Oregon and Washington state courts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries, and other state and federal agencies. Kyle leverages his experience to help employers anticipate and resolve problems at the earliest possible state and in a cost-effective manner, with the confidence and capability to defend employers if the matter escalates to litigation. Additionally, Kyle is a trained and experienced workplace investigator, and he regularly conducts investigations into allegations of employee misconduct, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or other sensitive issues. Kyle has been recognized as an expert witness in the field of workplace investigations.

Kyle is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and District of Columbia Circuits, Oregon, Washington, (soon to be Alaska) state courts. Kyle has received awards, including listing in Chambers, Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers.

Kyle enjoys being actively involved in the human resource and labor and employment law communities. He is a former Chair of the Oregon State Bar’s Labor and Employment Section Executive Committee and a former President of the Portland Human Resource Management Association. Kyle currently serves as an adjunct professor at Lewis & Clark Law School, teaching the Practice of Employment and Labor Law.