Calvin L. "Cal" Keith

Calvin L. "Cal" Keith


Perkins Coie LLP

Recognized since 2006

Portland, Oregon

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

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Calvin Keith manages the Employment Law practice in the Portland office. Cal has over 25 years of experience in employment law including numerous trials and arbitrations of employment-related matters. Cal's experience includes complex litigation including multi-party and class action employment and wage-and-hour litigation as well as litigation of unlawful competition, trade secret and confidential information issues. He received his J.D. in 1978 from the University of Michigan. Cal also provides advice to employers on employment and labor matters and speaks and teaches frequently on employment law topics from the employer's perspective.

Location
  • 1120 Northwest Couch Street, 10th Floor
    Portland, OR 97209-4128
Education
  • The University of Michigan Law School, J.D., graduated 1978
Bar Admissions
  • Oregon, Oregon State Bar
Affiliations
  • Association for Portland Progress - Personnel Advisory Committee

Perkins Coie LLP
Headquarters: Seattle, Washington

262 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

274 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Labor Law - Management
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Labor Law - Management, Portland, OR (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
  • Civil Rights
  • Class Actions
  • Covenants Not to Compete
  • Defense
  • Disability
  • Litigation
  • Management
  • State and Federal
  • Title VII Litigation
  • Wage-Hour Law
  • Wrongful Discharge
Awards:
  • Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
  • Listed in Oregon Law & Politics, "Oregon Super Lawyers," 2006 - Present
  • Listed in Chambers USA, "America's Leading Employment Lawyers"

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