Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment
Calvin L. "Cal" Keith
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
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.
Overview
- The University of Michigan Law School, J.D., graduated 1978
- Oregon, Oregon State Bar
- Association for Portland Progress - Personnel Advisory Committee
- Oregon, Oregon State Bar
- Association for Portland Progress - Personnel Advisory Committee
- The University of Michigan Law School, J.D., graduated 1978
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Labor Law - Management, Portland, OR (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 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"
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Other Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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