Thomas G. Abram

Shareholder

T: +1 (312) 609 7760 F: +1 (312) 609 5005

Chicago

Thomas G. Abram represents both private and public employers in a broad range of labor relations and personnel matters. He also represents health care professional licensing and certification organizations and test publishers.  His litigation experience includes over four dozen employment discrimination and employee benefits class action-type lawsuits as well as licensing examination, desegregation, voting rights and antitrust lawsuits and labor arbitration. He has worked with a wide variety of expert witnesses on testing, statistical and economic issues in connection with such litigation. Mr. Abram also has extensive experience in preparing and defending affirmative action plans.

Mr. Abram was an Assistant Professor at Boston College Law School and has been a Lecturer in Industrial Relations at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He is the author of numerous articles for journals and professional publications, and has lectured extensively on a wide range of employment law and licensing and certification examination matters.

Mr. Abram was recognized by the Legal 500 United States guide as part of a report that ranked the firm among the top ten US Labor and Employment firms. Mr. Abram was selected for inclusion from 2009 to 2012 in Illinois Super Lawyers. In addition, he received an "AV Preeminent" Peer Rating in Martindale-Hubbell.

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• United States Supreme Court Strikes Down Largest Employment Discrimination Class Action in History
• Employment Law Update (NY) Complete Program Materials - June 14, 2011
• Supreme Court Validates Class Action Waiver Provisions in Arbitration Agreements
• Recent Accomplishments in Labor and Employment Law

• Employment Class Action Defense
• Employment Litigation
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Labor and Employment Law
• OFCCP
• Physicians / Medical Staff
• Trade and Professional Standard Setting Services

• J.D., Stanford Law School, 1973
• M.A. (Economics), Stanford University, 1977
• B.A., Carleton College, 1969

• Illinois, 1973
• US District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar, 1973
• US District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1986
• US District Court, Central District of Illinois, 1990
• US District Court, District of North Dakota, 2003
• US District Court, District of Colorado, 2009
• US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1984
• US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1996 
• US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2006
• US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2010
• US Supreme Court, 2003