Labor Arbitration
Grievances arising under collective bargaining agreements, including discipline, discharge, contract interpretation, seniority, attendance, overtime, and working conditions.
Labor · Employment · Commercial · Sports
Neutral judgment.
Clear process.
Reasoned decisions.
Abrams Arbitration provides professional dispute-resolution services grounded in preparation, impartiality, respect, and practical understanding of organizations and workplaces.
NeutralIndependent and even-handed case management
ImpartialRespectful consideration of each party’s position
ReasonedClear analysis tied to the record and governing agreement
About the practice
Experienced leadership applied to dispute resolution
Abrams Arbitration provides neutral dispute-resolution services for labor, employment, commercial, and sports-related matters. The practice serves parties seeking a neutral decision-maker for labor, employment, commercial, and sports-related disputes.
William Abrams, J.D., M.S., Ph.D., brings legal training, executive leadership, labor-relations experience, higher-education administration, professional-sports experience, and advanced arbitration training to each matter.
The practice is built around a straightforward commitment: provide each party a fair opportunity to be heard, manage proceedings efficiently, and issue decisions that are understandable, well-supported, and responsive to the issues submitted.
Practice areas
Focused dispute-resolution services
Employment Arbitration
Employment-agreement, workplace-policy, executive-employment, and other employment-related disputes submitted by agreement of the parties.
Commercial Arbitration
Business and contractual disputes involving services, vendors, partnerships, and other commercial relationships.
Sports Arbitration
Disputes involving professional and amateur sports organizations, athlete and executive agreements, governance, labor relations, and salary-arbitration matters.
Approach
A process designed for confidence and clarity
1
Prepared
Careful review of the governing agreement, stipulated issue, exhibits, testimony, and applicable authority.
2
Efficient
Practical case management and focused hearings that respect the time and resources of the parties.
3
Respectful
Professional proceedings in which advocates, witnesses, and parties are treated with dignity.
4
Reasoned
Written awards that identify the controlling issues and connect the result to the record and governing language.
The arbitrator
William Abrams, J.D., M.S., Ph.D.
Arbitrator, executive leader, educator, and sports-industry professional.
- Legal and doctoral training
- Advanced arbitration training
- Executive leadership and organizational decision-making experience
- Labor, employment, and collective-bargaining experience
- Higher-education administration and institutional governance
- Professional-sports management and sports-law background
Availability
Virtual and in-person proceedings
Case-management conferences may be conducted by video or telephone. Hearings may be held virtually or in person by arrangement.