Jeffrey Chicoine

Practice Areas

Employment Law & Labor Relations

Class Actions

Public Entities

Ports

Appellate

Education

Higher Education

K-12 Education

Career

Jeff Chicoine is a partner who has long-represented public and private employers in labor relations and employment matters. Jeff’s labor relations practice includes substantial experience with at-the-table labor negotiations. He bargains for private employers and on behalf of public agencies for both their strike-permitted and strike-prohibited units. He also represents employers in grievance arbitrations, interest arbitrations, union-organizing drives, representation petitions, unfair labor practice complaints, and civil service cases.

Professional Memberships

Oregon Public Employer Labor Relations Association (Oregon PELRA), Board of Directors, Advocacy Council, 2018-present

Oregon State Bar

-Labor and Employment Section

--Past Chair, 2004

--Past Executive Committee Member

--Past Secretary

--Past Treasurer

-Appointed by Oregon State Bar's Board of Governors to cochair the Bar/CPA Joint Committee, 2001

-Client Security Fund Committee, Member, 2007-2008

-Local Professional Committee, Member, 2007-2010

Governor's Task Force on Independent Contractors, Member, 2005

The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

-Ninth Circuit North Credentials Committee, Member, 2022-present

Education