September 7, 2022

Perkins Coie

Kallon

Former federal judge Abdul Kallon joined Perkins Coie's Litigation and Labor & Employment practices as a partner in the Seattle office. Kallon joins Perkins Coie after serving as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama for the past 12 years. Kallon will bring his experience and perspective as a practitioner and former jurist to assist clients with challenging litigation needs. He will also serve as an advisor on federal court advocacy. During his time on the bench, Kallon presided over a broad range of civil and criminal cases, including complex employment and commercial litigation and cases focused on constitutional rights. He served on the Judicial Conference Committee on Financial Disclosures, the Federal Judicial Center's Advisory Committee on District Judge Education, and as a mentor judge for newly appointed judges. Kallon was nominated to the federal bench by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2009. He started his legal career as a clerk for Judge U.W. Clemon of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Prior to joining the bench, he was a partner with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, where he focused on litigation and labor and employment issues during his 15 years at the firm. Kallon received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Perkins Coie has more than 1,200 attorneys in offices across the United States and Asia.