About Abrams Advisors, LLC
Our Expertise
Our Expertise
Our Expertise
Abrams Advisors, LLC is a strategic advisory firm founded by Jeffrey Abrams, a seasoned professional with three decades of experience as a lawyer/mediator; non-profit executive, board member and trustee; civic leader and philanthropist.
Our Niche
Our Expertise
Our Expertise
Leveraging a vast network of cultivated contacts and relationships, Abrams Advisors, LLC was launched to fill the growing need for independent and objective professional counsel operating at the crucial intersection of communal life and the broader public sphere.
Our Approach
Our Expertise
Our Approach
Abrams Advisors, LLC complements the vital work of traditional advocacy organizations by providing professional, independent and candid advice and counsel aimed at building and strengthening communities, including developing its own projects and initiatives.
Our Team
Our Expertise
Our Approach
Abrams Advisors, LLC intentionally operates without a fixed roster of employees, allowing the firm to assemble the right team for each engagement from a network of highly experienced and credentialed experts. This bespoke approach allows us to assemble the precise team needed to address each unique challenge.
About Jeff
Broad and Diverse Background
Jeffrey Abrams is a strategic advisor who has been a successful lawyer, mediator, business owner, non-profit executive, civic leader, and philanthropist for more than three decades. A Los Angeles native, Jeff is known for his deep relationships, active listening and radical candor, offering his valuable strategic guidance to a diverse range of stakeholders, including business leaders and entrepreneurs, elected officials and candidates, government and law enforcement officials, college and K-12 school administrators, and leaders of non-profit organizations and private charitable foundations.
Service as ADL Regional Director
Jeff is best known publicly as the Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League in Los Angeles, where he significantly elevated ADL’s public profile and expanded its community partnerships. Under his leadership, ADL’s influence in policy advocacy, public safety, and civil rights initiatives expanded dramatically. As a spokesperson, he has testified before the LA County Board of Supervisors, the LA City Council, and the LA Police Commission, led press conferences and public forums, and appeared often on national media (including CNN, ABC, The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times) and local news outlets addressing issues of public safety and interfaith communal relations.
Work as Attorney, Mediator and Policy Advisor
Before his tenure at ADL, Jeff worked as an attorney and mediator for more than 25 years, including co-founding and serving as managing partner of a leading reputation-protection law firm and mediating more than 500 state and federal litigated cases throughout Southern California. As a general counsel and advisor, Jeff not only helped companies grow and expand, he also frequently served as a crisis manager, from helping to protect the reputation of high-profile celebrities and public figures to assembling and leading teams to respond to complex, multi-forum state and federal regulatory investigations. He also has helped guide and shape California legislative strategies on a variety of issues, including privacy, immigration, education, and technology-related issues.
International Experience
On the international stage, Jeff is a longtime trustee and board member of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a leading D.C.-based non-partisan think tank. Over the past two decades, he has participated in high-level delegations across the Middle East and Europe, engaging with royal family members, heads of state, and senior military and government officials in Dubai, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the West Bank, as well as in England, France and with the European Union in Brussels. In June 2025, Jeff was honored with Technion University’s President’s Award for Exceptional Achievement at its International Board of Governors Meeting in Haifa, Israel.
Local Leadership
Locally, Jeff is an engaged civic leader, serving as a past board member of Bet Tzedek Legal Services, the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and Tuesday's Child. He is also a current trustee of the Samuel and Helene Soref Foundation and a Wexner Heritage Fellow.