Employment Law
Kelly M. Dermody
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Kelly is Managing Partner of the San Francisco office of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP. She is Immediate Past Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law, and a member of the ABA’s Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Council. Kelly specializes in civil rights and employment class and collective actions on behalf of plaintiffs, and individual cases addressing sexual abuse, harassment, and trafficking. Kelly is a nationally-recognized advocate in the areas of pay equity, #metoo, and diversity and inclusion. She has prosecuted numerous cases challenging unfair hiring, promotion, compensation, and performance systems.
The Daily Journal has observed that Kelly’s
"values have translated into real workday value for lots of people — people who have won better job opportunities from companies like Abercrombie & Fitch, Home Depot, and Smith Barney, or monetary damages from banks that have engaged in predatory lending and servicing.“
In 2012, Kelly served as President of the Bar Association of San Francisco. She is a member of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the American Law Institute. The Daily Journal has selected Kelly as one of the top 100 attorneys in California, top 75 labor and employment lawyers in California, and top 100 women litigators in California. In 2016, The Recorder awarded her the ”Giant Slayer“ award for her litigation work. She is a Board member of the Equal Justice Society, a national non-profit focused on transforming the nation’s consciousness on race and racial equity.
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San Francisco, CA 94111
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A San Francisco employee-side class action lawyer who has chaired the ABA labor and employment section
Kelly M. Dermody is managing partner of the San Francisco office of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, bringing civil rights and employment class actions on behalf of plaintiffs, plus individual cases of sexual abuse, harassment and trafficking. The profile lists a J.D. from the University of California Berkeley (1993) and an A.B. from Harvard University (1990). In our view this is real national standing for an employee-side lawyer: the profile describes a term as chair of the American Bar Association's Section of Labor and Employment Law. A natural fit for workers facing unequal pay, unfair promotion practices or harassment. Think you have a case? Start here. Tell us about your situation and we connect you with an employment attorney near you in California. Free, no obligation, about two minutes. Most employment claims are screened at no cost. Editorial opinion by the AttorneyReview team, based on the credentials and practice information on this profile. Not a client review. The attorney did not request, pay for, or review this note. AttorneyReview is a free matching service.
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Credentials
Bar admissions
- California, The State Bar of California, 1994
Education
- University of California Berkeley, J.D., graduated 1993
- Harvard University, A.B. (Magna Cum Laude), graduated 1990
Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Council - Member
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section - Governing Council, 2009-present
- Current Chair
- Chair-Elect, 2020-2021
- Co-Chair, Section Conf., 2008-2009
- Vice-Chair, Section Conf., 2007-2008
- Co-Chair, Comm. on Equal Opportunity in the Legal Profession, 2006-2007)
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation (Attorney Client Privilege Task Force, 2017-2018) - Member
- American Law Institute - Elected Member, 2019
- Bar Association of San Francisco - Board of Directors, 2005-2012
- President, 2011-2012
- President-Elect, 2010-2011
- Treasurer, 2009-2010
- Secretary, 2008-2009
- Litigation Section
- Executive Committee, 2002-2005
- Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom - Member
- Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area - Board of Directors, 1998 - 2005
- Secretary, 1999 - 2003
- Co-Chair, 2003 - 2005
- Member, 1997-Present
- Carver Healthy Environments and Response to Trauma in Schools - Steering Committee, 2007
- College of Labor and Employment Lawyers - Fellow, 2015
- Consumer Attorneys of California - Member
- Equal Rights Advocates - Litigation Committee, 2000 - 2002
- National Association of Women Judges - Independence of the Judiciary Co-Chair, 2011-2014
- Resource Board, Co-Chair, 2009-2011
- Member, 2005-2014
- National Center for Lesbian Rights - Board of Directors, 2002 - 2008
- Co-Chair, 2005 - 2006
- National Employment Lawyers' Association - Member
- Northern District of California Historical Society - Board of Directors (2015-Present)
- Northern District of California Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference - Member, 2007-2010
- Pride Law Fund - Board of Directors, 1995 - 2002
- Secretary, 1995 - 1997
- Chairperson, 1997 - 2002
- Public Justice Foundation - Member
- State Bar of California - Member
