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Profiles of the Profession
Who?
What?
Primary Practice Area & Subspecialty Fields:
All aspects of employment law, including corporate counseling,
EEO training and litigation on behalf of employers.
When?
Years in Practice Area:
Since 1988
Years in the Legal Profession:
Since 1988
Where?
Employer:
Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP
www.legalinnovators.com
Size/Sector:
750-800
City/State:
Washington, D.C.
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Law School:
American University, Washington College of Law (1988)
Other Post-Graduate Education:
John Hopkins University, Ph.D. (1982); John Hopkins University, M.A. (1977)
Undergraduate School/Degree:
University of Vermont, B.S. magna cum laude (1974)
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Why?
Pluses/Challenges of Practice Area:
Always interesting because it comes down to "reading"
people.
Core Skills/Key Knowledge Needed in Your Practice Area:
Knowledge of law and good street smarts, the ability to deal with
people of all temperaments.
Advice to Lawyers and Law Students Interested in Your Practice
Area:
IF you have to be a lawyer, there is nothing more interesting
than employment law.
How?
Career Path to Current Position:
Brookings Institution, 1979-1981; University of Maryland, 1981-1982;
Political Science Professor, American University, 1983-1988; Adjunct
Professor in Civil Procedure II, American University's Washington
College of Law, summa cum laude, 1992-1993.
Influences and Mentors:
My father, a Professor at Cornell University, and Olympic Swimmer.
Suggested Reading About Your Practice Area:
The newspaper.
Job Search Techniques Used in Finding Your Position(s):
I got lucky.
Bar Affiliations and Activities:
Ms. Kelly is a member of the Board of Directors of the Council
for Court Excellence (1999-present). She is a member of the American
Bar Association and served on the following ABA committees: Co-chair,
Publications Committee, Labor and Employment Law (1995-1996);
Chair, Victims Committee, Criminal Justice Section (August 1991-1994);
Vice-chair, Victims Committee, Criminal Justice Section (August
1988-1991); Appointed Law Student Member, Victims Committee, Criminal
Justice Section (1984-1988); and was appointed to ABA President
George Bushnell's Justice Initiatives Task Force (October 1994).
In addition, Ms. Kelly was appointed to the ABA Criminal Justice
Section's Long-Range Planning Committee (August 1990-1993) and
served on the Section's Nominating Committee (1993).
Recent Professional Publications:
Harassment-Sex and Other Forms, in Employment Law Desk Book for Human Resources Professionals, Merrick T. Rossein, West Group, may 2001
Protecting Yourself, Guarding Against Sexual Harassment,
Doing Business, Advance for Directors in Rehabilitation, Merion
Publications Inc., December 1997
Understanding and Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
and Interviewing-The Legal Perspective, Home Care Human
Resources Manual, Barbara Stover Gingerich and Deborah Anne Ondeck,
Aspen Publishers, Inc., June 1997
Management Editor, Equal Employment Law Update, Richard T. Seymour and John F. Aslin, American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Spring 2000 Edition
What Should You Know About Sexual Harassment?, 4 Perspectives (July 1996)
Recent Professional Presentations:
Speaker, Corporate Compliance Institute 2003,"Hot Issues" Panel: Employee & Client Privacy, June 12, 2003
Speaker, 20th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute,
New FMLA Cases, Managing the Unmanageable Employee,
and Advanced Trial Practice Panel, May 29, 2003
Speaker, PLUS Employers Professional Liability Symposium, Employment Law Update, April 28-29, 2003
Speaker, Mealey's Employment Practices Liabilities Conference,
Employment Practices Du Jour, January 13, 2003
Speaker, American Trucking Associations 2002 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition, Practical Tips for Preventing Discrimination and Minimizing Liability, October 28-29, 2002
Speaker, Mealey's Employment Liability Insurance Conference, The Catalyst for EPLI Insurance: Practical Tips to Prepare for Employment Claims, June 24, 2002
Speaker, 19th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Practical
Tips for Preventing Discrimination and Minimizing Liability
and The Dos and Don'ts of Dealing with the Media, May 30,
2002
Speaker, American Bar Association, Equal Employment Opportunity Mid-Winter Meeting, Employment Issues in the Wired World, March 21, 2002
Speaker, American Trucking Association, Equal Employment Opportunity Mid-Winter Meeting, Workers' Compensation Records: An Employer's Guide to Their Use and Misuse, February 12, 2002
Memorable Career Moment:
Being in trial is exhausting/exhilarating and guaranteed
to make you lose at least five pounds.
Intriguing Interests:
Transforming myself into a long distance open-water swimmer
in my 40's.
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