Lawyer Profile
Kelly Ann Bird
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Recognized Since:2016
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Recognized in:Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Location:One Gateway CenterNewark, NJ 07102-5310
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- College of the Holy Cross, BA
- University of Virginia, M.A.T.
Affiliations:
- New Jersey State Bar Foundation - Trustee
- State of New Jersey Committee on Character, Statewide Panel - Member
- American Bar Association- Litigation Section - Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association-Labor and Employment Law Section - Member
- Task Force on Diversity in the Legal Profession - ECBA Chair
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards:
- Listed in Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Labor & Employment
- Selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers list, Employment & Labor Top 50 Female Attorney in New Jersey
- Tribute to Women and Industry, "TWIN" Award, April 2004
- Chair, Part VI of the State of New Jersey, Committee on Character, Appointment by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, July 2014
- State of New Jersey, Committee on Character, Appointment by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, July 2006-July 2014
Areas of Expertise:
- Litigation
Additional Information:
In the past year, Ms. Bird has worked with clients ranging from small start-up businesses to well-established medical device companies, to craft and implement policies that comply with federal and state laws, including the NLRB's recent decisions concerning protected activity. She has conducted multiple investigations into allegations of improper and unlawful workplace conduct.
Ms. Bird's experience is enhanced by her work on the State of New Jersey Committee on Character, in which she evaluates candidates for the New Jersey State Bar and was recently appointed a Statewide Part Chair. She actively works to support the growth of women in the legal profession, by serving as co-chair of the Gibbons Women's Initiative Events Committee and in her work for two terms as Chair of committees for New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.
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