Vanessa M Kelly

Vanessa M Kelly

also known as Employment Attorney for Employers and Companies

5.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 37 years

Employment and labor Lawyer at Princeton, NJ
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Litigation

210 Carnegie Center, Suite 102, Princeton, NJ

About Vanessa

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Employment and Labor 75%

Practice devoted to counseling employers on myriad of employment issues, such as ADA accommodations, leave, employee discipline and termination, enactment of policies and HR procedures. HR audits. Defending wrongful termination or discrimination lawsuits. Special emphasis on creating restrictive covenants and defending or prosecuting enforcement cases.

37 years

75%
Litigation 25%

37 years

25%

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 37 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1989

Due to Reregister within 30 days of Birthday

No misconduct found

Licensed in New Jersey for 37 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 1988

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Montana for 17 years

State: Montana

Acquired: 2008

Resigned/Retired

No misconduct found

Licensed in Arizona for 35 years

State: Arizona

Acquired: 1991

Resigned

No misconduct found

Location

Clark Hill

210 Carnegie Center, Suite 102, Princeton, NJ, 08540

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Posted by Annirudh | February 17, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Employment & Labor

Amazing representation in a employment case

Vanessa is one of the most professional, knowledgeable and empathetic attorneys you will ever meet. The empathetic part was especially important to me when I found myself suddenly unemployed after a stellar career at a company. She spent a great deal of time with me understanding the matter and her g...enuine emotion, guidance and support were exactly what I needed. When it comes to working with the opposing party, she is tough as nails. I couldn't have asked for a better attorney to represent me. She even went to the extent of trying to help me find new employment all while getting the best result for my case. In working with Vanessa, I feel like I've found a new friend, not just an attorney.

Posted by rsn | March 30, 2011 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Vanessa M Kelly

Knowledgeable, intelligent, diligent attorney who has extensive experience in employment law; an extremely hardworking, repsonsive, and focused attorney who posseses both excellent research and trial competencies; outstanding abilty to quickly ascertain and react to the pertinent issues of a case; in... our last case, she was able to craft an equitable, reasonable, and cost-conscious solution for us. All this is done while maintaining an extremely personable and professional demeanor.

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2017

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2015

Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

2014

Leading Woman Entrepreneur Finalist, Leading Women Entrepreneurs NJ

2013

Top 100 Women of the Year, National Association of Professional Women

N/A

Top Legal Minds, New Jersey Monthly

N/A

Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

2016 - Present

Senior Counsel, Clark Hill PLC

2013 - 2016

Managing Member, Kelly & Associates, LLC

2003 - 2012

Managing Partner, Schwartz Kelly, LLC

2002 - 2003

Associate, Sills Cummis Zuckerman Radin Tischman Epstein & Gross

1996 - 2001

Counsel, Jackson Lewis LLP

1988 - 1996

Associate, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, PC

Associations

2010 - Present

Hunterdon County Bar Association

2005 - Present

Society for Human Resource Management

2004 - Present

New Jersey State Bar Association

Former Chair Women in the Profession

1996 - Present

New Jersey Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment

1995 - Present

American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee

New Jersey Business and Industry

Employment Legislative Committee

Education

1988

George Washington University National Law Center

law

1985

Bucknell University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2017

Webinar

Title IX: Recent Developments

2017

Employment Webinar

Age Discrimination Verdicts: Lessons to be Learned

2017

Delaware Valley Labor & Employment Law Conference

Hot Topics in Employment Law

2013

American Bar Association, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee Mid-Year Meeting

Geographical Restraints in a Global Marketplace

2010

Legislation Update

Presentation on Medical Marijuana and FMLA amendments

2009

ABA Annual Meeting

Reductions in Force and Alternatives to Layoffs

2007

ABA, Labor and Employment Law Section, Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee Mid-Year Meeting

Restrictive Covenants, The Basics

Publications

2012

ABA Labor and Employment Law Section, BNA Books Employment At-Will, A State by State Survey

2010

IOMA Special Concerns for Reducing Workforce in a Lawfirm

N/A

American Bar Association publication Electronic Spoliation Sanctions, Delete At Your Own Risk

N/A

IOMA January 2010 Special Concerns for Reducing Workforce in a Law Firm

N/A

BNA Books Covenants Not to Compete, A State -by-State Survey, Second Ed., New Jersey Chapter

N/A

BNA Books Defining Proprietary Information, A State-by-State Survey, New Jersey, Kansas and Hawaii chapters

N/A

BNA Books Employee Duty of Loyalty: A State-by-State Survey, New Jersey chapter

N/A

PACE, a publication of the NJ Society of Association Executives Learn to Fire With Kindness, a Parable from the Trenches

N/A

Employment Law Quarterly Asserting a “Due Diligence” Defense In Restrictive Covenant Litigation

Activity

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