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About Michael
Practice Areas
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Practice Area
Employment and Labor
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31 years | 300 cases
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in California for 30 years
State: California
Acquired: 1995
No misconduct found
Location
Fitzgerald, Abbott & Beardsley LLP
1221 Broadway 21st Floor, Oakland, CA, 94612-1823
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Andrea Kelly-Smethurst
Employment and labor lawyer
Experience
Honors
2002
Top Ten Defense Verdicts in California, Daily Journal Newspaper
Work Experience
1995 - Present
Managing Partner, Fitzgerald, Abbott & Beardsley LLP
1993 - 1993
Judicial extern, California Court of Appeal
Associations
2002 - Present
National Association of College and University AttorneysMember
1996 - Present
State Bar of California, Section on Employment and Labor LawMember
1998 - 2008
Fred Finch Youth CenterBoard member and board chair
1996 - 1997
Alameda County Bar Association, Subcommittee on Labor Law LegislationMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Major Hospital Client
dismissal
Technology Company
award for defendant/client
Large environmental nonprofit
Judgement for defendant/client
Education
1995
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1990
Stanford University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2010
Managing Employee Leaves of Absence
FMLA, CFRA, PDL, ADA, Workers' Comp.
2010
2010 Employment Law Update
2010 Employment Law Update
2009
Annual Employment Law Update
2010 Employment Law Update
N/A
Western Region Conference for Goodwill Industries
HR update
N/A
Institute for Paralegal Education
Legal writing for paralegals
N/A
Council on Education in Management
Discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, leaves of absence, privacy
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Contracts for physicians
Contracts for physicians
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California Medical Group Management Association
Wage & Hour Update
N/A
Bay Area Human Resources Executive Council
Wage & Hour Update
N/A
Annual meeting
Wage & Hour update
Publications
N/A
Law Flash
Paid Family Leave
Languages
English