We are proud to announce that Lieff Cabraser San Francisco Office Managing Partner Kelly M. Dermody has been appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to serve on the Board of Trustees for California State University, the country’s largest public university system, with 23 campuses and approximately 500,000 students.
The announcement is online at https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/03/23/governor-newsom-announces-appointments-3-23-2026/
Congratulations, Kelly!
About Kelly M. Dermody
The Managing Partner of Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco office, Kelly M. Dermody specializes in class and collective actions on behalf of plaintiffs in civil rights, employment, and consumer cases, including gender discrimination cases against Google and Goldman Sachs. Kelly was also named a 2023 Law360 MVP in the category of Class Action and Employment Law. Additional case work includes wage suppression claims against technology, healthcare, and academic institutions; overtime and lost pay lawsuits for low-wage workers, I/T professionals, and foreign nationals working for American corporations; and ERISA claims that she has tried on behalf of employees and retirees for pension plan abuses. She also leads Lieff Cabraser’s representation of women who allege their ovarian and uterine cancer was caused by long-term use of dangerous hair relaxer products.
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