For the fifth consecutive year, the Daily Journal has named Kelly M. Dermody, the chair of Lieff Cabraser’s employment practice group and Managing Partner of the firm’s San Francisco office, to its annual list of the 75 Top Labor and Employment Lawyers in California.
The Daily Journal recently published its annual list of 100 leading women lawyers in California. Lieff Cabraser attorneys Elizabeth J. Cabraser and Kelly M. Dermody were both named as Top Women Lawyers for 2015.
Lieff Cabraser has taken an active role in support of marriage equality in California and nationwide. We believe in the Constitution’s promise of liberty and equality for all. Earlier this year, we joined 378 businesses to ask the United States Supreme Court to strike down state law bans on same-sex marriage in connection with the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, which is being argued before the Court today.
Today Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP and Transgender Law Center announced a groundbreaking decision in the case Lusardi v. McHugh, pending before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that enforces U.S. laws against workplace discrimination.
On March 10, 2015, Kelly M. Dermody, the managing partner of Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco office and chair of the firm’s employment practice group, served as the keynote speaker at a celebration of Women’s History Month by the Command Headquarters of the Naval Supply Systems (NAVSUP) in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Employing a diverse, worldwide workforce of more than 22,500 military and civilian personnel, NAVSUP provides U.S. naval forces with quality supplies and services.
The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) presents a CLE panel discussion on "What They Don’t Teach in Law School About How Law Firms Really Work" at the BASF Conference Center on February 23, 2015. Lieff Cabraser attorney Kelly M. Dermody will be one of the distinguished speakers at the event. Topics of discussion will include the different firm models and practice groups, how clients are retained, the common fee arrangements for law firms, and how to succeed in a firm’s internal marketplace.
On December 16, 2014, the Anti-Defamation League recognized Lieff Cabraser partner Kelly M. Dermody with its Distinguished Jurisprudence Award at a gala luncheon in San Francisco. The award celebrated Dermody’s leadership and dedication to serving the public interest, improving access to justice, and ensuring that the rights of historically disenfranchised persons are protected. Lieff Cabraser Managing Partner and ADL New York regional board member Steven E. Fineman introduced and presented the award to Dermody.
Law360, a subsidiary of LexisNexis, has named Lieff Cabraser attorney Kelly M. Dermody as one of the top six employment lawyers in the nation and designated her an “Employment MVP” for 2014. As Law360 explains, the award honors “elite attorneys” who have had outstanding “successes in high-stakes litigation, record-breaking deals and complex global matters.”
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, proudly congratulates our partner Kelly M. Dermody for her selection by the Anti-Defamation League to receive its Distinguished Jurisprudence Award.
On November 6, 2014, Lieff Cabraser attorney Kelly M. Dermody will be speaking at the 8th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference. The American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law’s Annual Conference will take place in Los Angeles, CA from November 5-8.
The Daily Journal has named Lieff Cabraser attorneys Elizabeth J. Cabraser and Kelly M. Dermody to its annual list of the Top 100 Lawyers in California. [Read more…]
