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Kelly M. Dermody

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2010.
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor San Francisco, California 94111
(415) 956-1000
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Firm: Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
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Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP


Years In Practice


Phone Number (415) 956-1000

Kelly is Managing Partner of the San Francisco office of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP. She is Immediate Past Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law, and a member of the ABA’s Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Council. Kelly specializes in civil rights and employment class and collective actions on behalf of plaintiffs, and individual cases addressing sexual abuse, harassment, and trafficking. Kelly is a nationally-recognized advocate in the areas of pay equity, #metoo, and diversity and inclusion. She has prosecuted numerous cases challenging unfair hiring, promotion, compensation, and performance systems.

The Daily Journal has observed that Kelly’s

"values have translated into real workday value for lots of people — people who have won better job opportunities from companies like Abercrombie & Fitch, Home Depot, and Smith Barney, or monetary damages from banks that have engaged in predatory lending and servicing.”

In 2012, Kelly served as President of the Bar Association of San Francisco. She is a member of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the American Law Institute. The Daily Journal has selected Kelly as one of the top 100 attorneys in California, top 75 labor and employment lawyers in California, and top 100 women litigators in California. In 2016, The Recorder awarded her the “Giant Slayer” award for her litigation work. She is a Board member of the Equal Justice Society, a national non-profit focused on transforming the nation’s consciousness on race and racial equity.


What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Employment Law - Individuals
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards
Lawyer of the Year recognition for Kelly M. Dermody
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
Litigation - Labor and Employment, San Francisco (2023)
Litigation - Labor and Employment, San Francisco (2020)
Employment Law - Individuals, San Francisco (2018)
Employment Law - Individuals, San Francisco (2014)
Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, San Francisco (2013)
  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

  • Selected for inclusion by peers in The Best Lawyers in America in fields of “Employment Law-Individuals” and “Litigation-Labor and Employment,” 2010-2024

  • “Class Action & Employment MVP of the Year,” Law360, 2023

  • “Top Labor & Employment Lawyers,” Daily Journal, 2016, 2018-2020, 2023

  • “Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2018-2023

  • “Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers,” Super Lawyers, 2007, 2009-2023

  • “Top 50 Women Northern California Super Lawyers,” Super Lawyers, 2007-2023

  • “Super Lawyer for Northern California,” Super Lawyers, 2004-2023

  • “Lawyer of the Year for Labor and Employment Litigation,” San Francisco Bay Area, Best Lawyers, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023

  • “Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2010-2017, 2019-2023

  • “Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2023

  • “Award of Merit,” Bar Association of San Francisco, 2007, 2022

  • “Top Plaintiff Lawyers,” California Daily Journal, 2022

  • “Class Action MVP of the Year,” Law360, 2021

  • “Top 250 Women in Litigation,” Benchmark Litigation, 2016-2020

  • “Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award,” American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession, 2019

  • “Judge Learned Hand Award,” 2019, American Jewish Committee

  • “Outstanding Private Practice Antitrust Achievement,” American Antitrust Institute, 2019

  • “Legends of the 500,” Lawdragon, 2019

  • “Employment Law Trailblazer,” National Law Journal, 2019

  • “Litigation Trailblazer,” The National Law Journal, 2018

  • “California Litigation Star,” Benchmark Litigation, 2013-2017

  • “Giant Slayer,” The Recorder, 2016

  • “Top 100 Attorneys in California,” Daily Journal, 2012-2015

  • “Top 75 Labor and Employment Attorneys in California,” Daily Journal, 2011-2015

  • “Top California Women Lawyers,” Daily Journal, 2007, 2010, 2012-2018

  • Distinguished Jurisprudence Award, Anti-Defamation League, 2014

  • “Top 10 Northern California Super Lawyers,” Super Lawyers, 2014

  • “Dolores Huerta Adelita Award,” California Rural Legal Assistance, 2013

  • “Recommended Lawyer,” The Legal 500 (U.S. edition, 2013)

  • “Women of Achievement Award,” Legal Momentum (formerly the NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund), 2011

  • “Irish Legal 100” Finalist, The Irish Voice, 2010

  • “Florence K. Murray Award,” National Association of Women Judges, 2010

  • “Lawdragon Finalist,” Lawdragon, 2007-2009

  • “Community Service Award,” Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, 2008

  • “Community Justice Award,” Centro Legal de la Raza, 2008

  • “California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award,” California Lawyer, 2007

  • “500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, Winter 2007

  • “Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist,” Public Justice Foundation, 2007

  • “Consumer Attorney of the Year” Finalist, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2006

  • “California’s Top 20 Lawyers Under 40,” Daily Journal, 2006

  • “Living the Dream Partner,” Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, 2005

  • “Top Bay Area Employment Attorney,” The Recorder, 2004

Education
University of California - Berkeley, J.D.
Graduated 1993
Harvard University, A.B. (Magna Cum Laude)
Graduated 1990
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (415) 956-1000
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
San Francisco, California 94111
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