T. Scott Kelly Appointed Committee Director for ABA’s Young Lawyers Division

BIRMINGHAM, AL – June 9, 2009 – The Birmingham office of Ogletree Deakins is pleased to announce that attorney T. Scott Kelly has been appointed as a Committee Director for the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD). Previously, Mr. Kelly, a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ Birmingham office, held the position of Chair of the YLD’s Labor and Employment Law Committee.

In his role as Committee Director, Mr. Kelly will be responsible for coordinating and communicating with ABA Section young lawyer groups to understand their function and provide joint programming and planning; coordinating all YLD fellowships to ensure they are administered in a consistent manner; supervising corresponding Committee Chairs and Division Liaisons and working to produce written content for the YLD’s website, relevant e-newsletters, and other publications; ensuring that Committees and Liaisons are actively participating in public and member service projects; and improving working relationships between YLD Committees and corresponding ABA entities. Mr. Kelly’s term will run from August 1, 2009 to August 7, 2010.

As a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ Birmingham office, Mr. Kelly represents employers in employment-related litigation on federal, state, and local levels before court and administrative agencies, regarding claims of discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, and wage and hour violations (including collective actions).  A significant amount of Mr. Kelly’s practice is devoted to representing federal contractors and sub-contractors in compliance evaluations and administrative enforcement actions triggered by the United States Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). He also regularly provides counseling to employers on matters of employee discipline and termination, enforcement and implementation of employment policies, and workplace investigations.   Mr. Kelly is a frequent speaker on these topics.   

Mr. Kelly earned his B.A. degree from Birmingham-Southern College in 1996 and his law degree from Cumberland School of Law, Samford University in 2000.

About the ABA’s Young Lawyers Division

The mission of the Young Lawyers Division is to further the goals and purposes of the American Bar Association by serving the community and the legal profession. The Division represents young lawyers in the Association, helps shape the policies and priorities that affect young lawyers and the legal culture in which they practice, and creates a deliberative forum for the exchange and expression of young lawyers’ views.

About Ogletree Deakins

Ogletree Deakins is the nation’s third largest labor and employment law firm, representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. The firm has 450 lawyers located in 35 offices from Miami to Los Angeles. In addition to handling labor and employment law matters, the firm has thriving practices focused on business immigration, employee benefits, and workplace safety and health law.  Ogletree Deakins represents a diverse range of clients, including more than half of the Fortune 50 corporations in the U.S.

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