Christopher J Kelly

Christopher J Kelly

Rimon, P.C.

Christopher J Kelly is a partner with Rimon, P.C. He has extensive experience representing both public and private employers. Mr. Kelly regularly litigates complex employment matters, including discrimination, restrictive covenant, employee raiding/mobility, and employment-related trade secret matters in state and federal courts across the country. He also represents clients in state and federal wage and hour audits, conducts employment-related due diligence in mergers and acquisitions, assists clients in handling reductions in force, represents management in grievance arbitrations, conducts internal investigations, drafts uniform employment policies for employers on training, leave, and other requirements of multiple states, and drafts physician and executive compensation agreements. Mr. Kelly has significant trial experience and has handled appeals before the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association's Appellate Practice Committee and the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction. Prior to joining Rimon, Mr. Kelly was a partner with Cozen O'Connor, handling labor and employment matters. He also served as a Deputy Attorney General for the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Mr. Kelly was lead counsel representing state agencies and employees from pleadings through trial in complex employment discrimination litigation matters, including Title VII, ADA, FMLA, CEPA, NJLAD, workplace violence, medical testing and employment-related tort and civil rights matters. He was a law clerk to the Hon. Serena Perretti, Hon. Philip M. Freedman, Hon. John A. McLaughlin and Hon. James Mulvihill in the Superior Court of New Jersey Civil Division. Mr. Kelly also has significant experience handling California employment matters, having practiced in Los Angeles for more than six years, initially as a sole practitioner and then as managing partner of a five-attorney firm. Both while in Los Angeles and currently, he handles California state and federal discrimination and California Labor Code litigations. Mr. Kelly earned his bachelor's degree from Pomona College and his law degree from Seton Hall Law School.

Christopher J Kelly's Courses

  • New Jersey Employment Law: New Laws, Useful Pointers, and Changes You Need to Make

    Labor & Employment

    NJ Specific

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
    New York CLE Approved 7 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
    OnDemand
    6 Pennsylvania CLE