Mary Kristen Kelly is counsel in the Raleigh office of K&L Gates LLP. She works as a strategic partner to employers, both local and multistate, and strives to provide practical and solutions-oriented advice. Ms. Kelly's experience includes counseling management and human resources professionals on a wide range of labor and employment law issues, including hiring, disciplinary action, termination, policy and process development and implementation, disability and leave management, restrictive covenants, and internal investigations. She also defends employers against charges of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation before federal and state administrative agencies throughout the United States. Ms. Kelly earned her B.A. degree from Smith College and her J.D. degree from Duke University School of Law. She is a member of the Bar of North Carolina.
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