Kelli M. Kennaday is a partner and chairs the Labor and Employment practice.  Ms. Kennaday litigates employment disputes before all California state and federal courts and administrative agencies, including claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unfair competition, and violations of the ADA, FMLA, and Labor Code.  Ms. Kennaday also litigates wage and hour claims, including class actions.  Ms. Kennaday advises employers on best practices relating to hiring, discipline, terminations, employee handbooks, contracts and training.  Ms. Kennaday also publishes a quarterly newsletter for her clients on recent developments in California and federal employment law and  is a frequent lecturer on employment law topics for professional and trade associations, bar associations and CLE providers.

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT

          Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP
             400 Capitol Mall, 22nd Floor
          Sacramento, California 95814
          1991 to the present
          Partner and Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1997-present
          Executive Committee, 2008-present

EDUCATION

            University of California, Davis School of Law
            Juris Doctorate 1991
            National Order of Barristers
            Roger J. Traynor Moot Court Competition State Semi-Finalist
            American Jurisprudence Award Recipient, Constitutional Law

           
            University of California, San Diego
            Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry/Cell Biology 1988
            Bachelor of Arts, Sociology 1988
            Regents' Scholar
            Provost Honors List

SEMINARS/PRESENTATIONS

Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, 2008

            Metro Chamber Executive Briefing:
            Wage and Hour – Current and Future Efforts to
            Modernize the State’s Wage and Hour Laws

Sacramento Valley Paralegal Association, 2007

            Update on New Developments in Employment Law

Ulrich, Nash & Gump, Inc., 2005

            Recent Developments in Sexual Harassment

Ulrich, Nash & Gump, Inc., 2005

            Recent Developments in Wage and Hour Law

California Society of Dermatology Annual Meeting, 2005

            Employment Law:  What Physicians Need to Know

Council on Education in Management, 2004

            California Personnel Law Update 2004
            Protecting Your Organization from Mounting
            Workplace Harassment, Retaliation and Whistleblower Claims

California Society of Dermatology Annual Meeting, 2002

            Employment Law Primer for the Medical Practitioner

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES

Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance, 2008-present

Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, 2008-present

Wonder, Inc Mentor, 2006-2007

State Bar of California

            Labor and Employment Law Section, 1999-present

Sacramento County Barristers' Club

            Past-President, 1997

            President, 1996

            Vice-President, 1995

            Board Member, 1994

Sacramento County Bar Association

            Bar Council, 1996-1997

Sacramento Ballet Board of Trustees

            Board member and Officer, 1994-1997

            Chair, Fund Development Committee, 1995-1997

American Inns of Court, 1991-1993