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Kelly counsels employers on employment and human resources issues, presents workplace training programs, conducts and assists in investigations, and assists clients in response to demand letters and agency charges, complaints and investigations. Her clients range from health care systems, higher education institutions, and small, family-owned businesses, to regional based companies with thousands of employees.
Her practice includes:
- Providing advice on equal employment, hiring, performance management, policy violations, termination, and leave and accommodation issues
- Developing, drafting, and assisting in implementation of employment policies, procedures, handbooks, and contracts
- Presenting workplace training on a variety of topics
- Conducting and advising on workplace and Title IX investigations and responses to employee and student complaints
Areas of Focus
Employment Counseling and Training
As leader of the Gibbons Workplace Training Academy, Kelly provides counseling services to help every client create a legally compliant workplace and a more productive and efficient workforce. She advises employers on employment and human resources issues and also trains employees on topics essential to the workplace or their particular positions. For example, Ms. Bird’s recent training sessions included a management program for a company’s supervisory employees, as well as company-wide respectful workplace training, using our national conversation about DEI and politicsas a means to engage employees in scrutiny of their own interactions.
Investigations
Kelly conducts investigations into allegations of misconduct involving Title VII, Title IX, and state laws, as well as workplace and student codes of conduct and policies. Over the past year, she has conducted cultural assessments and investigated sexual harassment and discrimination allegations and human resources compliance issues.
Credentials
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D.)
College of the Holy Cross (B.A.)
University of Virginia (M.A.T.)
Professional Admissions
State of New Jersey
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Professional Activities
New Jersey State Bar Association
Labor and Employment Law Section
New Jersey State Bar Foundation
Secretary, June 2025
Member, Board of Trustees, July 2019-present