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Harvey SohnenPatricia Kelly
Patricia M. Kelly
A California Attorney Since 1981

Areas of Practice:
Ms. Kelly is a civil litigation attorney, with emphasis on:

Representing individuals in employment matters
Business Litigation

Education:
Juris Doctorate, Stanford Law School
Bachelor of Arts, University of Illinois

Admitted to Practice:
California State Bar
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
United State Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

Ms. Kelly Has Appeared Before:
U.S. District Courts
State of California trial and appellate courts arbitrations and mediations
California Labor Commissioner and U.S. Department of Labor conferences and hearings
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and California Department of Fair Employment and Housing proceedings

Organizations & Memberships:
President of the Contra Costa County Bar Association Women's Section (2005)
Member of Board of Directors, Contra Costa County Bar Association Women's Section  (2001-present)
Member of Contra Costa County Employment Section (1995-present)
Advisor to individuals referred by the AIDS Legal Referral Panel (1995-present)
Former Queen's Bench representative on the San Francisco Equal Justice Committee
Former Queen's Bench delegate to the California State Bar Conference of Delegates
Former Member, Board of Directors for Queen's Bench (a San Francisco Bar Association which focuses on issues of concern to women)
Former Committee Chair of the Queen's Bench Gender Bias Committee

Lectures & Presentations:
Article "The Difference Between Representing Employees and Employers" in Contra Costa Lawyer (April, 2005)
Speaker on television program, "On the Record" (June, 2000)
Speaker on Sexual Harassment and Employment Discrimination for the Contra Costa County Bar Association, 1998
Speaker on Sexual Harassment for the California State Bar -- Women in the Law Conference, 1995
Assisted in the production and marketing of "All in a Day's Work" -- a gender bias video created by Queen's Bench which won national recognition at the American Bar Association Convention in 1994
 
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Last Updated: 5/4/2005