Kelly M. Dermody

Background

Dermody, Kelly M. was born on June 16, 1967 in Ithaca, New York, United States.

Education

Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1990). Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley (Juris Doctor, 1993).

Career

Worked at Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1994, California. Recipient, Ames Memorial Award, Harvard University.

Member, Moot Court Board. Articles Editor, Industrial Relations Law Journal/Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, 1991-1992.

Member, Coalition for Civil Rights, 1990-1993.

Law Clerk to Honorary John T. Nixon, Chief Judge, United States. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 1993-1994. Member: State Bar of California.

Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom.

Lieff, Cabraser & Heimann was founded in 1972 and for the past 25 years has specialized exclusively in litigation involving securities fraud, antitrust, consumer fraud, products liability, toxic claims and environmental issues, employment discrimination, and other mass tort class actions on behalf of plaintiffs throughout the United States. During the past 13 years, the firm has tried and settled approximately 120 class actions involving approximately ten million individuals, resulting in verdicts or settlements of over $6.5 billion.

Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein has served as court-appointed Plaintiff Class Counsel in more than 100 certified class actions, including over 50 securities class actions, and is currently serving in that capacity in multi-district and complex federal litigations pending in Alabama, Alaska, California, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wyoming as well as state court litigation in Alabama, California, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

Achievements

• Kelly M. Dermody has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Moot Court Board. Articles Editor, Industrial Relations Law Journal/Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, 1991-1992. Member, Coalition for Civil Rights, 1990-1993.

Law Clerk to Honorary John T. Nixon, Chief Judge, United States.

District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 1993-1994. Member: State Bar of California.

Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom.