T. Scott Kelly

T. Scott Kelly is a Shareholder in the Birmingham office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., and has experience representing employers in employment-related litigation on federal, state and local levels before court and administrative agencies regarding claims concerning discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, and wage and hour violations (including collective actions).  Scott also devotes a significant amount of his practice representing federal contractors and sub-contractors in compliance evaluations and administrative enforcement actions triggered by the United States Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. 

Scott has counseled numerous clients, across all industries, on the preparation, management and defense of their affirmative action programs.  He is routinely involved in investigating and resolving hiring and compensation issues for clients.  In addition, Scott regularly provides counseling to employers on matters of hiring, employee discipline and termination, enforcement and implementation of employment policies, and workplace investigations. 

Scott is also an active member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law where he currently is the Management Co-Chair of the Section’s Leadership Development Program, after being a member of the inaugural class of 2009.  He also serves on as a Co-Chair of the Section’s Young Lawyer Outreach Committee and a member of the Section’s Membership Committee.  Scott is also currently serving a two-year term as the Young Lawyers Division’s Liaison to the Section of Labor and Employment Law.