Kristin concentrates her practice in employment litigation. She defends businesses before administrative agencies and in federal and state court involving all manner of civil rights, whistleblower, and other employment-related claims. Kristin frequently presents training seminars regarding a variety of employment law issues. Her clients rely on her to guide them through difficult personnel issues prior to litigation erupting.
Kristin has had unique opportunities to explore the law not only as a litigator and counselor, but from the perspective of the court and the clients she represents. She served as clerk to the Honorable Michael S. Kanne, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, from 2003 to 2004. She also worked in-house for a large, multinational client for four months, covering its in-house employment counsel’s leave, in 2009.
Kristin currently serves as the managing shareholder of the firm’s Indianapolis office, which has been named a Best Place to Work by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.
Experience
Besides frequently litigating Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Family Medical Leave Act and Fair Labor Standards Act cases, Kristin has also litigated through trial an ERISA retiree benefits class action suit for a multi-national automotive supplier. She has also represented various businesses in whistleblower claims brought before the Department of Labor under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Clean Air Act, and Air 21, among others. She is skilled in civil arbitrations. She services clients in the medical, insurance, and hospitality industries, among others.
Indiana
Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Education and Honors
- Order of the Coif
- Rising Star by Indiana Super Lawyers magazine (2009)
Professional Activities
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Seventh Circuit Bar Association
- Ogletree Deakins National Labor and Employment Law Developments Seminar - "The "New" ADA - Enhanced Risks and Challenges for Employers" - Indianapolis - October 5, 2011
- Private Client Seminar - "EEOC Trends and Challenges" - Minneapolis - September 28, 2011
- Private Client Seminar - "Managing Smart and Legal - Wage and Hour Pitfalls" - Indianapolis - September 15, 2011
- Private Client Seminar - "Responding to EEOC Charges and On-Site Investigations: Strategies for Success" - Indianapolis - September 2, 2011
- Private Client Seminar - "Managing Smart and Legal - Keeping in Compliance and Out of Trouble" - Indiana and Illinois - Summer 2011
- Ogletree Deakins Seminar - "Conducting Successful Workplace Investigations" - Indianapolis - October 5, 2010
- Indiana Chamber of Commerce Employee Benefits Seminar - "FLSA Audits & State Wage Law and Withholding Issues: Are You Paying Your Employees Properly?" - Indianapolis - April 22, 2010
- Ogletree Deakins Seminar - "Eye on Employment Law – Change Arrives Quickly" - Indianapolis - October 7, 2009
- Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar - "Creating Your HR To-Do List" - Phoenix - May 8, 2009
- Indiana Manufacturers Association - "The New Legislative/Regulatory Minefield" - Indianapolis - April 22, 2009
- Indiana Chamber of Commerce Employee Benefits Seminar - "Employee Benefits Issues in Reductions in Force (RIFs): Severance, WARN, Early Retirement Subsidies, COBRA and Other Issues Arising in RIFs" - Indianapolis - April 16, 2009
- Ogletree Deakins Breakfast Briefing - "Navigating the Reduction in Force Minefield: Developing and Implementing Effective Strategies" - Indianapolis - April 1, 2009
- Indiana Chamber of Commerce Workplace Harassment Seminar - "The Basics-What is Workplace Harassment?" - Indianapolis - October 16, 2008
- Indiana Chamber of Commerce Workplace Harassment Seminar - "Responding to EEOC Charges-A Key Opportunity Can Be an Opportunity for Disaster" - Indianapolis - October 16, 2008
- Indiana Chamber of Commerce Workplace Harassment Seminar - "Conducting Anti-Harassment Training-Maximizing This Line of Defense" - Indianapolis - October 16, 2008
In The News
- August 2011 - Indianapolis Women - "Kristin Keltner Works in the Best Interest of Both Clients and Co-Workers"
- February 8, 2012 - Ogletree Deakins Publication - "Indiana eAuthority"
- February 8, 2012 - Ogletree Deakins Publication - "Indiana’s Right-to-Work Law: Frequently Asked Questions"
- 1999/2006 - Indiana Chamber of Commerce - "Indiana Guide to Preventing Workplace Harassment, 1st Ed.; 2nd Ed.; 3rd Ed."