Kimberly Myers concentrates her practice on the representation of clients in employment litigation matters.
Kimberly provides employers with legal defenses regarding various employment-related issues and partners with clients to provide advice and counsel on complex workplace matters. She handles all aspects of employer responses to administrative charges on a nationwide basis, including conducting investigations, providing clients with risk-assessments, and drafting responsive statements. Kimberly strategically engages in settlement negotiations through mediation, conciliation, and informal discussions, often resolving matters prior to the initiation of litigation.
While Kimberly has appeared on behalf of employers in various industries before state and federal courts, she has considerable experience representing employers in the healthcare industry. She provides proactive and practical advice to in-house counsel, management, and human resources professional on best practices to avoid litigation and employee personnel matters. Kimberly also advises on a wide range of employment matters, including compliance with state laws and federal laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA).
Prior to joining FordHarrison, Kimberly served as Senior Counsel in the labor and employment law practice of a national general services law firm. While in law school, Kimberly won the Beaird 1L Closing Argument Competition, was awarded the S. Davis Laney Award for Legal Studies Scholarship, and was a semifinalist in the England Mock Trial Competition.