Kristyne Elizabeth Kennedy is a Partner in the firm's Orlando office. She is an accomplished civil litigation attorney with extensive experience practicing employment law, including litigation, trial experience and providing clients with legal advice and counseling.
Ms. Kennedy’s practice is primarily devoted to employment litigation, with experience litigating issues such as employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, benefits, whistleblower, overtime and unpaid wages, leave and disability issues, employment contracts, workplace torts, and other employment law claims under various state and federal laws. She represents clients in all Florida federal and state courts, as well as before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Florida Commission on Human Relations (FCHR), Department of Labor (DOL), and other administrative agencies investigating employer practices. She also provides clients with legal advice and counseling, policy development and compliance training on various workplace law issues, with an emphasis on preventive practices.
Ms. Kennedy is a regular speaker on a variety of employment law topics at seminars and other presentations. She is Past President of the Orange County Bar Association and has also served on other professional boards including the Central Florida Human Resource Association.
Ms. Kennedy has repeatedly been selected as one of Florida’s “Super Lawyers” in the practice area of Employment and Labor. She has also been recognized in U.S News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America since 2021 in the practice area of Labor and Employment.
Awards & Recognitions
The Best Lawyers in America , Civil Rights Law, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, recognized since 2021
Super Lawyers 2012 - 2019
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Publications
'Florida 's Drug-Free Workplace Program: An Often-Ignored 'Employer Benefit,' HR Florida Review, Summer 2003
Robert S. Kennedy, Kristyne E. Kennedy & Kathleen M. Bartlett, 'Virtual Environments and Product Liability,' In K. M. Stanney (Ed.), Handbook of Virtual Environments: Design, Implementation, and Applications (pp. 543-554). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2002
