Kelly O. Coogan
Of Counsel
Practice focuses on litigation of employment disputes and providing clients related counseling. Also practices in the areas of complex torts, transportation and commercial litigation, healthcare and professional liability litigation. Has litigated and resolved cases involving allegations of age, race, national origin, disability, military and sex discrimination; claims involving the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Previously was in-house employment counsel for a Fortune 50 company with over 300,000 employees.
Representative Cases/Experience
- Defense verdict for telecommunications company in case involving alleged discriminatory termination based on medical leave.
- Defense verdict for national restaurant chain in case alleging race discrimination, harassment and retaliatory discharge.
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Atlanta Bar Association
Admissions to Practice
- State Bar of Georgia
- State Bar of Indiana
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Education
- B.A., cum laude, Miami University, 1991; Phi Beta Kappa
- J.D., cum laude, Indiana University School of Law, 1994