Kelly Charles-Collins

Biography

Kelly Charles-Collins has over 19 years of experience representing management in employment law matters. Kelly also presides as a Certified Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association over employment, commercial and consumer cases in the U.S. and internationally.

Kelly’s broad range of experience in employment law includes providing advice and successful litigation defense of matters in federal and state court and before administrative bodies in areas such as Title VII, the ADEA, FMLA and the ADA, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, retaliation, whistleblower, federal and state wage and hour laws, state tort claims and restrictive covenant agreements, including non-compete provisions.  She also provides day-to-day preventive counseling for employers, defends EEOC and other administrative charges, conducts internal investigations, trains management and supervisors, reviews and drafts employment policies, assesses and implements workplace solutions and defends unemployment compensation claims.

cases in the U.S. and internationally.

Kelly’s broad range of experience in employment law includes providing advice and successful litigation defense of matters in federal and state court and before administrative bodies in areas such as Title VII, the ADEA, FMLA and the ADA, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, retaliation, whistleblower, federal and state wage and hour laws, state tort claims and restrictive covenant agreements, including non-compete provisions.  She also provides day-to-day preventive counseling for employers, defends EEOC and other administrative charges, conducts internal investigations, trains management and supervisors, reviews and drafts employment policies, assesses and implements workplace solutions and defends unemployment compensation claims.

Kelly’s experience as House Counsel for a multibillion dollar, global international insurance firm makes her well-suited to also handle matters covered by employment practices liability insurance (EPLI).

Kelly is very active in her community and has routinely provided pro-bono legal services.  She is admitted to practice in the states of Florida, Georgia and the US Virgin Islands.

Education

No information available.

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: FL, GA