Atty. T. Scott Kelly
T. Scott Kelly, a shareholder in the Birmingham office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak, & Stewart, provides practical solutions for federal contractors and subcontractors across the United States to comply with the ever-changing affirmative action obligations imposed by doing business with the federal government.
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T. Scott Kelly is a employment and litigation attorney based in Birmingham, Alabama, practicing at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC. Admitted to practice in Alabama, United States and Georgia, United States. Educated at Samford University (J.D., 2000). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Employment Law - Management (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus: (2026). Serands clients in Birmingham, AL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- T. Scott Kelly, a shareholder in the Birmingham office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak, & Stewart, provides practical solutions for federal contractors and subcontractors across the United States to comply with the ever-changing affirmative action obligations imposed by doing business with the federal government
- He advocates on behalf of his clients in compliance evaluations and administrative enforcement actions trigged by the United States Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
- Mr. Kelly assists manufacturing, transportation, construction, food processing, hospitality, healthcare, and financial institutions with creative solutions for preparing, managing, and defending their affirmative action programs and related matters, including jurisdictional analyses and preventative strategies
- Mr. Kelly spends a majority of his time investigating and resolving systemic discrimination issues stemming from statistical disparities in hiring and compensation and identifies solutions to minimize back pay liability and other sanctions imposed by OFCCP
- He also provides advice to employers regarding best practices for selection processes and pay equity
- Mr. Kelly has also litigated numerous employment-related claims before courts and administrative agencies
- Mr. Kelly is also an active member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law where he currently is the Employer Vice-Chair of the Section’s Annual CLE Conference after serving terms as Employer Co-Chair to the Marketing, Leadership Development Program, and Young Lawyer Outreach Committees
- He previously served as a member of the Section’s Membership Committee, and as the Young Lawyers Division’s Liaison to the Section of Labor and Employment Law
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases T. Scott Kelly handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
T. Scott Kelly is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Alabama →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
T. Scott Kelly is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Alabama →
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Why local counsel matters in Alabama
Practicing law in Alabama. Legal matters in Alabama are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Birmingham are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Alabama state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Alabama brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Alabama courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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