Kathleen O'Malley practices in the area of civil litigation with particular emphasis on employment, commercial and insurance defense litigation. She also provides counseling and training to employers on employment policies, procedures and other methods of reducing the risk of employment-related claims.
Admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, she is a member of the New Jersey State, Burlington and Camden County bar associations. She is also a member of the Labor and Employment Law Committee of the Camden County Bar Association.
Ms. O'Malley is a former judicial clerk to the Honorable Patricia Richmond LeBon of the Superior Court of New Jersey. She is a 1991 graduate of Rutgers School of Law - Camden and a graduate of Rider College.
Professional Activities
· New Jersey State Bar Association
· Camden County Bar Association
- Labor and Employment Law Committee
· Burlington County Bar Association
- Young Lawyer Trustee, 1994-1996
Experience
· Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2001-present
- Associate, 1992-2000
· Superior Court of New Jersey, NJ -Judicial Clerk, Honorable Patricia Richmond LeBon, Mount Holly, New Jersey, 1991-1992
Civic and Charitable Activities
· Burlington Bar Foundation
- Trustee, 1993-1997
Honors and Awards
· Listed in New Jersey Super Lawyers, 2012
· Robert W. Criscuolo Award presented by the Burlington County Bar Association, September 30,1996
Selected Publications
· Co-author, "N.J. Appellate Court: Firing an Employee Suing the Company for the Appropriation of Confidential Records Is Not Retaliation," Duane Morris Alert, September 21, 2009
· "New Jersey Employers Be ForeWARNed: New Jersey Mass Layoff/Plant Closing Law Enacted," Duane Morris Alert, March 27, 2008
Selected Speaking Engagements
· Speaker, "Nuts & Bolts of Employment Law," Burlington County Bar Association seminar, October 20, 2010
· Speaker, "Downsizing: The Dos and Don'ts of Workforce Reductions," Burlington County Bar Association employment seminar, February 18, 2010
· Speaker, "Everything an Attorney or Business Owner Needs to Know about Dealing with Sick or Disabled Employees," Burlington County Bar Association seminar, February 22, 2007
· Presenter, "The Impact of HIPAA's Privacy Rules on Employers," seminar sponsored by Duane Morris, LLP, November 19, 2002
· Presenter, "Defending Claims Under The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination," seminar for attorneys, sponsored by Burlington County Bar Association, October 15, 2002
· Presenter, "Human Resource Audits in New Jersey," Seminar for human resource and payroll professionals, business owners and managers, sponsored by Lorman Education Services, February 21, 2002
· "Risk Management for Employers, Minimizing Regulatory Finds and Litigation in Long-Term Care and Assisted-Living Facilities," New Jersey Center for Health Care Education, Seminar sponsored by Duane, Morris & Heckscher LLP, September 28, 2000
· Guest Speaker, "Navigating The Employment Battlefield - Privacy, Defamation and Workplace Violence," Legal Line, WPSJ-TV, Fall 1999
· Panelist, "Ask the Experts," telephone hotline sponsored by the Courier Post