Marie Burke Kenny

Marie Burke Kenny represents employers in federal and state court litigation involving wage and hour, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and unfair competition claims. Ms. Kenny also represents employers in mediation, arbitration and state and federal agency proceedings. She has extensive experience counseling employers regarding all aspects of the employment relationship and works with employers to develop strategies to prevent employment claims and create effective defenses to litigation. Ms. Kenny counsels employers regarding performance management, termination, contracts, workplace investigations, medical issues, leaves of absence and employment policies and practices. She is also an adjunct professor of employment law for San Diego State University's Human Resources Certification Program.

Ms. Kenny regularly conducts workplace trainings for employers and speaks publicly on a wide variety of employment law issues. She has lectured or made presentations to the following organizations: State Bar of California Labor & Employment Section, San Diego Employer Advisory Council, Society for Human Resource Management, San Diego County Bar Association Labor & Employment Section, Employer Resources Institute, California Continuing Education of the Bar, International Public Management Association for Human Resources, Association of Legal Administrators, North County Personnel Association, Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, Lorman Education Services, the Council on Education Management, Orange County Employer Advisory Council, Construction Management Association of America, Riverside/Temecula Employer Advisory Council and American Subcontractors Association.

Memberships

American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section.

State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Section.

San Diego County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section (Member and Former Co-Chair).

Mother Attorney Mentoring Association of San Diego, Board of Directors.

National Conflict Resolution Center, Board of Directors, 2002-2006.

American Inns of Court, William B. Enright Chapter, Associate Member, 2001-2002.

Special Notes

Adjunct Professor, Human Resources Certification Program, San Diego State University Department of Extended Studies.