Professional Experience
Kelly Lyon Davis’ practice focuses on all areas of labor and employment law with an emphasis on employment-related litigation and counseling of employee-related matters. Ms. Davis’ experience includes:
- Investigating and defending discrimination and harassment charges and lawsuits.
- Litigating wage and hour collective actions.
- Resolving a variety of disputes arising from employee separations, including enforcement of covenants not to compete, protection of trade secrets and unfair competition.
- Advising and implementing appropriate strategies and policies for workplace compliance matters.
She regularly appears in federal and state courts representing employers across a wide variety of industries.
In addition, Ms. Davis has extensive experience in general commercial litigation, adoption law and probate litigation.
Education and Honors
- University of Florida Levin College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006)
Managing Editor of the Florida Law Review. Order of the Coif. Florida Blue Key.
- The Pennsylvania State University (B.A., highest distinction, with honors, 2000)
Degrees: Journalism and American Studies, both with Highest Distinction and with Honors in Communications. Ms. Davis was a United States Racquetball Association All-American Athlete for 1999-2000. Phi Beta Kappa.
Bar Admissions
Florida,
2006
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2006
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2007
Professional Recognition
Selected for inclusion in
Florida Super Lawyers®–Rising Stars 2009-2012 Editions (Business Litigation).
Special Recognition Award, Legal Aid Service of Collier County, for work with the Foreclosure Task Force, 2009.
Recognized by the Legal Aid Society of Collier County for significant pro bono contributions in awarding Quarles & Brady LLP with Law Firm of the Year for 2009.
Professional and Civic Activities
- The Florida Bar (Member, Young Lawyers Section).
- Thomas S. Biggs American Inns of Court (Member and Team Leader).
- Collier County Women’s Bar Association (Member).
- Collier County Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Division).
- Quarles Cares (Immediate past chairperson, organizing community volunteer events for the Firm in the greater Naples area).
- University of Florida Law Alumni Council (Member).