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Kyle T Smith

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Birmingham
ksmith@sirote.com
Tel: 205.930.5190
Fax: 205.212.3838
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Michelle Roberson
mroberson@sirote.com
205.930.5230

Kyle chairs Sirote's Labor & Employment Group. He represents employers in all types of employment litigation and tries cases in state and federal courts and before arbitrators. For example, in 2009, Kyle obtained a defense verdict from a jury in federal court on a claim of discrimination and retaliation under the American With Disabilities Act. His employment litigation practice includes the defense of employers in claims of employment discrimination and harassment, wage and hour cases, claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act and suits for retaliatory discharge under the Alabama Workers' Compensation Act.

  • Drafts and enforces employment contracts, including non-disclosure and non-competition agreements.
  • Counsels employers on labor and employment issues to ensure compliance with applicable law and reduce exposure to litigation.
  • Provides training to managers and human resources professionals on employment law issues.
  • Best Lawyers in America, Labor & Employment Litigation
  • Deputy Attorney General, State of Alabama, 2004-Present
  • Defense Research Institute
    • Employment Law Committee
  • Birmingham Society of Human Resources
  • Birmingham Business Journal, Best of the Bar, 2006
  • Birmingham Bar Association
  • Alabama State Bar
    • Labor & Employment section
  • American Bar Association
    • Labor & Employment Section

Schools

  • University of Alabama School of Law
    JD, cum laude, 1995
  • Mississippi State University
    BPA, 1992

Additional Accolades

University of Alabama School of Law

  • Alabama Law Review, Student Works Editor
  • Hugo Black Scholar
  • Am Jur Award for Property

 

 

  • Kiwanis Club of Homewood-Mountain Brook

 

 


  • "Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers," Labor & Employment Legal Symposium, 2010
  • "Preventing Violence in the Workplace," Sirote Seminar Series, 2010
  • "New Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations," Association of Corporate Counsel, 2009
  • "Employment Law," ABICLE Alabama Update,2006-09
  

Kyle Smith and David Mellon’s victory in Labor & Employment Law - 8/29/2011

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