Kelly Armstrong

Kelly Armstrong is a California employment attorney and founding partner at The Armstrong Law Firm who represents employees in cases against major companies. Her practice focuses on sexual harassment, workplace discrimination, wrongful termination, civil rights law, and related employee claims. She represents plaintiffs exclusively and has built her career advocating for workers facing serious workplace disputes. Her cases and commentary have appeared in national and regional media, reflecting her experience with significant employment law issues and high-stakes litigation matters.

Kelly earned her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she received a scholarship. She earned her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She is admitted to practice in California, the US District Court for the Northern District of California, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the US Supreme Court in federal matters.

Kelly handles matters involving sexual harassment, disability and other discrimination, retaliation, civil rights, and wrongful termination. She has also lectured and written extensively on employment law topics, including sexual harassment, age discrimination, disability discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, pregnancy discrimination, and workplace privacy. Her professional work includes educating lawyers, organizations, and public audiences about employee protections, litigation strategy, and developments affecting workers under California and federal employment laws in complex workplace disputes.

Kelly Armstrong has been selected to Northern California Super Lawyers and named among the Top Women Attorneys in Northern California from 2015 through 2026. She is a member of the California Employment Lawyers Association, National Employment Lawyers Association, and American Association for Justice. She also belongs to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, reflecting her record of obtaining substantial recoveries or verdicts for clients in litigation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founding partner, The Armstrong Law Firm
• Member, California Employment Lawyers Association
• Member, National Employment Lawyers Association
• Member, American Association for Justice

Licensed State

• California

Education

• University of San Francisco School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of California at Berkeley
  Bachelor of Arts

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