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Kimberly Geisler, a defense attorney with Birmingham law firm Scott Dukes and Geisler

KIMBERLY W. GEISLER
Title: Shareholder
Direct Phone: 205-244-2505
Email: kgeisler@scottdukeslaw.com

Education
Law School:
University of Alabama, J.D., 2000, Magna Cum Laude

Undergraduate:
University of Alabama, B.A., 1997, Cum Laude

Activities and Honors

Birmingham Business Journal, Top 40 Under 40

Named a Super Lawyer "Rising Star," Alabama Super Lawyers

American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, Co-chair of Pro Bono Work Committee (2013)

ABA Labor & Employment Section Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee, Co-chair of Employment Practices Liability Insurance subcommittee (2013)

American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, 2011 Leadership Development Program

Children's Hospital of Birmingham, 2011 Committee for the Future

Listed in the 2010 Chambers USA Guide: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as one of Alabama’s leading lawyers in Commercial Litigation

Associate Editor, Alabama Law Review

Order of the Coif

Phi Beta Kappa

Law Clerk to the Honorable Ira DeMent, United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

About Ms. Geisler

Ms. Geisler, a shareholder with the firm, began her career with the firm after serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Ira DeMent of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Her practice encompasses a broad range of civil disputes, including consumer fraud claims against banks, insurers, and other financial services institutions. Ms. Geisler has a substantial level of experience in successfully defending employment-related claims of all types, and she was instrumental in obtaining many of the favorable results which are identified in this site's detailed description of the firm's Employment Litigation practice.

Publications and Presentations

Contributing Author, "Employment At-Will: A State-by-State Survey" (Melinda J. Caterine ed., 2011)
"The State of Employment Arbitration: An Employer's Perspective," Co-Authored with Joshua S. Thompson and presented at the American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee Midwinter Meeting, March, 2011
"Sexual, Racial, and Other Harassment in the Workplace," Presentation at Fundamentals of Employment Law by Sterling Education Services, April 2009
"Employment Litigation in the Age of EPLI: The Defense Perspective," Co-Authored with Joshua S. Thompson and Presented at the American Bar Association Employment Rights and Responsibilities Midwinter Meeting in Key West, Florida, March 2009
“Crossing the Line: Ex Parte Contacts with Judges," co-authored by John W. Scott, Esq., For the Defense, July 2007
"Laying the Proper Foundation to Fire a Trouble Employee," co-authored with Carter H. Dukes, Esq., Construction Business Owner, July 2006
Panel Member, Presentation by the Insurance Subcommittee, American Bar Association ERR Midwinter Meeting, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, March 2006