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Professional Profile
Kelly, an Attorney with Larson King, represents clients in complex litigation cases involving wage and hour, employment, and consumer protection laws, as well as products liability and mass tort.

Kelly's experience in overtime class and collective actions has made her a recognized resource on topics such as the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws, particularly in the context of donning and doffing and misclassification claims, as well as civil litigation strategies in such actions.

College
Gustavus Adolphus College, B.A. in Criminal Justice with a Minor in Political Science, 2000

Member
Minnesota State Bar Assoication
American Bar Association
Minnesota Women Lawyers
Twin Cities Diversity in Practice, Legal Pathways Committee Member
Federal Bar Associaton

Admitted
Minnesota; U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas; U.S District Court, District of Colorado; Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Publications & Seminars
Kelly A. Swanson, LexisNexis Expert Commentary, Trends in Donning and Doffing Litigation, 2009 Emerging Issues 4440 (LexisNexis June 2009), available here.

Shawn M. Raiter and Kelly A. Swanson, LexisNexis Expert Commentary, The Expanding Scope of the Cy Pres Doctrine and the Distribution of Unclaimed Settlement Funds (Lexis Nexis Feb. 2008), available here.

Author: Note, Mens Rea Alive and Well: Limiting Public Welfare Offenses - In Re C.R.M., 28 WM. Mitchell 1265 (2002)

Practice Areas