Ellen C. Kearns

Ellen Kearns represents management in a full range of traditional labor and employment issues, including NLRB proceedings, negotiations, and arbitration. Ellen has obtained injunctions in labor disputes, and has resolved strike issues. She has appeared before federal and state courts and administrative agencies with respect to employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge cases, wage and hour matters, and other employment related litigation. Ellen is a national expert in wage and hour law, having served as Editor-in-Chief of both the first and second editions of the ABA/BNA Treatise, The Fair Labor Standards Act. She serves as head of Constangy's Boston office.

Awards & Recognition

• Massachusetts Super Lawyer
• Top 50 Female Massachusetts Super Lawyers
• Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
• Who's Who Legal USA - Management Labour & Employment
• The Best Lawyers in America® for labor and employment law
• Recognized as America's Most Honored Professionals by the American Registry
• Received the Cushing-Gavin Award in 1993 for excellence in Labor-Management Relations
• Received the Lelia J. Robinson Award from the Massachusetts Women's Bar Association for her contributions to women lawyers in October 2006

• Boston College Law School J.D., 1976
• Regis College A.B., 1967