Daytona Beach - Deland

J. Lester Kaney
Harold C. Hubka
Thomas S. Hart
Scott W. Cichon
Robert A. Merrell, III
Bruce A. Hanna
John P. Ferguson
Rhoda Bess Goodson
Thomas J. Leek
Mark A. Watts
Heather Bond Vargas
Robert Taylor Bowling
Joshua J. Pope
Andrea M. Kurak
Elan R. Kaney
Kathryn D. Weston
Kelly Parsons Kwiatek
Michael J. Woods
Maja S. Sander
James A. Stowers
Katherine Hurst Miller
Michael O. Sznapstajler
Melissa B. Murphy

Retired
Jay D. Bond Jr.

Of Counsel
C. Allen Watts
Larry D. Marsh

General Manager
Ryan Kamchan


Kelly Parsons Kwiatek

Partner


(386) 323-9269 (voice)
(386) 944-7958 (fax)
Kelly.Parsons@CobbCole.com

Daytona Beach Office
150 Magnolia Ave
Post Office Box 2491
Daytona Beach,  FL  32115-2491
(386) 255-8171

Assistant: Cindy Elton
 - Cindy.Elton@CobbCole.com


VCard

Practice Areas
  • Employment & Labor Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Civil Litigation
  • Business Litigation
  • Appellate Law
  • Trial Practice

    Admitted
  • 2004: Florida
  • 2004: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • 2004: United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • 2006: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

    Education
  • 2004: J.D., Florida State University College of Law
  • 2001: B.A., Musical Theater, Syracuse University

    Publication and Lectures
  • Speaker, "He Said She Said: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Training Course," 2009 - present
  • Author, "The Effect of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008," The Communicator, 2009
  • Speaker, "COBRA and HIPAA," Volusia County Manufacturer's Association, 2008
  • Speaker, "What's in Your Personnel Files," Volusia County Manufacturer's Association, 2007
  • Speaker, "Afternoon at the Courthouse, " Volusia County Bar Association, 2006

    Awards
  • Young Professionals Group Leadership Award, 2009
  • Easter Seals Volunteer of the Year Award, 2008
  • Young Business Leader, Volusia/Flagler Business Report, 2007
  • Young Professionals Group President's Award, 2006
  • Phi Delta Phi Honor Society, Florida State University, 2004
  • Second Place Team Winner in St. Mary's Mock Trial Competition, 2003
  • Team Winner and Best Advocate, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Competition, 2002


    Leadership
  • Board of Directors and Development Chair, Easter Seals of Volusia and Flagler, 2004 - present
  • Board of Directors, Florida Hospital Memorial Foundation for Ormond Memorial, 2008 - present
  • Member, Cultural Council for Volusia County, Advisory Board for the Volusia County Council, 2011
  • Member, Nuisance Abatement Board, City of Daytona Beach, 2012
  • Chair Membership Committee, Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Committee, 2009-present
  • Board of Directors, Daytona Beach Young Professionals Group, 2004 - 2010 (President 2008)
  • Member, Halifax Area Civic League, 2009 - 2010
  • Member, ISB Coalition, 2009 - 2011
  • Board of Governors, Florida Bar YLD, 7th Circuit Representative, 2009 - 2010
  • Board of Directors, United Way of Volusia and Flagler Counties, 2009 - 2010
  • Membership Committee, Halifax Historical Society, 2009 - 2010
  • Dunn-Blount Inns of Court, 2005 - 2009
  • Executive Committee and Board of Directors, Halifax Area Chamber of Commerce, 2009
  • Member, Mayor's Kitchen Cabinet, 2009
  • Board of Directors and YLD Representative, Volusia County Bar Association, 2004 - 2009
  • Graduate: Leadership Daytona Beach, Class XXVIII, 2008
  • Board of Directors, Operation Sharing Through Caring, 2005 - 2006
  • Joyful Heirs Benefiting Great Kids, 2004 - 2006
  • Executive Women's Council, 2004 - 2006


    Affiliations
  • St. James Episcopal Church Member and Soloist
  • Volusia Civil Trial Attorneys Association, 2011
  • Volusia County Bar Association

    • Biography

    A native of Daytona Beach, Kelly Parsons Kwiatek is a commercial litigator with a focus on employment and labor law as well as intellectual property litigation. Ms. Parsons Kwiatek represents many of Volusia County's universities and businesses in all matters of employment law. Specifically, she represents employers in managing employee relations, from the negotiation and preparation of employment contracts to the litigation of federal and state anti-discrimination and retaliation claims, including the Florida Civil Rights Act, Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. She also regularly enforces and defends contracts in restraint of trade, advises clients on their day-to-day operations related to employment law, and handles appeals.

    Ms. Parsons Kwiatek is an active leader in Daytona Beach serving on the Board of Directors of Easter Seals of Volusia and Flagler Counties as well as the Florida Hospital Memorial Foundation. Ms. Parsons Kwiatek is a member of the Cultural Council for Volusia County and serves on the Nuisance Abatement Board for the City of Daytona Beach. Ms. Parsons Kwiatek also holds a AV rating, the highest rating obtainable by an attorney from Martindale-Hubbell.