Attorneys

Alison R. Kalinski

Summary

Ms. Kalinski has substantial experience handling a wide array of litigation matters, including real estate, general commercial litigation, class actions, contract disputes, bankruptcy, and financial and securities litigation. Ms. Kalinski routinely represents financial institutions in the areas of consumer financial services, real estate finance, mortgage banking, and business litigation. In addition, Ms. Kalinski specializes in representing employers in all aspects of employment disputes, including the hiring and termination of employees, discrimination and harassment issues, wage and hour laws, and other personnel issues.

Ms. Kalinski has also represented clients pro bono in immigration and domestic violence matters. She is admitted to practice before all the U.S. District Courts of California and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Prior to joining Palmer, Lombardi & Donohue LLP, Ms. Kalinski practiced at two large international law firms in New York and clerked for the Honorable Steven M. Gold in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Education

Ms. Kalinski received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis and obtained her Juris Doctorate degree magna cum laude from Tulane Law School. During law school, she served as managing editor of the Tulane Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif.

Honors & Awards

Ms. Kalinski received the Sanctuary for Families 2008 Pro Bono Achievement Award.

Professional Activities

Ms. Kalinski is a member of the Alumni and Parents Admissions Program for Washington University and the Tulane Law School Alumni Ambassador Program. In addition, Ms. Kalinski has served as a member for the fundraising committee for the Bet Justice Ball.

Representative Matters

  • Successfully obtained a cancellation of removal for a victim of domestic violence and sex-trafficking.
  • Represented Mirant Corporation in a several month-long valuation trial.
  • Represented a leading pharmaceutical company in putative class actions involving claims under Title VII and the wage and hour laws, respectively. Obtained dismissal of all claims in both action on the basis of corporate separateness and plaintiffs’ failure to justify piercing the corporate veil.