Kiesha Mayes is a skilled and pragmatic legal strategist and litigator whose practice focuses on labor and employment law. With an innovative and practical approach, Kiesha helps businesses navigate an ever-evolving legal landscape to accomplish their goals, and has a proven track record of success in complex matters. Kiesha has extensive experience advising employers on a wide range of domestic and international legal and compliance issues, having previously served as Chief Employment Counsel at Optum (a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group).
Prior to joining the firm, in 2024, Kiesha co-founded ORO Impact, a fintech company that partners with companies to provide housing benefits to their employees to attract and retain talent and reduce attrition costs. Prior to co-founding ORO, Kiesha served as Deputy General Counsel and Chief Labor & Employment Counsel at Optum, where she was a member of the Legal, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Executive Council. She also was an associate attorney at legacy firm Gray Plant Mooty, now known as Lathrop GPM.
Kiesha earned her J.D. from the University of St. Thomas School of Law and her B.S. in Business Administration from Metropolitan State University.