Overview
Kelly is an experienced litigator with significant first-chair trial experience and a broad legal background across various industries, including businesses, insurance, transportation, and real estate. Kelly helps her clients navigate complex lawsuits and provides them with strategic advice to most effectively resolve claims against them.
Her tenure as an Assistant County Prosecutor for Cuyahoga County has provided her with substantial courtroom experience and a deep understanding of the legal landscape. In her practice, Kelly builds strong, transparent relationships with her clients, allowing her to efficiently and effectively resolve complex legal issues and disputes.
Representative Experience
- Serves as outside litigation counsel for various companies in complex business, commercial, transportation, and real estate matters in state and federal courts.
- Acts as outside counsel for insurance companies to pursue subrogation rights.
- Conducts legal research and drafts complex legal briefs, motions, and complaints.
- Drafted appellate briefs and argued on behalf of the State of Ohio during hearings before the Eighth District Court of Appeals.
- Represented the State of Ohio as an Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor in adult felony cases.
- Represented health care professionals and entities facing claims of medical malpractice and wrongful death.
- Assisted doctors, nurses, and health care professionals to prepare for expert depositions, conduct legal research and analysis, and draft dispositive motions.
- Prepared victims, witnesses, experts, and law enforcement officers for trial testimony.
Education & Admissions
Education
- Cleveland State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2010
- Miami University, B.S., 2005
Bar and Court Admissions
- State of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Involvement
Professional Affiliations
- FDCC Ladder Down Cleveland, Member (Class of 2021)
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member (2012-Present)
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member (2012 – Present)
- 3R’s, Volunteer (2008 – 2009, 2011 – 2012)
- CSU Law Alumni Association Board of Trustees (2022 – Present)
Community Involvement
- Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Partner in Justice (2021 – 2022)
- Boys Hope Girls Hope, Associate Board Member (2012 – 2014)
Publications
- “District Court of South Carolina Slams the Brakes on Broker Liability,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Client Alert (January 2025)
- “Ohio Law Changes How Home Buyers View Properties and Pay their Agent,” Frantz Ward Client Alert (October 2024)
- “Can’t Be Saved by a New Judge,” Frantz Ward Client Alert (March 2022)
Representative Experience
- Serves as outside litigation counsel for various companies in complex business, commercial, transportation, and real estate matters in state and federal courts.
- Acts as outside counsel for insurance companies to pursue subrogation rights.
- Conducts legal research and drafts complex legal briefs, motions, and complaints.
- Drafted appellate briefs and argued on behalf of the State of Ohio during hearings before the Eighth District Court of Appeals.
- Represented the State of Ohio as an Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor in adult felony cases.
- Represented health care professionals and entities facing claims of medical malpractice and wrongful death.
- Assisted doctors, nurses, and health care professionals to prepare for expert depositions, conduct legal research and analysis, and draft dispositive motions.
- Prepared victims, witnesses, experts, and law enforcement officers for trial testimony.
Education & Admissions
Education
- Cleveland State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2010
- Miami University, B.S., 2005
Bar and Court Admissions
- State of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Involvement
Professional Affiliations
- FDCC Ladder Down Cleveland, Member (Class of 2021)
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member (2012-Present)
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member (2012 – Present)
- 3R’s, Volunteer (2008 – 2009, 2011 – 2012)
- CSU Law Alumni Association Board of Trustees (2022 – Present)
Community Involvement
- Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Partner in Justice (2021 – 2022)
- Boys Hope Girls Hope, Associate Board Member (2012 – 2014)
Publications
- “District Court of South Carolina Slams the Brakes on Broker Liability,” (Co-Author) Frantz Ward Client Alert (January 2025)
- “Ohio Law Changes How Home Buyers View Properties and Pay their Agent,” Frantz Ward Client Alert (October 2024)
- “Can’t Be Saved by a New Judge,” Frantz Ward Client Alert (March 2022)
