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Experience
Ms. Kelly, an associate in Semmes, Bowen and Semmes' international/business litigation department, has over 15 years of experience in litigation, including all aspects of motions, discovery, trial and post-judgment practice in Federal, U.S. Bankruptcy and Maryland State Courts, with some appellate and business practice. Ms. Kelly represents businesses and individuals in litigation, mediation and arbitration of matters involving contract disputes, business torts, commercial litigation, successor liability, sophisticated collections cases, construction litigation, labor and employment, medical review committee issues, medical malpractice, intellectual property, bankruptcy, personal injury, guardianships, domestic, complex Orphans' Court matters, landlord/tenant (business and residential), and misdemeanor criminal defense.
Admitted
1991, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
Education
University of Maryland School of Law,
(J.D., 1990)
Bucknell University (M.A., Phil., 1988)
Earlham College (B.A.)
Affiliations, Associations & Special Achievements
Baltimore City Bar Association
Maryland State Bar Association
Regional co-editor and state co-author of Unfair Trade Practices: A Compendium of State Law, published by the Defense Research Institute (2005)
Maryland State court designated mediator pursuant to Md. Rule 17 104 (2004-present)
Panel Chair, Health Claims Arbitration
William B. Cunningham Award for exceptional achievement and service, University of Maryland School of Law (1990)
Joseph Bernstein Prize for writing, University of Maryland School of Law (1990)
Asper Fellow intern for The Honorable Joseph C. Howard, United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Staff member, Maryland Law Forum in (1988-1989)
Founding Editor-in-Chief, Maryland Jl. of Contemporary Legal Issues (1989-1990)
Bain-Swiggett Prize for creative writing
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