KEVIN P. KELLY, ESQ.

Kevin Kelly is a Bay Area native, born and raised in Berkeley, CA.  Since joining The Goldman Law Firm in 2011, Mr. Kelly has practiced in the areas of medical malpractice defense and business litigation at both the trial and appellate level. Mr. Kelly’s business litigation practice is particularly focused on complicated litigation cases which have ranged from contentious dental practice transitions and partnership dissolutions to multi-million dollar disputes with major banks.

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Mr. Kelly graduated from the University of California, San Diego in 2004 with dual Bachelor of Art degrees in Psychology and Political Science. He continued his education in San Diego, receiving his Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law in December 2007. He was admitted to the California bar in June 2008.While in law school, Mr. Kelly was selected as a Trustee’s Scholar and represented the school in two national appellate advocacy competitions.  During that time, Mr. Kelly also was awarded a hands-on internship with the general counsel of QUALCOMM, Inc., a San Diego based telecommunications company where he had the opportunity to participate in negotiations with Fortune 500 companies and large international firms.

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In addition to being a member of the Contra Costa Bar Association, Mr. Kelly is also a two time recipient of the President’s National Service Award for work in Central and South America and a volunteer with the American Red Cross, with whom he served as a shelter manager in Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Mr. Kelly is an avid San Francisco Giants fan, loves to travel and considers Lake Tahoe, Boston, New Orleans, San Diego and even Oklahoma to be second homes.