John P Kelly
Business Litigation
"The trend of many law firms today is to claim expertise in every new area of law. We follow a different course. We know our niche, and we prepare our client's case as if it were going to trial tomorrow."
~John P. Kelly
The Kelly Law Firm has demonstrated a professionally-recognized proficiency in a wide variety of business litigation matters that they have litigated in courtrooms throughout the United States. Our business litigation experience includes:
* Negotiations for litigation avoidance
* Alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including mediation, private trials & arbitration
* Intellectual property litigation, including patent, copyright and trademark
* International intellectual property administrative proceedings and disputes
* Complex litigation relating to commercial transactions, class actions, property rights, probate litigation, trade secret violations, and deceptive and unfair business practices.
Complex Business Tort Litigation
The most expanding area of business litigation since the late 1970's has been in the business tort and complex business litigation arena, such as lawsuits involving:
* Antitrust litigation, including non-compete claims by employers
* Corporate litigation and shareholder derivative claims
* Intellectual Property, trade secrets, false advertising, and unfair competition claims
* Class action litigation involving products liability and consumer claims
* Qui tem and "Whistle Blower" claims
* Tortious interference claims Wrongful discharge and Title VII discrimination claims
These difficult and technical areas of litigation require experienced trial lawyers who have the resources and proven abilities to present complex issues effectively in front of juries. The Kelly Law Firm has demonstrated success in both state and federal courts in such complex business litigation.
We have successfully represented both businesses and their constituents, whether as plaintiffs or defendants, in a wide range of business and commercial matters. Whether we litigate to protect our client's proprietary interests or defend them against catastrophic claims, our clients know that our straight-forward analysis of their legal problems provides the necessary information to make an informed business decision on whether to proceed to trial. If going to trial is required, however, our clients also know that our extensive trial experience provides a winning edge. We utilize state-of-the-art resources in litigation and at trial, including computerized legal research, deposition summation and indexing, document scanning, organization and retrieval, and audio-visual presentations at trial.
Business Litigation Certified Attorney - Florida Bar
Kelly Law Firm
2400 E Commercial Blvd #211
Fort Lauderdale FL 33308-4022
Tel: 954 568-5555
Fax: 954 568-5553
E-mail: jkelly@businesslitigation.com
John P. Kelly is the trial lawyer of The Kelly Law Firm. He is a dual Florida board-certified litigation lawyer--both as a civil trial lawyer and as a business litigation specialist, and has been certified as a trial lawyer by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Kelly has once again been selected as a Florida "SuperLawyer" in the 2008 edition of Florida SuperLawyers, which recognizes nationally top lawyers as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics based on the survey of more than 44,000 lawyers across the state.
Mr. Kelly has tried over 140 jury trials in federal and state court throughout the United States, has an "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Mr. Kelly formerly was an equity partner with the law firms of Fleming, O'Bryan & Fleming, Gunster, Yoakley, Valdes-Fauli & Stewart, and Lorusso Loud & Kelly LLP for over 25 years. He is a graduate (magna cum laude) of The College of the Holy Cross and Vanderbilt Law School, where he was a member of The Vanderbilt Law Review.
Mr. Kelly's practice focuses on sophisticated complex business litigation and related business counseling.
Mr. Kelly's specialty as a trial lawyer and business litigator encompasses a diverse field of law, including , antitrust, employment law, corporate and securities law, intellectual property, ERISA, personal injury and wrongful death, products liability, insurance coverage, and probate law. He has obtained many significant verdicts and settlements as a trial lawyer, including a $13 million settlement for adopted descendants of a trust creator and $6 million and $2.6 million jury verdicts in corporate "squeeze-out" cases.
Mr. Kelly has represented both individuals and major Fortune 500 companies in litigation both in Florida and throughout the United States. He regularly appears in all Florida state courts and in federal courts in Florida and other states. He is a member of the Arbitration Panel of the American Arbitration Association. While primarily engaged in a jury trial practice, Mr. Kelly has appeared in hundreds of mediations, arbitrations, and other alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") matters. He also has argued over thirty appeals at all appellate levels and is admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as numerous federal district courts throughout the United States.
Mr. Kelly is listed in Who's Who In America and Who's Who In The World; he is active in many community activities. He has been a featured speaker at numerous seminars on business litigation law and trial practice throughout Florida, and also has participated as a speaker at an international conference on employment law in Kitzbuhel, Austria. Mr. Kelly is currently serving an appointment on the Florida Bar's Civil Rules Committee through 2008. he is the past-president of the St. Thomas More Society of South Florida (www.redmass.com). He has published numerous articles on business litigation law and trial practice, including the section on business entity litigation in the LEXIS Florida CLE Manual, Business Litigation In Florida.
Mr. Kelly has extensive expertise in the use of high technology in the presentation of evidence in the courtroom.
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