Kelly assists clients with protecting and enforcing their contracts through mediation, arbitration, and civil litigation.
Kelly is an associate in the firm's Business Litigation practice, focusing on commercial contract disputes. She has a variety of experience enforcing clients' contractual rights in state and federal courts, as well as private arbitration. Kelly has been involved in all phases of commercial dispute resolution, including pre-lawsuit settlement negotiations, discovery, motion practice, and trial.
In addition to her general commercial practice, Kelly is an experienced construction attorney, and has represented general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, and project owners on a variety of issues, including contract and negligence claims, lien foreclosure and bond claims, and claims for violations of Michigan's Building Contract Fund Act.
While in law school, Kelly was a member of the Michigan State University International Law Review and served as an articles editor. She earned her J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude.
Representative matters may include engagements before joining Troutman Pepper.