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John P Kelly

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  • The Kelly Law Firm

    2400 E Commercial Blvd

    Suite 211

    Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

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Practice Areas

  • 40% Litigation | 34 years, 1,500 cases
    20% Business | 34 years, 500 cases
    10% Intellectual Property | 34 years, 300 cases
    10% Employment / Labor | 30 years, 200 cases
    5% Fraud | 34 years, 200 cases
    5% Appeals | 34 years, 50 cases
    5% Contracts / Agreements
    5% Personal Injury | 5 years
Payment Types Cash, Check, Credit Card
Fees Contingent (25%-50%), Fixed (Sometimes), Hourly ($300-$400/hour), Retainer (Always)

About Me

Hello, Welcome to the Kelly Law Firm. I have been certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in both Civil Trial Law and Business Litigation. I have tried over 140 jury trials and hundreds of non-jury and arbitration matters both in South Florida and throughout the United States. I represent both individuals and Fortune 500 companies. I also have an active business counseling practice. Call...

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Client Reviews

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5 star rating

Excellent!

Posted by: a Corporate client, almost 5 years ago.

Mr. Kelly was excellent. He played a perfect "chess match". Our was a difficult situation because it involved family members. Mr. Kelly gave me...
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Philip D. Cameron, Former President, Florida State Fraternal Order of Police

Posted by: a Employment client, almost 5 years ago.

I found Mr. Kelly to be totally competent regarding his preparation an knowledge of the facts of my case. Mr. Kelly's trial techniques were no less...
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Endorsements

John has received 1 peer endorsement

Dwayne Lee Clark
Jacksonville, FL Over 2 years ago
Relationship: Worked for lawyer

I worked for John over 20 years ago. He is a terriffic lawyer. He is extremely skilled in litigation and gets great results for his clients.

Résumé

License

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1979 License Status: Member in Good Standing
for the state of Florida
Last updated by Avvo: 04/14/2013

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Work Experience

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2005–present
The Kelly Law Firm

Education

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1978 JD - Juris Doctor in Law
Vanderbilt University Law School

Awards

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2010 Fellow
Litigation Counsel of America

Associations

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2010-present Fellow
Litigation Counsel of America

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Portfolio

Publications

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1990 Business Entity Litigation
Business Litigation in Florida, Lexis-Nexis

Speaking Engagements

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2011 Witness Preparation
at Renaisance Symposium IV Harvard Club, New York City
2000 Mock Trial
at Trial of a Disputed Case

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