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Michael Louis Kelly

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Overview

Practice Areas

20% Wrongful Death
34 years, 57 cases
20% Defective / Dangerous Products
34 years, 260 cases
5% Motorcycle Accident
34 years, 22 cases
5% Brain Injury
34 years, 34 cases

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Fees and Payment Types

Fees

Contingent (33%-40%)

Contact Information

San Francisco Office:

101 California Street

Ste 2450

San Francicso, CA 94111

415-946-8946
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Los Angeles Office:

2361 Rosecrans Ave 4FL

El Segundo, CA 90245

310-536-1000
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Michael Louis Kelly is consistently rated as one of the nation's top consumer trial lawyers. He specializes in wrongful death, catastrophic injury, class... more

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“Endorsement - Client”

Posted by: Vern, 2009-10-24 over 2 years ago.

Client Review: Michael Kelly represented me in pivotal “bet the company” damage claim against a major wall street firm. The defendants and their lawyers were less... more

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“A great class action lawyer: $12m settlement and justice served.”

Posted by: a Class Action client, 2008-07-23 over 3 years ago.

Client Review: Michael Kelly represented my class in a high-profile class action suit vs. Verizon Wireless. The cell company promoted Bluetooth functionality that... more

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4 endorsements

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I endorse this lawyer's work. Mr. Kelly is a highly skilled and experienced attorney. He refuses to take "no" for an answer and is committed to... more

Endorsement from lawyer: Amy Benakote , El Segundo (CA), About 2 years ago

I endorse this lawyer's work. He is professional, reliable, intelligent and very experienced. He goes above and beyond what is expected in every... more

Endorsement from lawyer: Heather Peterson , El Segundo (CA), Over 2 years ago

Résumé

License

33 years since Michael Louis Kelly was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
California	Active	1978	11/08/2011

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

Work Experience

Position	Duration
Partner at Kirtland & Packard LLP	1978–present

Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
University of Idaho College of Law	Litigation	J.D.	1978
Seattle University	Pre-Law	BA - Bachelor of Arts	1975

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in California	American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA)	2008
Southern California Superlawyer	Southern California Superlawyers	2007

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Member	American Trial Lawyers Association	1995-2008
Member	Consumer Attorneys of California	1991-2008

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Portfolio

Cases

Bae v. Barendo

Outcome: $1,000,000

Parties Confidential

Outcome: $1,100,000