Michael Louis Kelly

This firm represented me in a mass tort. Because I'm in an active Chapter 13 bankruptcy I need court approval though the trustee to accept the settlement offer and attorney fees. I explained this to the attorneys office several times and was told they do not practice bankruptcy law, so I explained i...t to them. The settlement offer came in and I immediately sent to my bankruptcy attorney who then presented to the trustee for approval. My attorney then needed to draw up a motion for the trustee to put in writing the terms for the approval of the settlement. Motion submitted, settlement approximately $113K, trustee wants $90K. Or the settlement is rejected. Order submitted and signed by a judge, in December 2019. Order sent to attorney January 10, 2020. Order has been ignored. Told by attorneys office claims administrator was never sent the order, order uploaded on February 3, 2020. Order still ignored. Per attorneys office claims administrator wants to verify the trustee is following section 541 of the bankruptcy code and needs paperwork from trustee. This is false. Of course the trustee is following section 541 of the bankruptcy code and the trustee has sent paperwork, a court order with the amount and how the distribution is to be made. The trustee has spoken through the order signed by a judge. I have tried to follow-up to no avail, and have received no return calls. I called on 2/24/20 because I had found out that a hearing was sechduled. Someone was to call back and no on did. Of course I'm angry and upset. I can only imagine if I were to ignore a court order, I would be in contempt. Every time your office needed something immediately for court the next day, week, you got it.

I was involved in an auto accident where the other party wrongly denied liability. Needless to say, I was anxious beyond belief, but once I contacted Michael he quickly made things right. Not only did he leverage the law to get the offending party to admit liability, he resolved my situation in recor...d time. I cannot recommend Michael highly enough.

I was part of Cymbalta class action lawsuit, I first called Sokolav LLC from a TV commercial detailing withdrawal symptoms related to cymbalta and the pharmaceutical company allegedly not being totally upfront about the percentage of people it may affect.I began this suit approximately in 2012. Appar...ently for a portion of the winnings soklov law came to an agreement with Kirtland & Packard to handle the case. I was sent paperwork for me to fill out about how long , my daily dosage, the affects of the medication while taking it and the terrible withdrawal when I stopped etc. from 2012 to 2018 I received on 2 emails giving me any updates or info regarding status of the case. I called approximately January 2016 to ask what’s going on with the case and I was told by a staff member We’re working on a settlement agreement and we will contact you sometime in August 2016. I received no call in August, I decided I Jan 1 2018 because once again no email/ phone updates were sent to me for update. Well I spoke to Brandon and he said we’re mailing out now your settlement offer you should have it soon. January 30 2018 after 6 years of waiting I get my offer. I don’t want to say exactly what it was but it was less than 1500.00 I had no problem with the offer because the one time they did speak to me they said it will be no less than a 1,000.00 and up. What angered me was the following page which details the 40% Lawyer fee of approximately 589.00 another group benefit fee( not quoting precisely) 236.00 and a fee of special work on your case of 23.36 . When they spoke to me on the phone no staff told me that your settlement will be approximately 1,000.00 or more NOT INCLUDING Lawyer fees and all these rediculous fees! Nor did they mention that if you have any liens, civil judgements, Medicare or past due doctor fees and if you’ve had a bankruptcy going back TEN YEARS they can withhold your money in order to pay anyone you may possibly owe and after all that’s said and done fill out this 1099 tax form. If and that’s a big IF any of your money is left over we will cut you a check IF there’s any money left over. Now of course I was called by Michael Kelly who basically said ( if you read the contract it’s in there and pharmacudical companies are evil and hard to beat. He also had the nerve to say they weren’t making much money off this suit,,, Yeah well if day they had 300 clients for this case and some clients got upward of 3000.00 offer plus their fees for every sheet of paper, paper clip, stamp, ink pen, envelopes etc ontop of the many other lawsuits they have ongoing and also claim to have won 8 figure lawsuits your not broke. I’ve done some research and most class action law firms charge 30% Lawyer fees. It would have been fair if they lowered their fees since they couldn’t win the case or even get the drug off the market. Plus out of all this you have to sign a form stating you can NEVER sue for any further future or past damages from cymbalta. Really? For this little offer? Go pound sand!

I work with Mike in his capacity co-lead counsel to a group of law firms prosecuting a pharmaceutical Mass Tort. Mike brings an amazing depth of knowledge and a litigation skill-set that is extraordinary. He is a true leader. His trial experience, strategic planning, juror savvy, and last but not... least his firm's supporting attorney's ability to actualize Mike's strategic vision puts him and Kirkland Packard at the top of my list for retention or consultation in any complex matter.

I was like an Injured Bug, flouting on a leaf on a river. The river flowed toward rapids and a killer waterfall. I was in my darkest days. Not only did Michael Kelly have a legal tenacity, his steady coolness was calming, he piloted that leaf into smooth sailing and onto a beautiful meadow. Wh...en he attacked, Michael latched on to his ( my ) opponant like a tough Bulldog. With Michael's dedicated persistence and his commitment to excellance we won the personal injury case, against a major player during pre - trial motion. The bad guys settled just as the jury was being seated. I now have a very enjoyable life. Thank you and God Bless Michael Kelly