Mr. Kelly is a Partner in the San Francisco Office of HB&B. He is the Chairman of the Business Department for the Firm where he supervises departmental training, evaluation, assignment and operation. Mr. Kelly's multi-faceted practice is concentrated in the areas of general civil litigation, including product liability, creditor's rights, business torts and employment law. Currently, he supervises business litigation, including trade secret and unfair competition matters for a number of professional services firms throughout California. He also manages bankruptcy claims and litigation for the leading insurance premium finance company in the United States.
Mr. Kelly's product liability experience includes actions involving air compressors; electrical equipment including switchgear, control panels and voltage regulators; building materials; and consumer products. He has worked with clients in the healthcare industry as well as companies throughout the manufacturing industry including a diversified marketer of high quality products for the home and family in addition to a market leading supplier of electrical distribution, industrial control and automation products, services and systems.
Mr. Kelly obtained his B.F.A. from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1985 and his J.D. from the University of Southern California in 1989. He also received an M.A. in Communications Management from the University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication. He is a member of the Bar Association of San Francisco and is admitted to practice in California, Illinois and the District of Columbia.
