Kelly practices in the areas of family law and litigation.

REPRESENTATIVE WORK

Dismissal on summary judgment of all nine causes of action for the City of Snohomish in an alleged civil rights and defamation lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Employment claim dismissal affirmed by Division II of the Court of Appeals. Division II affirmed the Pierce County Superior Court's granting of the City of Sumner's summary judgment motion.

Dismissal for the Ohio Casualty Company in a federal court declaratory relief action. The Honorable Ronald Leighton of the Western District Court granted Ohio Casualty's motion and dismissed a third-party complaint filed against it in a declaratory action arising from an alleged wrongful death case of a twelve-year-old boy.

Defense jury verdict for the City of Auburn in a million dollar civil rights and employment lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Summary judgment dismissal for the City of Mercer Island Police Department in a civil rights lawsuit alleging racial profiling.

Summary judgment dismissal for the City of Snohomish in an alleged wrongful termination and defamation case.

Summary judgment dismissal for the City of Kirkland Police Department in a civil rights lawsuit alleging wrongful arrest, conspiracy and defamation.

BACKGROUND & INTERESTS

Prior to joining the firm, Kelly was a senior associate with Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, P.S. She was a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in both King and Skagit Counties where she tried over 30 jury trials. She also was a litigation associate at a large civil litigation firm in Seattle where she represented a variety of private and public clients.