Kelly was born and raised in North Carolina, and currently lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina with her wife and daughter. Kelly has worked with the seriously mentally ill, at risk youth, troubled families, domestic violence aggressors and victims and as an intake counselor for a four county area in NC. She has extensive training as a mediator As an attorney, she has represented defendants with serious felony offenses through negotiated pleas or jury trials to verdict. She has represented a wide variety of clients in negotiated and litigated family law matters and believes that negotiation should always be pursued before handing control to the court.
Since 2008
2005 - 2008
J.D. (2008) | Law
Honors: Cum Laude, Law Review, Trial Team, Wesley Fenhagen Fellow
1999 - 2001
M.S. (2001) | Counseling
Assistantship as a program coordinator for community outreach program, internship in a domestic violence division of a local counseling agency leading children's group, facilitating men's court ordered domestic abuser program, counseled domestic violence victims
Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
PACE
Dispute Settlement Commission
Cooperative Parenting Institute
