Saturday, August 5, 2017

JOHN P. KELLY NAMED SENIOR FELLOW OF LITIGATION COUNSEL OF AMERICA



      Fort Lauderdale attorney John P. Kelly, has been named a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA). Kelly is a trial lawyer in the firm’s business litigation section. A 1974 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, Kelly received his Juris Doctor degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1978. He has represented numerous clients in both federal and state courts throughout the United States. Kelly regularly represents domestic and international companies in the enforcement of their intellectual property rights and in complex commercial litigation.

     The LCA is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation. Senior Fellow status in the society is reserved for advanced commitment to and support of the LCA, Diversity Law Institute and Trial Law Institute. The LCA is aggressively diverse in its composition. Established as a trial and appellate lawyer honorary society reflecting the American bar in the twenty-first century, the LCA represents the best in law among its membership. The number of Fellowships has been kept at an exclusive limit by design, allowing qualifications, diversity and inclusion to align effectively, with recognition of excellence in litigation across all segments of the bar. Fellows are generally at the partner or shareholder level, or are independent practitioners with recognized experience and accomplishment. In addition, the LCA is dedicated to promoting superior advocacy, professionalism and ethical standards among its Fellows.