Joseph P. Kelly

Practice areas and experience

Joe has experience litigating commercial matters, insurance coverage disputes, claims against professionals, and personal injury claims; counseling insurers on insurance claims and handling claim reserve audits; counseling businesses on a wide range of matters including leasing, employment issues, financing and corporate governance; and handling business start-ups.

Education

Chicago-Kent School of Law, J.D., 2004; University of Illinois, B.S., 2001.

Admitted to Practice

Illinois; and United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Representative Matters

• Cases involving medical malpractice claims, where Joe assisted in defending a bariatric surgeon
• A case involving a construction accident fall at a Chicago highrise, where Joe assisted in defending a general contractor, resulting in a favorable settlement
• An insurance coverage case involving a multi-million dollar financial institution bond claim involving fraudulent letters of credit
• A declaratory judgment claim seeking rescission of an insurance policy due to false statements in the insurance application
• A case involving legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty claims, where Joe assisted in defending a lawyer and law firm
• General counsel for the professional corporations of local dentists and other local companies

Professional associations

American, Illinois State and Kane County Bar Associations, including the ABA Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice section.