SUMMARY
In August 2011, Bill Kelly returned from active duty with the Iowa Army National Guard as the Brigade Judge Advocate for the 2/34 IBCT. While serving in Afghanistan as part of Task Force Red Bulls he was awarded the Bronze Star. Bill is now back full-time focusing on his litigation and mediation practice.
Bill handles cases involving litigation, mediations, personal injury, insurance defense, worker's compensation, divorce actions, adoptions, modification of custody and/or support actions, name change petitions and military law. He is a certified mediator with the Polk County Bar Association.
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
• BV® Distinguished™ rated by Martindale-Hubbell. The BV certification mark is an excellent rating for a lawyer with more experience.
• The Best Lawyers in America 2012, Family Law
REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGEMENTS
Recent representative matters include successful defense of a banking client in consumer credit code violation case; continuing defense of mortgage servicing corporations; defense of banking client in arbitration concerning Iowa Consumer Credit Code; an interpleader action in Federal Court over insurance proceeds; the negotiation of pre-nuptial, post-nuptial, separation, child custody, alimony and equitable division of property agreements, as well as litigation in these areas where settlements are not possible.
PUBLICATIONS, SPEECHES, SEMINARS
Bill authored a law review article entitled "Scope of Advertising Injury Under Iowa Law in Commercial General Liability Policies," 48 Drake L. Rev. 625 (2000).
OF NOTE
Bill is a major in the Iowa National Guard. He serves as the Brigade Judge Advocate with the 2/34 IBCT in Boone, IA. Kelly, a member of the Judge Advocate General Corps, has been active in the National Guard since February 21, 1995.
Bill is active within the Iowa State Bar Association, where he serves on the Military Affairs Committee.
ACADEMIC
Bill was Managing Editor of the Drake Law Review 1998-99. He is a 1990 graduate of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where he received a B.A. in Political Science. At Brown he played for the varsity baseball and football teams, and was President of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity.
Resources
Davis Brown Shareholder Bill Kelly Featured as ‘Citizen-Soldier’ in Business Record
11/04/2011 - Davis Brown shareholder William P. Kelly was featured in thDavis Brown Receives Iowa ESGR Governor's Employer Award
09/13/2011 - On Monday, Sept. 12, the Davis Brown Law Firm received an Iowa Employer Support of the Guard and ...Davis Brown donates school supplies to Panjshir Province
05/27/2011 - On May 24, Major William P. Kelly, a JAG Officer and Davis Brown attorney currently serving in ...Davis Brown named semifinalist for Freedom Award
05/06/2011 - The Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced that the Davis Brown Law Firm was among 148 ...Davis Brown Law Firm Honored with Pro Patria Award
04/11/2011 - On Saturday, April 9, the Iowa Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) committee ...Davis Brown Law Firm Receives Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Award
11/08/2010 - The Davis Brown Law Firm received an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) award on ...Bill Kelly Presenting at Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorces
11/11/2009 - Davis Brown attorney Bill Kelly is presenting "failure to secure adequate legal assistance ...Bill Kelly Co-Presents "Failure to Secure Adequate Legal Assistance"
09/18/2009 - Davis Brown attorney William P. Kelly co-presents "Failure to Secure Adequate Legal ...William P. Kelly Promoted to Field Grade Officer
08/26/2009 - Davis Brown attorney William P. Kelly was promoted to a Field Grade Officer on February ...The Davis Brown Law Firm Congratulates William P. Kelly for 10 Years of Service
09/23/2008 - Bill Kelly was recognized by members of the firm Board of Directors and Staff. Bill is a ...
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