Patrick M. Kelly is one of the pre-eminent trial lawyers, litigators, law firm leaders, and professional association leaders in the country. He has vast experience in numerous substantive areas that he will bring to bear in efficiently, effectively, and economically resolving matters as a mediator, arbitrator, or referee. During his lengthy career, Mr. Kelly has tried, litigated, arbitrated, mediated, and/or settled thousands of cases involving a wide variety of substantive areas of law. In this episode, Pat tells the story of a complex probate dispute, what he did to help the parties reach a resolution recognized by the parties as fair and in everyone’s best interests, and what it takes to achieve satisfying outcomes.

Mr. Kelly has served as Partner and Senior Counsel at an international litigation firm founded in insurance defense. His practice focused on advising and representing insurance carriers in coverage matters and defending individuals and companies in high-stakes professional liability and commercial cases. He also handled numerous insurance bad faith, insurance coverage, product liability, premises liability, employment litigation, ski resort liability, and railroad liability matters. He has particular experience with class actions involving directors and officers (D&O) liability, product liability, employment, and consumer fraud claims.

Mr. Kelly is a frequent author, columnist, and lecturer on numerous subjects including trial tactics, insurance coverage and bad faith, personal injury, and professional liability. He is an original co-author of Insurance Litigation, The Rutter Group California Practice Guide, a frequently cited insurance treatise in California, and continues to edit the Directors and Officers chapter of the publication.