Jay M. Kelly

Practice Areas:
• Commercial & Business Litigation
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury, Products Liability & Wrongful Death

Contact Information:
• Phone: 559-228-6700
• Fax: 559-228-6727
• Send Email

Education

• University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California, Juris Doctor, May 2010
  Memberships and Honors: Editor-in-Chief, Global Business & Development Law Journal, Traynor Honor Society, Dean’s Honor List, 2008 – 2010, Honors Scholarship, Academic Achievement Scholarship, Justice Hollis G. Best Scholarship, Tracy G. Helms Memorial Scholarship, Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Negotiation and Settlements, Honors in Trial Advocacy and Advanced Trial Advocacy, McGeorge representative to the National Conference of Law Reviews, Witkin Student Panel
• Kent State University, Kent Ohio, Bachelor of Arts, with Honors, May 2000
  “Outstanding Graduating Student” in Department of Political Science

Employment and Experience

• Lang, Richert & Patch, Fresno, California, Attorney, 2010 – Present
• California Court of Appeal for the Fifth District,
  Judicial Extern for the Honorable James A. Ardaiz, Presiding Justice, December 2009 – May 2010
• Lang, Richert & Patch, Fresno, California, Summer Associate, May 2009 – August 2009
• Quinlan, Kershaw & Fanucchi, Fresno, California, Summer Associate, May 2008 – August 2008

Admitted to Practice

• California Supreme Court, December 2010
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, December 2010

Professional Associations

• State Bar of California
• American Bar Association
• Fresno County Bar Association
• Fresno County Young Lawyers Association

Community

• Board of Directors, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central California
• Board of Directors, Castle Keep Elder Abuse Prevention Program of the Central Valley

Pre-Legal Experience

Seven years in advertising and publishing industries, specializing in brand management and development.