Attorney Kelly has been a National Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate since 1995 and a Certified Pretrial Practice Advocate since 2012. From 2001-2003, he participated in Trial Lawyers Care benefiting victims of the World Trade Center Disaster and is Past Chair of the Workers’ Compensation section. Areas of Practice Auto Accidents Truck Accidents Slip & Fall Personal Injury Workers’ Compensation Product Liability Wills Estates Elder Law Workers’ Compensation Real Estate Social Security Gas Rights
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania 1982 US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 2019
Education Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, PA – J.D. 1982 University of Scranton, Scranton, PA – B.S. Business Management Magna Cum Laude – 1979 Omicron Delta Epsilon
Career Highlights Robert W. Munley, P.C. – 1982-1987 Munley, Mattise, Kelly & Cartwright, P.C.- 1987-1999 Mattise & Kelly, P.C., Scranton, PA – Shareholder 1999 to 2014 Needle Law, P.C., Scranton, PA – Shareholder 2015 to present
Certifications National Board of Trial Advocacy – Certified Civil Trial Advocate 1995 Recertified 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020 Certified Civil Pretrial Practice Advocate – 2012-Present
Reported Cases In Re: Estate of Brojack, 467 A 2d 1175 (Pa. Super. 1983)
Professional & Bar Association Memberships Federal Bar Association 1999 – 2003 American Association for Justice 1982 – present Participated in Trial Lawyers Care benefiting victims of the World Trade Center Disaster, 2001 – 2003 Pennsylvania Bar Association – Member House of Delegates 2004 – present Board of Governors 2013 – 2016 Pennsylvania Association for Justice Member 1982- present Board of Governors 1997 – present; Amicus Curiae Committee 2003 – present Past Chair Worker’s Compensation Section 2008-2009, 2017-2018 Cochair Worker’s Compensation Section 2015 – 2017 George F. Douglas Amicus Curiae Award for Outstanding Appellate Advocacy – 2010 Northern Pennsylvania Legal Services – Board of Directors 1990 – 2000 North Penn Legal Services – Board of Directors 2001 – 2003; President 2001 – 2003 Lackawanna County Bar Associations: Board of Directors 1988 – 1989, 1995 – 2009; Secretary 1999 – 2003; Vice-President 2004; President Elect 2005; President 2006 Fellow of the Roscoe Pound Institute 2000 – present National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys 1995 – present American Board of Trial Advocates (invitation only) 2006 – present (President Northeast PA Chapter 2011 – present) National Trial Lawyers (invitation only) 2011 – present America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys (Pennsylvania) 2020 Best Lawyers in America 2021- Present Non-Professional Organizations Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors 2016-Present) (Chair Government Affairs Committee 2019-present, Board Secretary and Executive Committee 2023-Present Good Shepherd Corporation of Clarks Summit, PA, Solicitor 1999 – 2013, President 2000 – 2013; Board of Directors 1995 – 2013 Voluntary Action Center, Scranton, PA, Board of Directors 1992 – 1999; 2012 – 2015 President 1995-1997 National Business Institute Legal Seminars, Board of Lecturers 1991- present National Ski Patrol, Eastern PA Region – Coordinator, Auxiliary Programs 1996 – 2000; Legal Advisor 2001 – present Lackawanna County United Way Lawyers Campaign, Vice Chairman 1989 – 1992 Lackawanna County United Way, Allocations Panel Member 1984 – 1989; Chairman 1990 – 1991 Recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyer 2008 – present Lectures PAJ & Lackawanna Bar Association Common Evidentiary Issues in Personal Injury Cases, Recoverable Damages – November 11, 1997 Pleading and Proving Damages in Personal Injury Cases, Personal Injury Damages – March 19, 1997 Slip and Fall Cases, Ice and Snow – September 24, 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, Limitation of Actions and Docket Activity – January 28, 1998 Problems in Product Liability Cases, The Law – May 13, 1998 Premises Liability in PA – 2003, 2004 Liens, Subrogation & Joint Tortfeasor Releases – 2004, 2007 Current Issues in Auto Law – 2009 Committee for Justice for All Direct Examination of Expert Witnesses – 2016 Effectively Evaluating and Preparing Auto Accident Cases – 2015 Litigating the Underinsured and Uninsured Motorist Claim – 2013 Electronic Medical Records-2017 Lorman Education Services Workers Compensation in Pennsylvania 1995 Penn Millers’ Mutual Insurance Creative Problems in Workers Compensation -The Claimant’s Perspective 1998 H.R. Directors Nightmare – The Claimant’s Perspective 2000
Personal Data Born: November 23, 1958, Archbald, PA Married with one child Hobbies & Interests: Skiing and Sailing