Colin K. Kelly

Colin K. Kelly

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Awarded Practice Areas
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Colin K. Kelly
Colin K. Kelly
Atlanta, GA
Works at
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

121 Best Lawyers awards

Biography

Colin focuses his practice on defending consumer product and manufacturing companies against product liability, mass/toxic tort and commercial litigation matters (including asbestos claims). He has significant experience in bet-the-company crisis management and was on the team that defended the largest industrial disaster in Georgia. Colin has provided individual counseling and class action strategies for companies of all sizes faced with false labeling claims by state agencies in California and consumers in Florida and New York, particularly in the area of eco-friendly or “natural” products.

He has a history of trying difficult cases in difficult places. Colin has served as national trial counsel to chemical, automotive and consumer product manufacturers for more than a decade in some of the most hostile jurisdictions in the country.

Beyond consumer product defense work, he has litigated high stakes litigation matters for more than 10 different Fortune 500 companies and has prepared cases for trial in more than 42 states. He was part of the Enron Bankruptcy Examiner’s team and has done adversary proceeding litigation and receivership counseling work for clients going back nearly two decades. Recently Colin served as counsel to a $10 million dollar construction company placed in Receivership. Colin has handled every aspect of litigation from pre-suit counseling and early resolution to jury trials and appeals.

Works at
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

121 Best Lawyers awards

Locations

Education

  • West Virginia University, J.D., graduated 2001

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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