Lynn Kelly
Rated 10.0 “Superb” on Avvo by clients.
Experience
- More than 130 jury trials in Texas state courts
- Former Dallas County Prosecutor
- Assistant Vice President and Legal Counsel, D.R. Horton, Inc.
- Attorney, Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP
- Managing Attorney/Claims Legal Counsel, Nationwide Insurance, North Texas
- Of Counsel, Lynn, Pham & Ross
Education
Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., 1989
- Full academic scholarship; Graduated in top 1/3 of class
- Law clerk, California Attorney General’s Office, Los Angeles
Abilene Christian University, B.A., 1986, magna cum laude
- 4.0 GPA in major (government); Academic and music scholarships
- Crime Victim Assistance Coordinator, Taylor County District Attorney
- Fellow, Center for the Study of the Presidency, 1985-86
Honors and Professional Involvement
- Selected by peers to Fort Worth, Texas Magazine’s Top Attorneys nine (9) times
- Top Tarrant County Women-Owned Businesses, Fort Worth Business Press, June 2011
- Member, Texas State Bar, since 1989
- Member, Tarrant County Bar Association
- Board of Directors, Tarrant County Bar Association Women Attorneys Section, 2014, 2015
- Tarrant County Bar Association, Solo and Small Firm Section
- Admitted to Practice in All Texas State Courts
- Admitted to Practice in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- State Bar of Texas Certified Attorney Ad Litem
- Member, Texas Association of Mediators
- Adjunct Lecturer, TCU Neeley School of Business, Tandy Center for Executive Leadership, 2011
- Editor, Thomson Reuters, Legal Costs for PPC’s Guide to Management Letter Comments — Expense Reduction Recommendations, 2011
Community Involvement
- Board of Directors, Fortress Youth Development Center, 2015 – present
- Board of Directors, The Parenting Center, 2012 – 15
- Board of Directors, Open Arms Home, Inc. 2004-5
- Soprano, Fort Worth Baroque Society