Kelsey W. Shannon - a Syracuse, New York (NY) Personal Injury Lawyer

Syracuse Personal Injury Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury 40%
Insurance Coverage 40%
Contracts/Other Disputes 10%
Antitrust/Intellectual Property 10%

Litigation: 100%

Attorney Information

Overview

Kelsey is a trial attorney with the Lynn Law Firm. Kelsey joined the Lynn Law Firm in 2017'from the United States Department of Justice, where he represented the United States as a trial attorney in high-profile civil disputes and trials. Before joining the Justice Department, Kelsey spent six years at two large law firms in the District of Columbia, handling complex commercial, criminal, and regulatory disputes. At the Lynn Law Firm, he brings this broad experience and unique strategic perspective to represent clients in personal injury, insurance coverage, products liability, contract disputes, antitrust V intellectual property, and other civil litigation matters.

Kelsey is a graduate of Harvard Law School (cum laude 2007) and Georgetown University (cum laude 2004). He is admitted to the bar in New York, the District of Columbia, the federal District Court for the District of Columbia, and the Northern District of New York. ln addition, he has represented clients in courts throughout the country, including in California, Washington, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia. While at the Department of Justice, Kelsey received the John Marshall Award for Trial of Litigation, the Department's highest attorney award, and an Assistant Attorney General Award. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association's Civil Practice and Rules Committee and Committee on Federal Legislative Priorities. He has published widely on issues including civil litigation, trial practice, and antitrust, and is an editor of the American Bar Association's treatise Proving Antitrust Damages.

Awards and Honors

Honors

John Marshall Award forOutstandinq Achievement in Trial of Litisation (U.5. DOJ)
Assistant Attornev General Award (U.5. DOJ)

Education

Legal Education
- Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2007
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
Non Legal Education
- Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, 2004
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: Government, Economics

Current Employment Position(s)

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Associate
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Past Positions

United States Department of Justice, Trial Attorney, 2014 - 2016
Paul Hastings, LLP, Litigation Associate, 2012 - 2014
Cleary Gottlieb, Associate, 2007 - 2012

Languages

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English (Primary)
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Classes and Seminars

Merger Trail Case Study Seminar - 11/2016, FTC/DOJ

Pro Bono Activities

Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, 2015 - 2016
Pro bono representations in veteran rights, family law, and immigration matters, 2008 - 2014

Representative Cases

United Sfafes v. ASCAP
- Citation: U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98283
- Court: S.D.N.Y
- Year: 2016
United Stafes v. Broadcast Music
- Citation: 207 F. Supp.3d 374
- Court: S.D.N.Y
- Year: 2016
United States v. AB Electrolux
- Citation: 139 F. Supp. 3d 390
- Court: D.D.C.
- Year: 2017
Jeld-Wen, Inc. v. AGC Am
- Citation: U.S. Dist. LEXIS 156465
- Court: D. Del.
- Year: 2012

Published Works

Articles

The Trial Auainst General Electric's Sa/e of tfs Appliance Business to A,B Electrolux, The Threshold, March, 2016
A description and analysis of the United States' successful trial against the merger of the appliance businesses of General Electric and Electrolux (Frigidaire) from the attorneys who tried it.
Mondav Morninq Quarterbackinq and Antitrust Damages, Law360, 2014
What football can teach us about presenting and analyzing damages in antitrust cases. Finalist for 2014 Antitrust Writing Award.

Bar Admissions

New York, 2008
District of Columbia, 2009
U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 2012
U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2017

Other Affiliations

New York State Bar Association (Committee on Federal Legal Priorities)
American Bar Association (Antitrust Section)

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Contact

Syracuse, NY

M&T Bank Building
101 South Salina Street
Suite 802
Syracuse, NY 13202 - 4983

Directions

Phone: 315-760-5708

Fax: (315) 474-4514

Website: http://www.lynnlaw.com

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Kelsey W. Shannon - Syracuse, NY