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Newport Beach Business Litigation Lawyer
Overview
Brian is a business litigator with over a half-decade of experience practicing in Orange County. He has represented clients across a swath of industries, including finance, commercial real estate, medical device manufacturers, internet service providers, and staffing agencies. Brian excels in complex commercial litigation, having handled cases ranging from the hundreds of thousands of dollars to the tens of millions...
Brian is a business litigator with over a half-decade of experience practicing in Orange County. He has represented clients across a swath of industries, including finance, commercial real estate, medical device manufacturers, internet service providers, and staffing agencies. Brian excels in complex commercial litigation, having handled cases ranging from the hundreds of thousands of dollars to the tens of millions...
Brian is a business litigator with over a half-decade of experience practicing in Orange County. He has represented clients across a swath of industries, including finance, commercial real estate, medical device manufacturers, internet service providers, and staffing agencies. Brian excels in complex commercial litigation, having handled cases ranging from the hundreds of thousands of dollars to the tens of millions. His representative trial experience includes defeating a complex indemnification claim and prevailing on a $375,000 fraud counterclaim, winning a motion to recover over $1.2 million in attorneys’ fees, and obtaining a judgment of over $450,000 for a commercial landlord in a court trial.
While in law school at UCLA, Brian competed in the mock trial program, winning the "Top Attorney" award in 2011. In 2012, he was an extern for the Hon. David O. Carter of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. In 2020, Super Lawyers® selected Brian as one of its Rising Stars. Prior to joining Klein & Wilson, Brian was an associate at O'Melveny & Myers' Newport Beach office. When not practicing law, Brian enjoys camping with his family and following Angels baseball.
About Brian M. Kelly
Practice Areas
- Business Litigation
- Legal Malpractice
- Accounting Malpractice
- Partnership Disputes
- Shareholder Disputes
- LLC and LLP Disputes
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Trade Dress Infringement Litigation
- Trademark Infringement Litigation
- Copyright Infringement Litigation
- Real Estate Disputes
- Breach of Contract
- Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- Fraud
- Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets Litigation
- Commercial Unlawful Detainer
- Commercial Landlord Tenant Disputes
- Appellate Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
Current Employment Position(s)
- Senior Counsel
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 2013
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2014
Other Affiliations
- Orange County Bar Association (Member)
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Member)
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 2013
J.D. - University of California, San Diego, 2008
B.A.
Major: Theatre
Major: Comparative Politics
Achievements
Honors
- Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch, 2021 - Present
- Super Lawyers®, Rising Star, 2020 - 2023
Office Information
Address
4770 Von Karman Avenue Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone
Fax
- 949-631-3703
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