Faculty Profile: Clinton Kelly

CLINTON L. KELLY
is Board Certified in Medical Malpractice Law
by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
"Clint" was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on February 25, 1968. He received his Diploma in 1986 from Montgomery Bell Academy, his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1990 from Rhodes College, and his Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 1993 from Memphis University. While attending Memphis University, he served on the Memphis University Law Review and Moot Court Board. Clint was admitted to the Tennessee bar in October of 1993. Clint has been lead or junior counsel as plaintiff's attorney in over 20 medical malpractice trials.
Areas Of Practice:
Medical Malpractice in Tennessee and Kentucky
Medical Products Liability
Pharmaceutical Liability / Multi-District Litigation
Bar Admissions:
State of Tennessee
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
Education:
Memphis University School of Law, J.D. in 1993
Moot Court Board Award
Member of the Law Review
Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee, B.A. in 1990
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science
Published Works:
Author, KELLY ON MALPRACTICE (2008)
Author, KELLY ON MALPRACTICE 2.0 (2012)
Comment, Malkiewicz v. R.R. Donnelly & Sons: Shielding the Guarantor From Liability Under the Tennessee Worker's Compensation Act, Memphis University Law Review (Spring, 1992)
Note, The Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act, Memphis University Law Review (Fall, 1992)
Co-Author, The Seat Belt Law: Will it Buckle Under Constitutional Attack? The Tennessee Trial Lawyer (1994)
Co-Author, The Three Million Dollar Disc, The Tennessee Trial Lawyer, January, 1995
Speaker, "Advanced Medical Malpractice Issues in Tennessee", NBI, December, 2003
Speaker, "Advanced Medical Malpractice Issues in Tennessee", NBI, March, 2004
Speaker, "Medical Evidence in Tennessee", NBI, October, 2006
Speaker, "Tackling Advanced Medical Malpractice Issues in Tennessee", NBI, December, 2007
Speaker, "Advanced Medical Malpractice Issues in Tennessee", NBI, November, 2008
Speaker, "Handling Medical Negligence Claims", NBI, March, 2009
Speaker, "Managing Medical Malpractice Cases", TAJ, November, 2009
Speaker, "Handling Medical Malpractice Claims", NBI, December, 2009
Editor, Kelly on Malpractice Newsletter, 2002 to present
Editor, Kelly on Malpractice Blog, 2007 to present
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Diplomate, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
Tennessee Bar Association
Sumner County Bar Association
American Association of Justice / Professional Negligence Section
Southern Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors
Tennessee Association of Justice, served on the Board of Governors and
currently serving on the Military Affairs Committee helping our heros
with legal issues when they return home
Diplomate, National College of Advocacy