Kelly is a contract attorney in the general litigation group in the Jackson office, and practices in the area of environmental law, including regulatory and litigation. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as a Senior Attorney for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Kelly has prepared and presented enforcement cases before Mississippi state courts, the Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality, and the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board. She works regularly with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other regulatory agencies relating to permitting and enforcement matters. Kelly is versed in state and federal environmental laws and regulations, and has served as lead attorney in negotiating numerous settlements.  She is among a select group of lawyers, recognized in the category of Environment, listed in a nationwide client survey published in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. 

• Mississippi College, J.D., 1999; Vice President, Environmental Law Association; Treasurer, Phi Alpha Delta; Women's Student Bar Association
• University of Mississippi, B.B.A., 1995; Student Environmental Association

• The Mississippi Bar (Past Chair - Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law; Young Lawyers Division)
  American Bar Association (Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources; Vice Chair - SEER Smart Growth and Urban Policy Committee)
• Air & Waste Management Association
• Mississippi Women Lawyers Association (Charitable Liaison Director)
  Defense Research Institute (Professionalism and Ethics Committee); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
• Chairperson of the Board, Mississippi Biomass Council
• Adjunct Professor, Mississippi College School of Law

• Mississippi Bar, "How to Avoid Buying an Environmental Mess," Sandestin, FL (July 2008)
• Environmental Law Seminar, Chair, Jackson, MS (April 2006, April 2008)
• Alabama Bar, Environmental Law Section - "Is Global Warming Making Natural Disasters Worse?," Sandestin, FL (June 2006)
• Co-Author: "Katrina's Tort Litigation: An Imperfect Storm," ABA's Natural Resources & Environment publication (Spring 2006)
• Environmental Law Seminar, Chair, Jackson, MS (April 2006)
• Phase II Storm Water Regulation and Compliance Seminar, Jackson, MS (March 2006)
• Air & Waste Management Association - "Flow Control, Garbage In, Garbage Out," Nashville, TN (August 2005)
• Mississippi College School of Law - "Environmental Law Update," Jackson, MS (July 2005)
• Co-Author: Year in Review 2000 and 2001 chapters for the Environmental Transactions, Audits, and Brownfields committee of the ABA's Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER)

• Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in category of Environment
• Young Lawyer of the Year, Mississippi College School of Law (2007)
• Pro Bono Award, Hinds County Bar Association (2006-2007)
• Metro Jackson's Top 40 Under 45 (2007)
• Leadership Jackson, Class of 2003-2004