Professor Kelly is an Associate Clinical Professor at the Seton Hall Law School Center for Social Justice in the Civil Litigation Clinic. Professor Kelly concentrates his practice in foreclosure defense, consumer law,
housing discrimination and tenants' rights. During the 2019-20 year he is also teaching
Professional Responsibility and Persuasion and Advocacy. Professor Kelly previously
taught in the Family Law Clinic, where he handled domestic violence, divorce, adoption
and international custody cases. In addition, he has taught courses in the areas of
family law and alternative dispute resolution. He previously directed Seton Hall Law
School's Conflict Management Program and coached students in ABA competitions in client
counseling, mediation and negotiation. Through the Haiti Rule of Law Project he traveled
with delegations of faculty and students to L’Ecole Superieure Catholique de Droit de Jérémie in Jeremie, Haiti. On behalf of the Center for Policy and Research, he went to U.S.
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as an NGO observer under the auspices of the
Military Commission Observation Project.
Professor Kelly currently serves on the Early Settlement Panel in the Superior Court
of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage. He was a founding trustee of Partners for Women and
Justice in Montclair, NJ, and received their Partner in Hope Award. He has been similarly
recognized by Manavi in New Brunswick, NJ, for his work on behalf of victims of domestic
violence from Southeast Asia. Professor Kelly has served on the District VI Ethics
Committee, the Essex County Domestic Violence Working Group, the New Jersey Supreme
Court Pro Bono Task Force, and the Early Settlement Panel, Hudson Vicinage. He previously
served as a statewide mediator in foreclosure cases. He was legal counselor to the
Justice Virginia Long Family Law American Inn of Court. He has been a CLE trainer
and guest speaker for Legal Services of New Jersey, NJ State Bar Association, NJ Coalition
to End Domestic Violence, NJ LEEP, New York City Bar Association, and various other
organizations.
Following a judicial clerkship with the Honorable A. Jerome Moore in the Superior
Court of New Jersey, Mercer Vicinage, Professor Kelly represented indigent individuals
at the Community Health Law Project and Hudson County Legal Services, specializing
in housing and family law. In addition, at New Jersey Protection and Advocacy he handled
impact litigation cases on behalf of disabled individuals.
Professor Kelly received his B.S., cum laude, in Accounting from St. Joseph's University
and his J.D. from Temple University School of Law.