Michael W. Kelly has 20 years’ experience serving clients in the construction industry.  Kelly represents project participants in contract administration, claim preparation and dispute resolution.  Kelly has extensive experience with defective design and construction claims, delay claims, mechanics liens, payment bond claims, and construction insurance claims.

A member of the Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, and Northern District of Illinois Bankruptcy Bars, Kelly’s peers selected him as an Illinois Super Lawyer in Construction Litigation in 2021 and 2022.  Kelly is an invited Fellow of the Society of Construction Lawyers America.

Kelly earned his J.D. magna cum laude in 2003 from the University of Illinois College of Law – Champaign where he distinguished himself for the following:

• First Place Team and Best Brief, Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association Midwest Moot Court Competition, Spring 2003
• Best Oralist, Frederick Green Moot Court Competition, Fall 2001
• Rickert Awards for Excellence in Legal Publication and Oral Advocacy
• University of Illinois College of Law Lincoln Scholar, 2000-03
• Elder Law Journal, Member 2001-03, Editorial Board Member, 2002-03
• Note, “Weakening Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act: The Buckhannon Decision and Other Developments Limiting Private Enforcement”, 10 Elder L. J. 361 (Fall 2002).

Kelly was a summer law clerk for Judge Harlington Wood, Jr. – United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Kelly earned his B.A. in English, with distinction, and in Political Science, in 2000 from the University of Illinois – Champaign.