Jim Kelly practices law in the areas of business/commercial litigation, insurance litigation, products liability and personal injury. He has been lead counsel in more than 150 jury trials; more than 200 arbitrations, mediations, and other ADR; and more than 60 appearances in Federal and State Courts of Appeal.

Mr. Kelly was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® for Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation in 2010 and each of the 10 years preceding. He is a lecturer in alternative dispute mediation, trial advocacy, and insurance and products liability laws. He has also been named to Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite" list for more than five years, most recently in 2009, and has also been recognized as a North Carolina “Super Lawyer” in Business Litigation and Insurance Coverage by SuperLawyers magazine every year since its inception, and named to the national Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel listing. He is AV^® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*

* CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.