Practice Areas
Background
Chris Kelly focuses his practice in transportation law and litigation (primarily defense of motor carriers and railroads), personal injury defense, including mass torts and class actions, and real estate litigation. As a result of his experience with complex litigation and discovery he is also experienced in E-discovery. Chris is admitted in both North Carolina and South Carolina and handles matters in both jurisdictions. He is team leader of the GWB Trucking Litigation Team and manages lawyers who regularly handle and try to verdict catastrophic injury cases, transportation contract disputes and cargo and freight claims. Chris regularly coordinates motor carrier and railroad accident investigations and emergency response to accident scenes and has tried many transportation cases to verdict in both state and federal court. In addition to his transportation practice Chris is regularly involved in representing clients involved in real estate disputes, including title, easement and restrictive covenant disputes. Chris is a member of the Transportation Lawyers Association, the Trucking Industry Defense Association, the Conference of Freight Counsel, the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel and the Defense Research Institute. Chris is also active in his community graduating from Leadership Greenville Class 30, serving on the boards of several community organizations and currently serving as the President of the Greenville Kiwanis Club.
Education
- J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law, 1997
- B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1994
Articles
- Attacking Affidavits: Maintaining the Integrity of the Process by Chris Kelly and Laura Simons - South Carolina Lawyer, January 2010
- Twombly to Iqbal: The Rule 8 Revival of the Rule 12(b)(6) Motion by Chris Kelly and Hilary Moore - For The Defense, November 2009
- Keeping it Lonely at the Top - A Brief Guide to Resisting Apex Depositons, For The Defense, January 2009
- Establishing an Ever-Widening Toehold To Overcome Placard/Statutory Employee Liability, DRI In Transit E-Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 11, February 2008.
- Nullifying Plaintiffs Settlement Leverage Due to Driver Log Falsification and Hours of Service Violations, The Transportation Lawyer, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 38-42, February 2007.
- Regulation, Safety and Free Enterprise in Commercial Trucking
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Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1997
- North Carolina, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2007
- United States District Court
- District of South Carolina, 1998
- Western District of North Carolina, 2000
- Middle District of North Carolina, 2000
- Eastern District of North Carolina, 2000
Professional Associations & Memberships
- American Bar Association
- South Carolina Bar
- Greenville County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
- Transportation Lawyers' Association
- South Carolina Trucking Association
- Trucking Industry Defense Association
- Conference of Freight Counsel
- Leadership Greenville, Class 30
- President, Greenville Kiwanis Club
- Notre Dame Club of the Western Carolinas
- Ancient Order of Hibernians
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
Honors and Awards
- E. McGruder Faris Memorial Award for Character, Leadership and Scholarship
- Editorial Staff, Wake Forest Law Review
- Greenville First Bank's Best & Brightest Under 35
Notable Cases
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