Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation
Environmental and Toxic Tort
Insurance and Reinsurance
Securities Litigation

Robert Kelly is a Founding Partner of the firm where his practice includes insurance litigation and counseling, commercial litigation and professional liability litigation. Mr. Kelly served as law clerk to the Honorable Lawrence A. Whipple, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, for the 1975-1976 Term. From 1976 to 1983, he was associated with the law firm of Lum, Biunno & Tompkins. From 1983 to 1988, he was a partner with Tompkins, McGuire & Wachenfeld. In 1988, he joined the law firm of McElroy, Deutsch & Mulvaney, LLP where he was a partner from 1989 to 2004. He has appeared in jurisdictions nationwide on behalf of insurers and other commercial clients. Mr. Kelly’s reported decisions include insurance coverage and allocation issues, Constitutional issues, federal securities law issues and professional liability issues.

Education:
New York University School of Law (LL.M. 1981)

Rutgers School of Law-Camden (J.D. 1975)
Managing Editor, Rutgers Law Journal (1974-1975)

Yale College (B.A. 1972)

Professional Admissions:
State of New Jersey (1975)

State of New York (1990)
State of Colorado (2001)

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1976)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1992)
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1992) United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1980)
United States Supreme Court (1980)

Memberships and Professional Activities:
Member, American Bar Association
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
Member, Essex County Bar Association
Member, Monmouth County Bar Association

Honors:

Selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers, Insurance & Reinsurance (2009 and 2010)

Contact:
P.O. Box 1917
350 Mount Kemble Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07962-1917

Direct Dial: (973) 631-6003
Facsimile: (973) 267-6442

E-mail:
rkelly@coughlinduffy.com