Attorneys

	Patrick (Pat) E. Kelly partner
	Tel: 704-998-2245 Fax: 704-376-1628 Email: pkelly@jahlaw.com Download vCard Download Bio

Practice Areas

• Employment Law and Litigation
• Real Estate Title Claims Litigation
• Health Law and Litigation
• Commercial Litigation

Representative Work

• Served as lead counsel in obtaining reversal on appeal of the trial court’s invalidation of a sale of property from the City of Asheville to developer. See Metcalf v. Black Dog Realty, LLC, 684 S.E.2d 709 (N.C. App. 2009).
• Represented hospital in federal court employment discrimination trial resulting in a jury verdict finding no liability of hospital.
• Obtained favorable settlement of lawsuit by Duke Power against real estate developer for alleged power right-ofway violations.
• Successfully defended hospital accused of violating physician’s statutory rights in medical peer review proceeding, and successfully defended claims by newspaper of violation of public records and open courts violations. See Virmani v. Presbyterian Health Services Corp.
• Assisted multiple parties defrauded by an attorney’s theft of trust funds in the recovery of the stolen funds totaling over $1.5M.

Education

• United States Military Academy (B.S., 1981)
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1989)
• Admitted to North Carolina Bar in 1989
• Admitted to State and Federal Courts in North Carolina
• Admitted to Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Honors and Awards

• Notes and Comments Editor, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation
• Captain, U.S. Army (1981–1986), Meritorious Service Medal (2), Army Commendation Medal and Army Achievement Medal (2)
• 2003 Mecklenburg Bar Leadership Institute
• 2007 Leadership Development Institute
• President, Mecklenburg County Bar (2009-2010)
• President-Elect, Mecklenburg County Bar (2008-2009)
• Vice-President, Mecklenburg County Bar (2007-2008)
• Secretary, Mecklenburg County Bar (2005-2007)
• North Carolina Super Lawyer (Employment Law) (2009-2010)

Professional Organization

• American Bar Association (Labor and Employment, Litigation, Probate and Real Estate Sections)
• North Carolina Bar Association (Labor and Employment and Real Estate Sections)
• American Land Title Association (ALTA)
• Mecklenburg County Bar
• American Bar Foundation

Publications & Presentations

• Presenting Speaker: “Recent Developments and Trends in U.S. Employment Law”
• Presenting Speaker: “Maneuvering Through the Maze of Employment Practices”
• Presenting Speaker: “Public Accommodations: Private Sector”
• Published “Responsibilities Under Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act”
• Published “EMTALA: Proposed Rule Changes”
• Presenting speaker, “Sexual Harassment”

Community Involvement

• Board of Directors, Catholic Social Services
• Board of Advisors, Youth Homes, Inc.
• Parish Council, St. Patrick’s Cathedral
• Habitat for Humanity
• Charlotte Men’s Homeless Shelter
• West Point Society of the Carolinas