Sandra M. Kelly

skelly@rayrobcle.com

Education:

·     The Pepperdine University School of Law - Malibu, California

       Juris Doctor, 1986

       Class Rank - Top 11 percent

·     The Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio

       B.S. with distinction in Agriculture Education & Horticulture, 1983

       M.S. Agriculture Education and Business, 1983

       Honors Scholarship

Licensed to Practice:           

·     State of Ohio, 1986

·     State of California, 1987

·     District of Columbia, 1987

·     U.S. District Courts: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District

       of Ohio, Eastern District of Michigan, Northern District of Illinois

·     U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits

·     U. S. Supreme Court, 2002

Professional Experience:

·          Ray, Robinson, Carle, & Davies P.L.L. - Cleveland, Ohio

            Partner - 1995 to present

            Associate - 1986 to 1994

·          Keller Graduate School of Management - Cleveland, Ohio

            Adjunct Professor - 2004 to present

·          General Counsel's Office, Pepperdine University - Malibu, California

            Law Clerk - 1985 to 1986

·          City of Cleveland Law Department - Cleveland, Ohio

            Law Clerk - 1985

·          Professor Bernard James, Pepperdine University - Malibu, California

            Research Assistant - 1984 to 1985

·          Bailey, Houfek, and Hoover - Columbus, Ohio

            Law Clerk - 1983 to 1984

Pre-Legal Experience:

·          Traffic School - Los Angeles, California

            Instructor - 1984 to 1986

·          Better Advertising Agency - Los Angeles, California - 1985

·          Cuyahoga County Metroparks - Cleveland, Ohio - 1980 to 1982

·          S.T.B.C. Landscaping - Cleveland, Ohio

            President - 1978 to 1980

Professional Associations:

·          Cleveland Bar Association

·          Cuyahoga County Bar Association

·          State Bar of California

·          District of Columbia Bar Association

·          Maritime Law Association of the United States

·          National Association Women Business Owners (NAWBO)

            Director - 2005 to present

·          Hospice of the Western Reserve - Volunteer Attorney

·          Trial Lawyers Care - 2003

·          American Trial Lawyers Association

·          Judicial Rating Coalition - 2000 to present

·          Network of Leading Law Firms

            Advisory Board Chairman 2004-2005

·          The Propeller Club of Cleveland

            Board of Governors 2003 to present

Professional Licenses:

·          Licensed as an instructor at the college or university level in Agriculture

            Education, Natural Resources, Horticulture - State of Ohio, 1983

Invited Speaker:

·          Invited Speaker, Hospice of the Western Reserve - October 2003

·          Invited speaker, Maritime Law Association - October 1999

·          Invited speaker, Passenger Vessel Association - November 1998

·          Invited speaker, Successful Judgment Collection in Ohio - August 1994

            Materials published by National Business Institute

Presentations:

·          Sandy Kelly, Violation of Statutory Work Hour Limits and Shipowner Liability, 80 AmJur Trials 397

            (2001).

Reported Cases:

·          Hamilton v. Celebrity Cruises, Case No. 2004 04456, Franklin County, Ohio, 2004: Judgment for

            client.

·          Widmax v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Case No. 48376, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, 2004: Judgment for

            client.

·          Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. The Pepper Source, et al., 941 F.2d 519 (7th Cir. 1991): Piercing the

            corporate veil. Judgment for client in the amount of $105,000.

·         Oliver v. National Gypsum Company, Cement Division, 187 Mich. App. 610, 68 N.W.2d 312, 1991

            A.M.C. 1738 (Ct. App. 1991): Statute of limitations Jones Act claim. Judgment for client.

·          Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Agvest, 1989 A.M.C. 720 (Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County,

            Ohio, 1989): Admiralty. Judgment for client and exonerated on counterclaim.

Unreported Cases:

·          Hoegh Lines v. Oriental Food & Gifts, et al., Case No. CV 186867 (Court of Common Pleas,

            Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1994): Judgment for client.

·          Inland Lakes Management, Inc. v. Armstrong Steamship Company, Case No. 5-89-52

            (D. Minn. 1991): Judgment for client.

·          Lakatos v. Inland Lakes Management, Wayne County Circuit Court, 1992 (with Mr. Davies):

            Represented shipowner in defense of harborworker claim on trial. Judgment for our client.

Representative Trials:

·          Ryook to Claim Victim's Compensation Fund. Prepared and presented claim to Magistrate Kenneth

            Feinberg for death of Christina Ryook in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, New

            York, 2003.

·          Kerns v. LaFarge Corp., Wayne County Circuit Court, 1999 (with Mr. Davies): Represented shipowner

            in defense of harborworker claim on trial. Judgment against client, settled on appeal.

·          Cummings v. Inland Lakes Management, Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1998:

            Represented shipowner in defense of Jones Act claims. Nominal judgment for plaintiff in the

            amount of $5,000.

·          Smith v. Interlake Steamship Co., N.D. Ohio, 1995 and 1996 (with Mr. Davies):

            Represented shipowner in defense of Jones Act claims on trial and re-trial.

·          Zumot v. Stinson, Inc., N.D. Ohio, 1995 (with Mr. Denny): Represented shipowner in defense of

            Jones Act claim. Case settled during trial.

Additionally, tried 22 other cases, all to a successful conclusion.