Baker Donelson shareholder Ty Kelly has been elected by the Firm’s shareholders to serve as a member of the Firm’s board of directors for a three-year term.
Ms. Kelly, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, practices out of Baker Donelson’s Washington, D.C. and Baltimore offices. She represents companies and individuals in high-stakes litigation and white collar criminal matters nationwide.
“In the three years since Ty joined Baker Donelson, she has shown the leadership and passion that her fellow shareholders sought in a new board member. We are thrilled at her election and look forward to her contributions to the meaningful work our board is doing to drive Baker Donelson forward in a strategic and deliberate way, ” said the Firm’s Chair and CEO Timothy M. Lupinacci.
Ms. Kelly is recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers in Band 1 for Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations in Maryland. She has also been listed in MarylandSuper Lawyers since 2015 and in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2018 in the practice area of Criminal Defense: White Collar. In 2021, she was also named a Leadership in Law honoree by the Daily Record.
A graduate of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Ms. Kelly is a member of the American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Baltimore County Bar Association, Women’s White Collar Defense Association, and a permanent member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Ms. Kelly previously served as Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Maryland and as a Trial Attorney for the Department of Justice, Fraud Section, where she received the U.S. Attorney’s Office Barney Skolnik Award and the U.S. Attorney’s Office Award for Excellence in Prosecution of Fraud.
Baker Donelson is among the largest law firms in the country, with more than 650 attorneys and public policy advisors representing more than 30 practice areas to serve a wide range of legal needs. Clients receive knowledgeable guidance from experienced, multi-disciplined industry and client service teams, all seamlessly connected across 22 offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
