Kellie’s practice focuses on commercial litigation matters, as well as labor and employment disputes. With a year of federal clerkship experience, she has honed her writing and research skills, which she utilizes to address her clients’ needs swiftly and effectively.
Born and raised in New Orleans, Kellie earned her law degree from Tulane University where she served as notes and comments editor of the Tulane Law Review. While at Tulane, she received national recognition for her writing, winning the prestigious Burton Award. Prior to joining McGuireWoods, Kellie served as a law clerk to Senior United States District Judge Elizabeth Foote.
- Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Author, United States v. Flowers: The Implication of High Crime Areas and the Experienced Police Officer on the Reasonable Suspicion Standard of Terry Stops, Case Note, 96 Tul. L. Rev. 985, 2022
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Tulane University Law SchoolJD
magna cum laude, Notes and Comments Editor, Tulane Law Review
2023 -
Louisiana State UniversityBASociology
summa cum laude, minor in Spanish
2020
Recipient, Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award – Law School, The Burton Awards, 2023
Recipient, Gertler Law Review Award, Tulane Law Review, 2022
Recipient, University Medal, Louisiana State University, 2020
- Hon. Elizabeth Erny Foote, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 2023-2024