Kelly E. Street

Background

Kelly is a member of Young Moore and Henderson’s general litigation team. In her practice, she handles defense of health care providers in medical malpractice actions and Section 1983 civil rights claims against health care providers. Kelly’s representative clients include hospitals and healthcare providers, businesses, insurance carriers and individuals.

Kelly joined Young Moore and Henderson as an associate in 2008. After receiving her law degree from the College of William and Mary in 2005, Kelly practiced at an international law firm in Dallas, Texas, focusing on commercial and mass tort litigation, including pharmaceutical and medical devices, intellectual property, and business litigation.

Practice Areas

• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Insurance Defense
• Nursing Home/Long Term Care Litigation
• Product Liability

Education & Bar Admissions

• J.D., College of William and Mary, 2005
• B.A., With Distinction, University of Virginia, 2001 

Admitted in

• North Carolina, 2008
• State of Texas, 2005
• U.S. District Courts for North Carolina
• U.S. District Court for Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Awards & Achievements

• Phi Beta Kappa, University of Virginia
• Moot court team, College of William and Mary
• William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal, staff member
• Constitutional law teaching assistant

Professional & Civic Activity

• Wake County Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association
• Tenth Judicial District Bar
• Defense Research Institute
• North Carolina Association Defense Attorneys
   
• Junior League of Raleigh
• Boys and Girls Club

Publications & Presentations

• “Debts and Claims in Pro Bono Cases,” Association of Corporate Counsel, DFW/Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Pro Bono Summit, Las Colinas, Texas, March 2007.

Milestones

• Represented and obtained favorable results on behalf of health care providers in governmental tort liability actions in the United States District Courts of North Carolina, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
• Obtained summary judgment granted on all claims in favor of a health care provider in a contribution matter before the North Carolina Business Court.
• Obtained dismissals on behalf of numerous health care providers in medical malpractice actions.
• Acting as a prosecutor in an attorney loan program for the City of Plano, Texas, tried numerous municipal bench and jury trials to successful conviction.

Disclaimer: The above information may not necessarily reflect the attorney’s entire record, and the outcome of any particular future matter cannot be predicated on the attorney’s or law firm’s past results.