Prior to joining DeLacey, Riebel & Shindell, Kelly was a Partner at Sideman & Bancroft in their family law department. Kelly is a Fellow with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). She has been named a Super Lawyer in Northern California (2014-2020) in Northern California Super Lawyers magazine and as an outstanding young lawyer on the Northern California Rising Stars list (2009-2013). Kelly was also named as a Top 50 Woman Lawyer in Northern California Super Lawyers magazine in 2017-2020, and Top 100 Lawyers in Northern California Super Lawyers magazine in 2018 and 2019.