Kelli Edson

Advocacy honed sharp by trial

Kelli Edson is an experienced trial lawyer and a former special assistant district attorney in Massachusetts, who has successfully tried numerous jury and bench trials. She now advises clients on a wide variety of matters, including litigation involving:

• Contracts, insurance and business torts
• Real estate, including landlord/tenant disputes
• Securities and investments
• Trusts, estates and guardianships 
• Bankruptcy
• Products and premises liability
• Class actions
• Intellectual property
• Telecommunications and technology
• Unfair trade practices

Kelli understands the importance of working strategically and thinking creatively to attain her clients' objectives.

• Obtained final judgment in favor of a client after a multiday federal court trial.
• Secured a dismissal with prejudice of a purported multi-million-dollar class action through investigation and strategic motion practice.
• Defeated the appeal of a final judgment in favor of a client after oral argument before a Florida appellate court, and obtained an attorneys' fees and costs award for the client.
• Obtained a judgment invalidating a will after a multiday evidentiary hearing.
• Successfully resolved a complex litigation matter for an international client.
• Secured a permanent injunction preventing a trademark infringer from improperly using a client's trademark.
• Obtained a jury verdict awarding two clients all of their damages after a two-week federal court trial and secured an award of attorneys' fees, costs and prejudgment interest for the clients.
• Obtained a jury verdict awarding a client over $1 million in insurance coverage proceeds after a multiday federal court trial, and secured an award of attorneys' fees, costs and prejudgment interest for the client.
• Secured complete final summary judgment in favor of three defense clients in a Florida state court case on a complaint containing 12 claims.
• Assisted with a post-conviction appeal on behalf of an innocent man who was on death row, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ultimately overturned the conviction.