Kelli Edson

Advocacy honed sharp by trial

Kelli Edson is an experienced trial lawyer who, as a former special assistant district attorney in Massachusetts, successfully tried numerous jury and bench trials. She now advises business 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
• 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. She has given presentations on topics such as negotiating settlement agreements and developments in electronic discovery.

• Obtained final judgment in favor of a client after a multi-day 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 attorney's fees and costs award for the client.
• 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 attorney's fees, costs and prejudgment interest for the clients.
• Obtained a jury verdict awarding a client over $1 million in insurance coverage proceeds after a multi-day federal court trial, and secured an award of attorney's 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 United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ultimately overturned the conviction.