Crofton Kelly
Biography
Crofton Kelly is a litigation associate in Baker McKenzie’s Chicago office. He clerked for the Honorable Kenneth F. Ripple of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Representative Legal Matters
- Lead associate in fact and expert discovery and at trial in a trade secrets and restrictive covenants case in which the client obtained approximately USD 60 million in damages, plus attorneys' fees.
- In law school, argued an appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois~United States (2025)
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois~United States (2025)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit~United States (2025)
- Illinois~United States (2022)
Education
- University of Chicago Law School (JD, with honors) (2022)
- Vanderbilt University (BA, Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship, summa cum laude) (2019)
Languages
- English
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