Crofton Kelly

Crofton Kelly

Associate
Baker & McKenzie LLP

Biography

Crofton Kelly is a litigation associate in Baker McKenzie’s Chicago office. He previously clerked for the Honorable Kenneth F. Ripple of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Representative Legal Matters

  • In law school, argued an appeal in the U.S. 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)
  • 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