Kelsey K. Black
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Practice Areas:
Business Litigation,
Transportation & Maritime,
Civil Litigation
Education Qualification:
Suffolk University Law School
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Transportation & maritime,
Civil litigation
1401 E Broward Blvd Ste 204Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
First Admitted: 2007, Massachusetts
Professional Webpage: https://www.blacklawpa.com/kelsey-black/
Bar / Professional Activity:
- Admitted to Florida Bar., 2010
- Admitted to Massachusetts Bar, 2007
Pro bono / Community Service:
- Volunteer and advocate for the Posse Foundation. a nonprofit that identifies, recruits, and trains student leaders from public high schools to form multicultural teams called Posses of 10-12 scholars to send to top universities across the nation. , 2007
Honors:
- In 2011, Kelsey Black received a Client Service Award by her previous employer, Sedgwick LLP. Sedgwick is an international law firm with law offices across the world and specializes in civil litigation. , Wallace Sedgwick Client Service Award, Sedgwick LLP, 2011
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings are an objective indicator of a lawyer's high ethical standards and professional ability. Kelsey Black was rated the highest possible rating of AV in 2014. , AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Scholarly Lectures / Writings:
- Kelsey Black co-presented with Caterpillar in-house counsel Jaime Meyers on the Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals 20-year anniversary. The presentation looked back over influentional Daubert decisions throughout the past two decades, noting how Duabert changed the way litigators approach discovery, depositions and evidentiary hearings. , Speaker, Happy Birthday Daubert!, DRI Women In The Law, 2014
- While the plaintiff's bar haled McBride as a victory, the decision contains important pronouncements regarding causation, foreseeability, and juror common sense that should clarify FELA liability standards to the benefit of railroads. , Author, McBride v. CSX: Supreme Court Decision Blow to Railroads or Mixed Bag?, Sedgwick LLP, Railroad, 2011
- Discussion of Florida Supreme Court's May 2012 decision regarding proposed product liability jury instructions., Author, Florida Supreme Court Urges Importance of Properly Defining Design Defect in Product Liability Cases, Sedgwick LLP, 2012
- The Florida Third District Court of Appeals fired a warning shot to trial counsel regarding background checks to jurors. This article discusses the impact of this decision. , Author, Florida Appellate Court: "We Help [Only] Those Who Help Themselves" on Juror Concealment, Sedgwick LLP, 2012
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