First Admitted: 2007, Massachusetts

Bar / Professional Activity:

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

Kelsey K. Black