Background
Kelley, Stephen M. was born on February 3, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Kelley, Stephen M. was born on February 3, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
University of Michigan (Bachelor of Science, 1977). University of Detroit (Juris Doctor, 1981).
Worked at Kelley, Casey & Clarke, Professional Corporation (Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan) specializing in Environmental Law, Litigation, Complex Litigation, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Michigan and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.
1982, United States.
District Court, Western District of Michigan and United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. 1986, United States. Supreme Court.
1987, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, United States. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar.
1992, United States. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. 1996, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits.
Recipient, Distinguished Brief Award, Cooley Law Review, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 1985. Member, 1979-1981 and Associate Editor, 1980-1981, University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law.
Author: "Distinguished Brief Award: Morris v.
Metriyakool," 3 Cooley Law Review 1, 1985. "Redeveloping Contaminated Sites," The Detroiter, 1993. "Litigating Natural Resource Damage Claims," National Business Institute, 1992.
"Insurance for Environmental Hazards: A Nutshell Summary," 67 Michigan Bar Journal 156, 1988.
Company-Author: "Overcoming "Sick Building Syndrome"," The Detroiter, 1993. "Insurance Issues Arising from Environmental Claims," 71 Michigan Bar Journal 1142, 1992.
"On, Under, Around--Environmental Problems Affecting Raw Land and Commercial Buildings," National Business Institute, 1991. Member: Detroit, Federal and American (Member: Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law Committee, 1991.
Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, 1990.
Pollution Subcommittee, 1991. Property Insurance Law Committee, 1988. Vice-Chair and Newsletter Editor, Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1987-1990, Committee on Arbitration, 1982-1985.
Science and Technology Section.
Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section, Committee 304, 1979-1981, Committee 402, 1983 and Committee 1002) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member, Environmental Law Section Surface Water/Groundwater Committee, 1990, Vice-Chair, 1991-1992, Chairperson, 1992-1993, Company-Chair, 1993-1995.
Associate Member, Constitutional Law Committee, 1984-1985. Member, 1985-1991; Alternate, Tort Law Review Committee, 1984-1985.
Governing Council Member, Law Student Section, 1979-1981.
Secretary-Treasurer, 1980-1981). Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce (Member, Environmental and Energy Policy Committee, 1989. Chairman, 1992-1995; Member, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments Environmental Policy Advisory Committee, 1992).
Public Participation Work Group, Southeast Michigan Initiative, 1994-1995.
Defense Research Institute. Association of Defense Trial Counsel.
American Judicature Society. Incorporated Society of Irish/American Lawyers.
Member, 1979-1981 and Associate Editor, 1980-1981, University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law.