Trent Kelly
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Austin, TX
Selected to Rising Stars: 2019 - 2020
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As a founding member and managing attorney at TK Injury Lawyers, Trent Kelly focuses his practice primarily on serious personal injury and wrongful death cases. Located in Austin, Texas, his client base comes from throughout the state and across the country. In addition to being admitted to practice in Texas, Mr. Kelly is admitted to practice before all Arkansas and Florida state courts.
In his personal injury and wrongful death litigation practice, Mr. Kelly provides advice and counsel to people who have suffered economic and noneconomic harm due to the negligence or recklessness of other persons or entities. The types of cases that he has handled have primarily arisen out of incidents involving semi-truck, commercial vehicle, motorcycle and other motor vehicle crashes, premises liability, animal bites and auto-pedestrian accidents. Throughout his career as a plaintiff's attorney, Mr. Kelly has been able to obtain numerous sizable settlements and jury awards on behalf of his clients, and this has led to him being a member of the invitation-only Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Other recognition that he has received from his fellow attorneys has included an "Excellent" peer review rating through Avvo and inclusion in the National Trial Lawyers "Top 40 Under 40" list.
Mr. Kelly is an active participant in several professional organizations, including the Austin Bar Association, the Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Kelly attended Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, as an undergraduate, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in English and philosophy. Remaining in the state, he pursued his legal education at the University of Arkansas, and he was awarded his Juris Doctor in 2007.
- 100%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
Animal Bites, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death, Construction Accident, Trucking Accidents
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2022
- Rising Stars: 2019 - 2020
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About Trent Kelly
First Admitted: 2007, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.tkinjurylawyers.com/attorney/trent-kelly/
Educational Background
- Hendrix College, B.A., English and Philosophy
Bar/Professional Activity
- Florida, 2008
- Arkansas, 2007
- Texas, 2010
- TTLA - Member CATA - Member Austin Bar Association - Member American Bar Association - Member, 2018
Honors/Awards
- The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is comprised of some of the nation's top trial attorneys and requires of its members a solid history of proven success in resolving high-value cases., Lifetime Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2013
- Top 40 Under 40 - Texas, Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers, 2018
Videos
- , Terry & Kelly Firm Video, 2020
Verdicts/Settlements
- $350,000.00 Recovery Obtained for Client Suffering Serious Injuries in a Commercial Vehicle Crash., 2021
- $50,000.00 Full Policy Limits Recovered on Behalf of Client Suffering Neck and Back Injuries in Car Crash., 2021
- $150,000.00 Recovery Obtained on Behalf of Client Who Suffered Serious Shoulder Injury in Car Crash., 2021
- Wrongful Death Confidential Settlement for More Than Policy Limits on Behalf of Surviving Parents Whose Adult Child Died in Commercial Vehicle Crash., 2021
- $700,000.00 Recovery Obtained for Client Suffering Serious Injuries in a Commerical Vehicle Crash., 2021
- Full Policy Limits Settlement for Clients Injured in Motor Vehicle Crash Caused by Drunk Driver., 2018
- Confidential Settlement Obtained for Client Seriously Injured in a Pedestrian vs. Car Crash in Austin, TX., 2019
- $200,000.00 Settlement Obtained for Client Suffering Serious Injuries in Car Crash., 2019
- $100,000.00 Settlement for Client Suffering Back Injuries Caused by Drunk Driver, 2019
- $180,000.00 Settlement for Client Suffering Back Injuries from Motor Vehicle Crash, 2020
- $100,000.00 Settlement for Client Suffering Hip Injury Caused by Drunk Driver, 2020
- $165,000.00 Settlement for Client Obtained in Crash Caused by Uninsured Driver, 2020
- Wrongful Death Drowning Case Settled for Confidential Amount., 2020
- $200,000.00 Settlement for Client Injured in Motor Vehicle Crash, 2020
- $1,000,000.00 Settlement for Client Injured in Commercial Vehicle Collision, 2015
- $1,780,000.00 Settlement for Client Injured in Semi-Truck Collision, 2017
Last Updated: 5/15/2022