Sean S. Kelly

SEAN S. KELLY maintains a general practice, with a focus on products liability litigation. For example, Mr. Kelly currently represents Marion, Ohio popcorn workers who have developed  bronchiolitis obliterans and other lung injury from diacetyl – a chemical component of butter flavoring used in microwave popcorn. He has successfully obtained workers’ compensation benefits for the children of a late-night office cleaner who was murdered on company premises; setting an important precedent in Ohio law. In his commercial litigation practice, Mr. Kelly has successfully defended a custom motorcycle builder in a contract dispute involving a high-end custom chopper. Mr. Kelly has also represented, in both workers’ compensation and products liability actions, workers who have developed mesothelioma, lung cancer, or asbestosis as a result of asbestos exposure.

Sean Kelly lives in Parma, Ohio. He is an avid pilot, cyclist, and canoeist; and is fluent in the Russian language.

Admissions
Admitted to Practice in Ohio, November 18, 2002.

Supreme Court of the United States of America, May 14, 2007.

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, December 23rd, 2002.

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, May 7th, 2006.

Education
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
Juris Doctor Cum Laude, May, 2002. Executive Editor, The Cleveland State Law Review

Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Russian Translation and Interpretation

Publications
Federalism in Flight: Preemption Doctrine and Air Crash Litigation, 29 TRANSP. L.J. 107 (2000).

Affiliations
Civil Justice Improvement Committee, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, 2008 to present.

Phone: 216-696-0606 Ext. 245
Email: SeanKelly@rescolaw.com