Kelley is a dynamic negotiator who has successfully secured tax abatements, PILOT agreements, sales tax sharing agreements, employee training grants, job creation grants, sales and use tax refunds and other economic incentives that have a positive and direct impact upon the client’s bottom line. Being a highly articulate and effective communicator, Kelley is consistently asked to deliver our client’s agenda and project summation to communities and political leaders.
Kelley earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Saint Mary’s College at Notre Dame and graduated magna cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law with her Juris Doctor. She was admitted as a member of the State Bar of Michigan in 2003 and currently resides in her hometown of Austin, Texas.
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