Department of Justice, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1980-2018
Senior Counsel for Mental Health Litigation, 2008-2018
Prosecuted over 200 cases in the District of Columbia local and Federal Courts. Twenty cases appealed and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. Drafted D.C. and federal legislation regarding mental health law. Served on multiple Court and community committees regarding mental health. Lectured at Catholic University, George Washington University and Antioch School of Law.
Tutor, D.C. elementary school.
Board of Directors
KEEN, 1994-1999; 2011-present
ARC(Association for cognitively impaired)1989-1992.
Holy Trinity Church
Fallsmead Home Owners Association, 1996-present.
Mother of Caitlin M. Kelly (1986-2016),(Rett Syndrome), an original KEEN athlete 1992-2006, and Patrick Kelly.
Husband Tom Kelly.
