About Seamus
Seamus Kelly educated on two continents earlier than he began working as an attorney in the United States. He earned a B.A. in Business and Political Science from Trinity College, University of Dublin in 2004. He returned to school within the U.S. and received a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2013.
Kelly entered practice the identical yr he finished law program. He joined Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings as an affiliate, the place he handled court work and case improvement for plaintiffs. That early stretch of legal proceedings cast his court habits: careful preparation, steadiness beneath pressure and an appetite for trial work.
In 2019 he left the associate track and helped begin Music City Law, PLLC. As a co-founding partner he has overseen the growth of a small company and helped set its litigation posture. He has controlled initial case intake, developed litigation approach and supervised younger lawyers. In that role he has cut up time among client-dealing with work and the administrative duties that come with running a company.
Kelly is licensed to practice in Tennessee and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He holds memberships in the Nashville Bar Association and the Tennessee Bar Association courting back to 2013. He is likewise a member of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association and has listed that membership since 2015. Those affiliations reflect the contours of his practice: trial work in state and federal courts, case improvement and legal proceedings control.
Colleagues describe him as practical in court and exacting in preparation. He tends to take cases thru the discovery phase and, the place suitable, towards trial. He has been concerned in jury preparation and motion practice, and he continues to manage hearings and appeals that attain the Sixth Circuit.
Beyond court work, Kelly’s role at a small firm requires him to manage a variety of duties past natural litigation. He organizes case files, mentors junior lawyers and helps steer the company’s strategy to client communication. He also participates in local professional organizations and legal education occasions through bar groups.
He lives and practices in Nashville, the place he runs Music City Law, PLLC. His current practice is targeting civil legal proceedings and trial things in Tennessee and in federal courts beneath the Sixth Circuit.
