About Wallace
Wallace Kelleman built his legal training on consecutive degrees taken on contrary coasts. He earned his law degree at Western New England College of Law in 1988 and followed that with a LL.M. in Litigation from Emory School of Law in 1989. While at Emory he obtained a research grant and used it to examine the position of professional testimony in domestic violence trials. His studies argued that the solicitor or prosecutor ought to put a professional on the stand to explain the "Cycle of Violence" to jurors.
Kelleman’s time in law program covered realistic court exposure. He spent three semesters working with Mass Legal Aid Services whilst at Western New England. There he handled Social Security disability matters and, by his account, never lost a Social Security Disability case during that duration. Those early experiences shaped the types of disputes he pursued after commencement and knowledgeable his approach to fact improvement and witness presentation.
The Emory studies task left a clear imprint on his litigation style. He represents using professional witnesses when factual problems approximately family violence dynamics occur. He frames such testimony as a device to assist juries understand styles of abuse—what he identified because the "Cycle of Violence"—and to put person incidents in a broader context. That work sits alongside his knowledge in disability adjudication and contributes to a practice that blends evidentiary strategy with statutory and administrative advocacy.
Kelleman’s record in the disability area emerged early and often concerned administrative hearings and appeals treated thru legal aid channels. Those matters required cautious development of clinical and vocational history and a readiness to gift testimony that tied impairments to work ability. The combination of analytical research from his LL.M. education and hands-on proceedings practice informed how he prepares cases and crafts witness examinations.
Now in practice, Kelleman applies that combination of scholarship and trial experience to the things he accepts. He has persisted to press the view that professional explanation may be crucial in certain domestic violence instances, and he depends at the procedural abilities honed during his time with Mass Legal Aid when pursuing disability benefits claims. He presently practices handling Social Security disability cases and litigation involving domestic violence issues.
