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Matthew L. Mac Kelly 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Associate
phone (414) 224-0000
fax (414) 273-7055
email Email Me

Attorney Mac Kelly's background as a trial attorney in civil litigation has led him to litigate employment disputes for both plaintiffs and employers as well as matters involving general negligence, premises liability, product liability, catastrophic losses, business torts, insurance coverage, business and employment contracts, and other litigation. He also focuses on consumer protection and medical-related litigation.  He practices in administrative venues, and both state and federal courts.

Matt practices in several areas of employment litigation, including a discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination.  He also litigates and counsels individuals and small businesses about non-compete agreements, severance agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, and other employment matters. Matt is part of CLF's in house counsel program to provide regular consultation services to small businesses and to general counsels of larger companies to prevent, resolve, and litigate employment disputes.

Areas of Practice:
Civil Litigation
Insurance Coverage
Retail
Employment Law
Bar Admissions:
Wisconsin
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
Education:
Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2001
Juris Doctor
Honors: Vice President, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
Honors: Member, Pro Bono and International Law Societies


North Dakota State University, 1998
Bachelor of Science
Honors: Cum Laude
Major:  Political Science
Minor:  Business Administration


Published Works:
"Decorum in Discovery", The Defense Research Institute Young Lawyers Committee, The Whisper, 2003


"Employer Liability for Employment References", Wisconsin Lawyer, April, 2008


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Hiring and Firing: How to Do It Right, Sterling Education Services, 2008


Employment Law Update, Sterling Education Services, 2008


Selected Health & Other Privacy Issues in Employment, State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention, 2008


Construction & Insurance Coverage, Breakfast Seminar Series, McCoy & Hofbauer, S.C., 2007


Current Issues Impacting Insurance Defense Practice, NBI Seminars, 2007


A Guide to Employee Discharge and Discipline, Breakfast Seminar Series, McCoy & Hofbauer, S.C., 2006


Changes: (1) Answering Complaints in Wisconsin; (2) E-Discovery; and (3) Paralegal Ethical Rules, Paralegal Association of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Chapter Meeting, 2006


The Insurance Defense Paralegal, Paralegal Association of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Chapter Meeting, 2004


Employment Discrimination: State Versus Federal Laws, Ottawa University-Milwaukee/Brookfield, 2003


What Not To Put In Your Non-Compete, Ottawa University-Milwaukee/Brookfield, 2003


Honors and Awards:
Selected as Rising Star among Wisconsin Super Lawyers & Rising Stars by Law and Politics, 2006 and 2007


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin


Defense Research Institute


Defense Research Institute Professionalism and Ethics Committee


Defense Research Institute Young Lawyers Professionalism and Ethics Committee


Milwaukee Bar Association


Waukesha County Bar Association


Wisconsin Bar Association


Wisconsin Bar Association Litigation Section


Wisconsin Bar Association Business Law Section


Wisconsin Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division


Past Employment Positions:
McCoy & Hofbauer, S.C., Associate


O'Hagan, Smith & Amundsen, LLC, Associate



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