Kelly Baughan is an associate attorney in the New Orleans office of Kean Miller. Kelly practices in the Admiralty and Maritime and Construction practice groups.  Kelly has experience in a wide variety of admiralty and oil and gas casualty issues, including Jones Act, personal injury, oil and gas exploration, well blowouts, vessel collisions, vessel damage, insurance indemnification, platform damage and barge damage.  Her experience with oil and gas casualties is both offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and on land.  Kelly also has experience in construction law, regarding both contractual disputes and construct defect claims.

Education

Kelly earned her B.A. in Political Science, with minors in Art History and Human Services, from Mary Baldwin College in 2000.  She earned her J.D. from Tulane University Law School in 2003.  While at Tulane, Kelly served on the Maritime Law Journal.

Admissions

• Admitted, Louisiana, 2003; United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Memberships

• Member, New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations

Community Service

• Active Member, Junior League of New Orleans
• Volunteer, Salvation Army
• Volunteer, Second Harvest Food Bank