Danny C. Kelly
Experience
Danny Kelly is Senior Counsel to the firm. He practices in areas of creditors' rights,
business restructuring and bankruptcy, and general insolvency-related matters. He has
extensive experience representing creditors, committees, trustees, debtors and other
parties in a wide variety of matters across diverse industries. Danny regularly speaks
and writes on the subjects of business bankruptcy, lending, valuation and ethics for
various organizations, including the American Bankruptcy Institute, Association of
Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, Thomson/West Publishing, Aspen Law &
Business, National Business Institute, Lorman Education Services and the Utah State
Bar.
Professional Honors and Activities
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Selected by Best Lawyers® as Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency &
Reorganization Law Lawyer of the Year, Salt Lake City, 2013
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America© (currently: Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor
Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law), 1995-2016
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Selected as a Legal Elite by Utah Business, 2011
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Listed in Mountain States Super Lawyers® (Creditor Debtor Rights: Business,
Bankruptcy: Business, Business/Corporate), 2007-2015
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AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated with Martindale-Hubbell®
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Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
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Advisory Board Member, Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference
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Former Board Member, American Board of Certification
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Member, Turnaround Management Association
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Member, INSOL International
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Member, American Bar Association
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Member, Federal Bar Association
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Member, Utah Bar Ethics Advisory Opinion Committee, 1998-2000
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Member, Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional Conduct, 19901996
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Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
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Board member, American College of Bankruptcy Foundation
Retired
Salt Lake City, UT
(801) 578-6979 direct
(801) 578-6999 fax
danny.kelly@stoel.com
Education
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University of Utah College of Law,
J.D., 1977
Leary Scholar; Executive Comment
Editor, Utah Law Review
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Brigham Young University, B.S., 1974,
cum laude
Admissions
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Utah
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth
Circuit
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U.S. District Court for the District of
Utah
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U.S. Supreme Court
Danny C. Kelly
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Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law – American Board of Certification
Civic Activities
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Board member, American Red Cross, Greater Salt Lake Area Chapter, 1998-2004
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Board member and President, Travelers Aid International, 1985-1997, and Travelers Aid Society of Salt Lake City, 1982-1995