Douglas A. Kelley
Attorney

dkelley@kelleywolter.com

Mr. Kelley is a well-respected trial attorney who has been involved in several high-profile cases. He successfully represented the plaintiff in La Société Générale Immobilière (LSGI) v. The City of Minneapolis in which a federal jury awarded $34 million to his clients for breach of a municipal development contract. Early in his career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, he successfully prosecuted Deil Gustafson and Joseph Agosto in a Las Vegas Casino bank fraud deal involving the Mafia. For this effort, Mr. Kelley received the Department of Justice Meritorious Achievement Award.

Even so, many of Mr. Kelley's cases are handled discretely so that his greatest achievements on behalf of clients are known only to the entities involved. Mr. Kelley has successfully represented both individuals and corporations in many areas including mail, wire, bank and health care fraud; RICO; breach of contract and gaming law. He also has expertise in political campaign finance reform and fair election practices.

Career Highlights:

• Successfully represented the Plaintiff in a breach of municipal development contract case that resulted in a $34 million federal jury award (La Société Générale Immobilière ‘LSGI’ v. The City of Minneapolis)

• Successfully prosecuted a complex check floating scheme involving organized crime (U.S. v. Deil O. Gustafson, Joseph V. Agosto, et al)

Professional Experience:

• Kelley & Wolter, P.A., Partner & President ~ 2005

• Douglas A. Kelley, P.A., Managing Partner ~ 1991-2004

• Mahoney, Walling and Kelley
  Partner and Senior Trial Attorney ~ 1989-1991

• U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger’s Office, Chief of Staff ~ 1985-1989

• Mauzy & Kelley, Partner ~ 1984-1985

• U.S. Attorney’s Office - District of Minnesota
  Assistant U.S. Attorney ~ 1978-1984

• Holmes, Eustis, Kircher & Graven, Trial Attorney ~ 1974-1978

Education:

• University of Minnesota Law School ~ 1974

• University of Minnesota ~ 1968

Military Experience :

• U.S. Army Green Berets, Airborne Ranger in Southeast Asia, 1968 – 1971 

Honors & Distinctions :

• Department of Justice Meritorious Achievement ~ 1983

• Super Lawyer, Minnesota Journal of Law & Politics

• President of the Minnesota Law Review ~ 2004

• Elmer H. Wiblishauser Author’s Award ~ 2004

Professional Activities/Community Involvement:

• American College of Trial Lawyers, membership limited to top 1 percent of litigators

• Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, Chair ~ 2002-2004

• Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, Member ~ 2000-2004

• Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection, Member ~ 1994-1998

• University of Minnesota Economic Roundtable, Participant ~ 1997-present

• Selection Panel for the new Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota, Chair ~ 2002

• Federal Bar Association, Member

• American Bar Association, Member

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member

• Minnesota State Bar Association, Member

• Hennepin County Bar Association, Member

• Minnesota League of Conservation Voters, Co-chair

• Minnesota Orchestral Association, Board of Directors Member

• Voyaguer Outward Bound Board of Directors member 1990-1998

• Minnesota Audubon Council, Member

• Trust for Public Land Board, Member ~ 2002-present

• Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy ~ 2003-present