Helping Individuals Who Have Been Hurt By Others
Devin
C.
Kelly
Devin
C.
Kelly
- Associate Attorney
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Civil Rights
- Constitutional Rights
- Employment Discrimination
Biography
Devin C. Kelly received his Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, from Bradley University in 2008. Devin then studied at Drake University Law School and graduated with his Juris Doctor degree, high honors, in 2012. He was later admitted to the bar in the state of Iowa and its associated federal districts. Upon graduation, Devin went into private practice serving much of Eastern Iowa in a variety of practice areas, including municipal law, civil and constitutional law, employment law, personal injury, family law/divorce, and animal law.
In 2017, Devin left private practice and went in-house with CRST International, Inc. as Associate Counsel. In 2018, Devin returned to private practice and joined Roxanne Conlin & Associates, PC as an Associate Attorney in Des Moines, Iowa. Devin represents clients in all areas served by the firm, including personal injury, sexual assault, civil and constitutional rights, and employment discrimination.
When not working, Devin enjoys being outside as much as possible, exercising, and the theater. He has completed numerous Ironman triathlons, half and full marathons, and CrossFit competitions.
Education
- Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa
- Juris Doctor - 2012
- Honors: With High Honors
- Bradley University
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 2008
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Major: Theatre Performance
- Minor: Vocal music
Bar Admissions
- Iowa
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
Professional Associations
- Iowa State Bar Association
- Iowa Association for Justice
- American Association for Justice
- American Bar Association
- Animal Legal Defense Fund
- National LGBT Bar Association
- National Crime Victims Bar Association
Published Works
- Devin C. Kelly, Plot a Course for Effective Discovery, Trial, American Association for Justice, December 2024
- Devin C. Kelly, A Story to Tell, Trial, American Association for Justice, December 2023
- Devin C. Kelly, Industry Overboard: How the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Affected the Gulf Coast Commercial Fishing Industry and Statutory Recommendations for Future Protection, Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, Spring 2011
Classes & Seminars
- State and Federal Legislative Update, Iowa State Bar Association’s 2025 Labor and Employment Law Seminar
- Claims Against Government Entities: What's New in 2025, Iowa Association for Justice's 2025 Annual Convention
- How to Utilize Discovery Requests to Maximize Settlements, Iowa Association for Justice's 2025 New Lawyers Bootcamp Seminar
- Discovery Dilemmas: Strategies for Dealing with Unresponsive Clients, Iowa Association for Justice's 2024 New Lawyers Bootcamp Seminar
- Representing State Employees/State Litigation Panel Discussion, Iowa Association for Justice's 2023 Employment Law Seminar
- E-Discovery. How Much is too Much?, Drake University Law School Class of 2012 Reunion CLE Presentation, 2022