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Associate
- Phone:
- 208.388.4863
- Fax:
- 208.954.5273
- Email:
- dkelly@hawleytroxell.com
Biography
Douglas M. Kelly, Jr. is an associate in Hawley Troxell’s Litigation and Workers’ Compensation practice groups in Boise. Douglas has over 14 years of legal experience, first obtaining his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 2012, then leaving private practice in 2015 to transition to the research and editorial side of the legal world.
Douglas spent the next several years with EVERFI, an educational technology company and e-learning platform, in a variety of editorial and analytical roles. He was responsible for conducting reviews of online course content for legal and factual accuracy, monitoring and analyzing new legislation at both the state and federal levels, and researching and writing case law summaries for clients.
Though originally joining Hawley Troxell in 2023 as a Paralegal and subsequently becoming a Certified Idaho Workers’ Compensation Specialist (CIWCS), Douglas chose to resume the active practice of law, earning admission into the Idaho State Bar in October 2026.
Expertise
BAR ADMISSIONS
Idaho
EDUCATION
Law School:
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 2012
Undergraduate:
Emory University, B.B.A., 2007
EXTERNSHIPS
Judicial Extern for the Honorable B. Lynn Winmill, United States District Court, District of Idaho, 2010
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Idaho Workers’ Compensation Specialist (CIWCS)
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