About Robert
Attorney Robert W. Kelley is a founding Partner at Kelley/Uustal. Mr. Kelley is a highly accomplished attorney. He has earned numerous awards and recognitions, including his continued inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America publication, Florida Super Lawyers® Magazine, and South Florida’s Best Lawyers.Mr. Kelley has tried over 100 jury trials. His record of success includes the 7th largest jury verdict in the country according to the National Law Journal, and more than 25 multi-million jury verdicts in a wide range of cases involving auto accidents, boating accidents, catastrophic injuries, medical malpractice, and more.Attorney Kelley has been a Board Certified Civil Trial by the Florida Bar for over two decades, is a respected lecturer and law professor, and a committed member of his local community. Mr. Kelley is also the founder of The Dive Bar, an Underwater Bar Association comprised of SCUBA certified lawyers who are committed to the preservation of coral reefs and the marine environment of the Florida Keys.
Attorney Robert W. Kelley is a founding Partner at Kelley/Uustal. Mr. Kelley is a highly accomplished attorney. He has earned numerous awards and recognitions, including his continued inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America publication, Florida Super Lawyers® Magazine, and South Florida’s Best Lawyers.
Mr. Kelley has tried over 100 jury trials. His record of success includes the 7th largest jury verdict in the country according to the National Law Journal, and more than 25 multi-million jury verdicts in a wide range of cases involving auto accidents, boating accidents, catastrophic injuries, medical malpractice, and more.
Attorney Kelley has been a Board Certified Civil Trial by the Florida Bar for over two decades, is a respected lecturer and law professor, and a committed member of his local community. Mr. Kelley is also the founder of The Dive Bar, an Underwater Bar Association comprised of SCUBA certified lawyers who are committed to the preservation of coral reefs and the marine environment of the Florida Keys.
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Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Fort Lauderdale (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Fort Lauderdale (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Fort Lauderdale (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Fort Lauderdale (2022)
- Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Fort Lauderdale (2021)
- Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Fort Lauderdale (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Fort Lauderdale (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Fort Lauderdale (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Miami (2015)
- Recognized: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
- Recognized: Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- Recognized: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Recognized: Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Practice Area: Personal Injury Litigation
- Practice Area: Product Liability Litigation
- Special Focus: Catastrophic Injury
- Special Focus: Wrongful Death
- Florida Super Lawyers
- Most Effective Lawyers in South Florida by the South Florida Daily Business Review
- Martindale Hubbell - AV® Rated™