Kelly B. Hanker is a well-regarded plaintiff-side civil trial lawyer known for increasing the value of cases, including catastrophic and traumatic injury, employment law, medical malpractice, and sexual assault cases. Kelly is a nationally sought speaker, author, and trial college instructor. She teaches and publishes on a wide variety of trial and plaintiff side case related topics, including: trial preparation; voir dire; traumatic brain injury, trucking and auto cases; various bias related topics; and the human story.
In addition to her own cases, Kelly also associates in as trial counsel around the country and consults on: trials; conducting the human story of your client; preparing your client for DMEs; preparing witnesses for deposition and trial; trial preparation; and assists in framing and developing the story of your case. Kelly has repeatedly been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star for Southern California, is a graduate of the prestigious Gerry Spence Method trial college, and has been honored by numerous organizations for her non-profit board service and philanthropic work, including by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a finalist for Philanthropist of the Year. She currently serves on: the Women in Law Committee for the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles (CAALA), as the Political Chair for the Consumer Attorneys of California’s (CAOC) Women’s Caucus; on the Racial Justice Committee for the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA); on the Foundation Board of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA), and is a member of the Western Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA), Justice Headquarters (JHQ) and the American Association of Justice’s (AAJ) Technology & Science and Employment Rights Sections.
Kelly attended the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in the History of Art, and was awarded the Dean’s List distinction for academic excellence. She attended law school at the University of Iowa College of Law, where she served on the Journal of Corporation Law and won the award for Outstanding Student Writer. Kelly also received the Boyd Service Award with Highest Honors and became the Case Editor for the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition before obtaining her Juris Doctor in 2007. In addition, Ms. Hanker externed for Magistrate Judge John A. Jarvey in the Northern District of Iowa while in law school.
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