Judy L. McKelvey

Born London , England , 1957.

Admitted to bar, 1991, California ; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals; 1991, U.S. District Court, Central District of California.

Education:

University of California , Santa Cruz (B.A., with Honors, 1980); University of California , Berkeley (M.A., with Honors, 1982); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Member and Associate Editor: Review of Law and Social Change, 1990-1991.

Member:

Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California.

Trials:

Ms. McKelvey has jury and bench trial experience. Her practice is focused on public entity representation, primarily in the areas of inverse condemnation, tort liability, employment, and mandamus matters.

Speaker:

Ms. McKelvey has been a speaker on various topics, including mandamus issues and e-discovery. Two recent examples: The Top Ten: The Most Important Government Liability Cases in the Last Year (California Association of Joint Powers Authorities, 2009); Elimination of Bias (Los Angeles County Counsel, 2009).

Publication:

Ms. McKelvey is a co-author of California Civil Writ Practice (C.E.B. 2009).