Faculty Bio
Contact Information
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2492
(P) { (619) 260-2333
mkelly@sandiego.edu
Online Resources
Assistant
Michael B. Kelly
Professor of Law
- JD, 1983, University of Michigan
- MA, 1980, University of Illinois at Chicago
- BGS, 1975, University of Michigan
Areas of Expertise
Professor Kelly teaches and writes in the areas of contracts, remedies and family law.
Professional Experience
Kelly clerked for the Honorable Daniel Friedman of the U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit and practiced law in Chicago. He joined the USD School of Law faculty in 1988.
Honors and Affiliations
Kelly served as articles and administrative editor of the Michigan Law Review.
Key Works
Kelly's publications include Inside Contract Law (Wolters Kluwer, 2011); Principles of Remedies Law, 2nd Ed. (with Weaver and Shoben) (West, 2011); Remedies: Cases, Practical Problems & Exercises, 2nd Ed. (with Weaver, Partlett and Cardi) (West, 2010); "The Phantom Reliance Interest in Contract Damages" in 92 Wisconsin Law Review 1755 (1992); and "The Rightful Position in 'Wrongful Life' Actions" in 42 Hastings Law Journal 505 (1991).
