Jeff Kelly
Innovation Lab Advisory Board Chair
“Launching the Innovation Lab is a bold step toward a future with more accessible and impactful legal assistance, and I commend Legal Aid of North Carolina for becoming the first legal services organization in the country to launch an innovation lab. With the 2022 Justice Gap Report from the Legal Services Corporation indicating that 92% of low-income Americans lack adequate legal help, it is imperative that we support innovative, scalable projects and forge new partnerships to supplement and expand the incredible work that Legal Aid of North Carolina already provides to ensure equal access to justice.”
About
Jeff Kelly is a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, who focuses his legal practice in areas of emerging technology, particularly in areas involving data analytics, artificial intelligence, digital assets, and FinTech.
Jeff serves in several leadership positions at the intersection of law, technology, and increasing access to justice. He currently serves on the Governing Council of the American Bar Association’s Center for Innovation and is a Past Chair of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Future of Law Committee, both of which are charged with tracking, analyzing, and contextualizing the impact of leading edge technology on the practice of law and delivery of legal services. Jeff is also a Fellow at Duke Law School’s Center on Law and Technology and serves as a Special Advisor to the North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission.