Assistant Attorney General
Constitutional Offices Section
Contact:
Office: 614-644-7876
Fax: 877-462-0928
Phillip.Kelly@OhioAGO.gov
Phillip joined the Attorney General’s Office in 2023. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office, Phillip was an Associate Attorney at a civil litigation law firm in Columbus, Ohio. In this role, Phillip’s practice focused on Labor & Employment law, where he assisted clients in areas pertaining to employment discrimination and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims.
While in law school, Phillip was a judicial extern for the Honorable Judge Christopher B. Epley at the Second District Court of Appeals. There, Phillip wrote memoranda of law and draft opinions for cases on appeal.
BAR ADMISSIONS
- State of Ohio (2022)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
AWARDS & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- The Order of Barristers
- Runner-up Best Oralist, 2020 Walter H. Rice Moot Court Competition
- Runner-up Best Brief, 2021 Region Six Moot Court Competition
EDUCATION
- University of Dayton School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2022
- Staff Writer, University of Dayton Law Review
- Associate Justice of Intramural Competitions, University of Dayton Moot Court
- Ohio Dominican University, B.A., Political Science, 2019