About Kelly Roberts, Esq.

Kelly Roberts is a bankruptcy and business attorney. Kelly is known for being honest and direct with her advice and keeping efficiency and costs in mind when making recommendations. A revealing fact about Ms. Roberts is that a good deal of her referrals come from parties who were on the opposing side of negotiations and litigation and want zealous and quality representation for their referrals.

Her business & corporate practice includes assisting business owners with formation of new entities and the applicable operating agreements and documents, drafting and negotiating asset and stock purchase transactions (from the letter of intent to closing), composing employment agreements, and navigating dispute resolution. Kelly also helps business owner clients with negotiating and drafting commercial lease agreements and documents.

Her bankruptcy practice includes representation of consumer debtors from North Port to Tampa and creditors in Florida’s Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts.

Ms. Roberts is an active member of local, state, and national organizations. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Sarasota County Bar Association,  and the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association.  Kelly is also a Barrister Member of the Judge John M. Scheb American Inn of Court, and active in the Florida Business Law Section currently serving as the Chair of the Inclusion, Mentoring, Fellowship Standing Committee and the Second Vice Chair of the Corporations, Securities & Financial Services Committee.

She has served on the steering committee for the University of Miami Bankruptcy Skills Workshop, an annual continuing legal education program benefiting the Louis Phillips Scholarship Fund providing scholarships for law students interested in bankruptcy practice, since 2014.