
,About Kelly Roberts, Esq.
Kelly Roberts is a corporate and bankruptcy attorney. Kelly is known for being honest and direct with her advice and keeping efficiency and costs in mind when making recommendations.
Her business & corporate practice includes assisting business owners with entity choice and formation, applicable corporate governance agreements and documents, drafting and negotiating asset and equity purchase and sale transactions (from the letter of intent to closing), employment agreements, and navigating commercial lease negotiations on both the landlord and tenant side.
Her bankruptcy practice includes representation of creditors, interested parties, and guarantors in Florida’s Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts in consumer and business bankruptcy chapters.
Kelly 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 Vice Chair of the Corporations, Securities & Financial Services Committee.
When Kelly is not in the office, you will likely find her on the golf course, skiing, or spending time with her husband, daughter and dachshund.
Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence
- Florida Bar Business Law Section Fellow for 2019-2021
- Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2015-2021
- Super Lawyer, 2023-2025
- SRQ Magazine, Top Bankruptcy and Workout Attorney, 2020-2024
- National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, NextGen Class of 2016
- American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence, 2010
Professional Associations
- Florida Business Law Section, Vice Chair, Corporations, Securities & Financial Services Committee, 2024-2025
- Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, Member
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
- Sarasota County Bar Association, Member
- Judge John M. Scheb American Inn of Court, Barrister Member, 2020-2024
- Annual UM Bankruptcy Skills Workshop, Steering Committee, 2014 – 2024
- Florida Association of Women Lawyers, Sarasota Chapter, Director 2020-2021, Treasurer 2022-2023
- Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, Executive Board Member, 2014-2018
Roberts Law, PLLC
Office (by Appointment Only):
2075 Main Street, Suite 23
Sarasota, Florida 34237
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