Kelly J. Mikullitz

For more than a decade, Kelly has represented hundreds of injured children and adults, dedicating a significant amount of her practice to advocating for individuals with serious brain injuries. A legal force and advocate for those suffering from brain injuries, Kelly has been active in organizing speaking engagements and presenting to attorneys, neighborhood associations, schools, and civic groups throughout New York State and at national conferences. She has been an active member of the Brain Injury Association of New York State (BIANYS) since 2006. She has served on their Board of Directors since 2014, is an active member of their Resource Management, Governance, and Executive Committees, and formerly served as Secretary. She then served as 2nd Vice President before being elected as 1st Vice President in June 2019. Kelly is the supervising partner of O'Connell & Aronowitz's Lead Poisoning and Toxic Exposure Litigation Group, one of the leading lead poisoning injury litigation groups in upstate New York. Due to her extensive experience in this area, she is frequently consulted by other attorneys, landlords, tenants, government agencies and the media about lead poisoning and its effects. A partner within our the O'Connell and Aronowitz Family and Matrimonial Law department, Kelly devotes a substantial amount of her practice to clients dealing with difficult family matters, including separations, divorce, custody, parenting time disputes, spousal maintenance, and child support. She takes great pride in compassionate collaboration with her clients while guiding them through these difficult personal matters. She was honored to be designated as an Attorney for Children by the Third Judicial Department Office of Attorneys for Children in 2016, and receives appointments for representation of children by judges in Rensselaer County Family Court. Through her involvement with the Albany County Bar Association, she is also a monthly volunteer at the Albany County Family Court Help Center. Kelly's community service efforts also include her service to the Third Judicial District's Committee on Character and Fitness, her active participation in the End Distracted Driving Student Awareness Initiative, and her former role of Vice-President of the Donald P. Sutherland Parent and Teachers Organization. Kelly has been named to the Upstate New York Rising Stars List by Super Lawyers, which acknowledges attorneys under 40 years old and in practice less than 10 years. The distinction is earned by less than 2.5% of attorneys in the state. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Kelly J. Mikullitz included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Sweet Success Honoree, Capital District Women's Bar Association, 2014 Upstate New York Rising Stars, 2015 - 2016 Other Sources of Feedback About Kelly J. Mikullitz Included on the 2016Upstate New York Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2015 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list

• Shareholder

• Brain Injury Settlement Considerations, Brain Injury Association of New York State, June 2019
• Protecting Your Claim: What Every Personal Injury Plaintiff Should Know, Brain Injury Association of New York State Annual Conference, June 2015
• Current Pre-Trial Discovery Issues, HB National Legal Litigation Conference, 2014
• Anatomy of a Law Suit, Brian Injury Association of New York State, Annual Conference 2014
• An Argument against Governmental Immunity in the Area of Lead Poisoning Litigation, Albany Law Environmental Outlook Journal, 2005

• New York
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York

• Brain Injury Association of New York State (1st Vice President)
• New York State Bar Association
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association
• Albany County Bar Association
• Capital District Women's Bar Association
• Rensselaer County Bar Association
• Capital District Womens Bar Association
• American Association for Justice
• Third Judicial Department, Office of Attorneys for Children (Designated Attorney)
• Third Judicial District Committee on Character and Fitness
• Justinian Society