ELIZABETH KELLEY
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A nationwide criminal defense practice specializing in representing people with mental disabilities including autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses, dementia, and intellectual disabilities​
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I am a criminal defense lawyer and I specialize in representing people with mental disabilities. 
I have fought for the rights of people with all types of issues: autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression, dementia, fetal alcoholism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury, post traumatic stress disorder, post parting depression, and intellectual disabilities.

​I have appeared in state and federal courts from Anchorage, Alaska to Naples, Florida and points in between. I also am frequently invited to speak to other attorneys and judges about representing people with mental disabilities.


I have dedicated my life to the firm belief that people with mental disabilities do not belong in the criminal justice system and that they need treatment,
not jail or prison.

I can bring to a case:
  • expertise in representing people with mental disabilities;
  • the ability to effectively and respectfully communicate with clients and their families; and
  • an extensive network of experts to evaluate a client, address any danger of re-offending, design a program of treatment, and describe how a prison sentence would be counterproductive and destructive. 

If you have a mental disability and have been charged with a crime or if you have a family member in this situation, I would be happy to speak with you.
The disability should matter.



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East Coast 
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Elizabeth Kelley, Attorney at Law
5 Columbus Circle, Ste. 710
New York, NY 10019
West Coast
Elizabeth Kelley, Attorney at Law
2525 E 29th Ave., Ste. 10-B #225
Spokane, WA 99223
phone: 509.991.7058
email: zealousadvocacy@aol.com
Nothing contained on this website is to be considered as the rendering of legal advice for specific cases, and readers are responsible for obtaining such advice from their own legal counsel.
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