About

Kelley / Uustal is a Fort Lauderdale based law firm founded by two of the nation’s most successful and experienced trial attorneys, Robert Kelley and John Uustal.

The firm’s attorneys include seasoned courtroom advocates with combined courtroom experience spanning over 120 years and hundreds of jury trials. We’ve been able to secure fair compensation for clients whose injuries left them financially devastated. The attorneys at Kelley / Uustal have been instrumental in securing well over a quarter of a billion dollars in jury awards and settlements for their clients. This was money actually collected, not judgments lost on appeal or headline verdicts that never got paid.

Kelley / Uustal’s unique Forensic Discovery Methodology allows the firm to reverse-engineer the scene of an accident, injury or product malfunction. The firm’s attorneys, along with engineers, doctors and scientists, trace the root causes of a personal tragedy back to its earliest and truest origin: often all the way back to the manufacturing facility or corporate boardroom.

The attorneys at Kelley / Uustal have dramatically improved the lives of the clients they represent. Our landmark cases have helped to define the standards for success in vindicating the rights of people injured by dangerous products, greedy corporations and medical negligence.

Prevent and Protect

Our first mission is to prevent and protect, and while Kelley / Uustal can only represent a fraction of those people who ask for help, our attorneys have worked tirelessly to prevent and protect consumers against injuries through education and by pushing for safer products, roads and medical procedures. Our actions have helped to enforce responsibility within the insurance industry, improve automobile and product safety, and remove dangerous prescription drugs from usage. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Fight for Justice

This is our second mission. When injuries cannot be prevented, Kelley / Uustal attorneys fight for justice. This means standing up against powerful corporations that sell defective products. It also means having the resources to fight billion-dollar insurance companies. It means being willing and able to step into the courtroom, to stand and deliver.

Punish Intentional Wrongdoing

This is our third mission. Kelley / Uustal seeks to punish intentional wrongdoing. Some companies care more about profits than safety. Holding them accountable makes America safer. Punitive damages serve as a warning to others who might be tempted to value money over human life.