Kelly D. Haywood, Esq.

Kelly D. Haywood is Of Counsel to Bivins & Hemenway, P.A. Kelly’s practice focuses on commercial and contractual litigation in state and federal courts, including real property, business, and trademark disputes as well as creditors’ rights in bankruptcy. Prior to joining Bivins & Hemenway, P.A., Kelly served as a Captain in the U.S. Army JAG Corps, where she was an experiened litigator at the trial and appellate levels.

Practice Areas:
Litigation; Appellate Practice; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Banks and Banking; Secured Creditors Rights; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Unsecured Creditors Rights; Creditors Rights; Commercial Bankruptcy; Eminent Domain; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Zoning Law; Wills; Probate; Trusts and Estates

Education:

• University of Georgia, B.B.A., Accounting, 1989
• University of Hawaii, J.D., 1993

Court Admissions:

• 1993, North Carolina
• 2005, Florida
• 1997, Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• 1999, U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals
• 1999, U.S. Supreme Court
• 2009, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• 2010, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
• 2010, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Professional Memberships:

• North Carolina State Bar
• The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
• Brandon Bar Association

Civic Membership and Activities:

• Leadership Brandon, 2009
• Leadership Brandon Alumni Association

Biography:
Former Government Appellate Counsel, Trial Defense Counsel, and Military Prosecutor

Reported Cases:

• United States v. New, 55 M.J. 95 (CAAF 2001); cert. denied 534 U.S. 955, 122 S.Ct. 356 (2001);
• United States v. Rodriguez, 54 M.J. 156 (CAAF 2000);
• United States v. Martin, 53 M.J. 745 (A.C.C.A. 2000);
• United States v. Johnson, 53 M.J. 459 (CAAF 2000);
• United States v. Grigoruk, 52 M.J. 312 (CAAF 2000);
• United States v. Grier, 52 M.J. 30 (CAAF 2000);
• United States v. Pfister, 53 M.J. 158 (CAAF 2000);
• United States v. Brown, 54 M.J. 289 (CAAF 2000);
• United States v. Kulathungam, 54 M.J. 386 (CAAF 2001);
• United States v. Szentmiklosi, 55 M.J. 487 (CAAF 2001);
• United States v. Baumann, 52 M.J. 100 (CAAF 2000);
• United States v. Fuller, 54 M.J. 107 (CAAF 2000);
• United States v. Saintaude, 56 M.J. 888 (A.C.C.A. 2002);
• United States v. Newson, 54 M.J. 823 (A.C.C.A. 2001);
• United States v. Guyton-Bhatt, 54 M.J. 796 (A.C.C.A. 2001);
• United States v. Kinsch, 54 M.J. 641 (A.C.C.A. 2000);
• United States v. Quintanilla, 52 M.J. 839 (A.C.C.A. 2000);
• United States v. Sherman, 52 M.J. 856 (A.C.C.A. 2000);
• United States v. McDaniel, 52 M.J. 618 (A.C.C.A. 1999)

Practicing: Real Property Litigation, Contract Litigation, Business and Corporate Litigation, Probate and Probate Litigation, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning, Appellate Practice