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KELLY A. MYERS received her Bachelor of Arts from Alma College in 1990, where she majored in History and Business with a pre-law emphasis. She also studied at the London School of Economics while attaining her Bachelor of Arts.

In 1993, Ms. Myers received her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Detroit School of Law, and a Master of Business Administration, High Honors, from the University of Detroit. She was Executive Editor of the University of Detroit Law Review, served on the University of Detroit Moot Court Board of Directors and National Entertainment Team, was inducted into the Justice Frank Murphy Honor Society and Order of the Barristers, was elected to serve in the American Inns of Court, and was awarded a Presidential Scholarship.

After receiving her J.D. and M.B.A., Ms. Myers clerked for the Honorable Steven W. Rhodes, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Michigan, and served as an extern for the Honorable George E. Woods, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Ms. Myers was also an adjunct professor of Legal Writing at the University of Detroit School of Law.

Following her judicial clerkship, Ms. Myers became an Associate Attorney for Detroit-based Dickinson Wright. In 1996, Ms. Myers was a founding partner of the Lansing-based firm of McClelland & Anderson, LLP. In 2004, Ms. Myers started Myers & Myers, PLLC. Ms. Myers' practice focuses on real estate (transactional and litigation), commercial litigation, corporate law, creditor rights, bankruptcy and banking. Ms. Myers represents national lenders, title companies, real estate licensees, builders/contractors, small business entrepreneurs, mid-sized businesses and associations, including the Small Business Association of Michigan and the Home Builders Association of Livingston County.

Ms. Myers was admitted to the Bar, 1993, Michigan; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; 1996, 6th Circuit Court of Appeals; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; Livingston County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. Lecturer: "Loan Workout and Collateral Liquidation in Michigan," Lorman Education Services, 2002; "Selected Topics in Structuring and Operating a Business in Michigan," Lorman Education Services, 2003; "Professional Retention and Compensation Issues in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Cases," American Bankruptcy Institute, 2004; "Litigation Skills Consumer: Valuation, Evidence, Burden of Proof," American Bankruptcy Institute, 2007; "Real Property: Avoidance and Defenses," Federal Bar Association, W.D. Michigan, 2007; "Foreclosures & Leasing Liability," Michigan Association of REALTORS Brokers Summit; "Earmarking Issues Arising with New Mortgages and the New Bankruptcy Code," Real Property Law Section, State Bar of Michigan.