About
Nationally Recognized Attorney
Kelly Hyman’s success as a trial attorney has earned her an AV Preeminent Rating, the highest level of the peer review designation by Martindale-Hubbell, the 155-year-old global legal review authority.
Kelly’s practice focuses on complex litigation, including representing plaintiffs in class action and mass tort lawsuits. She has established herself as a nationally recognized attorney among clients, colleagues, and major media outlets that seek out her expertise as a legal, political, and criminal analyst.
Dubbed a “Modern Day Erin Brockovich” by a Forbes.com contributor, Kelly has worked on data breach cases, water contamination cases, transvaginal mesh and bladder slings cases.
Credentials
The Hyman Law Firm, P. A. is a national law practice located in Florida. Principal Kelly Hyman is a member of the bar in Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, New York, and Washington D.C. An honors graduate of the University of Florida Levin College of Law, Kelly has completed the American Association for Justice’s Leadership Academy and continues to serve as an AAJ member. She also holds a master’s degree in communications.
Actress
Once a child actor, Kelly was nominated, along with her best friend, Shalane McCall, for a Young Artist Award (formerly the Youth in Film Award). She credits her solid work ethic and discipline as an attorney and media commentator to her early employment as a model and actress in Los Angeles and New York.
She also attributes her bold determination and prevailing sense of confidence to her formative years as a performing artist, which made her the family’s primary income earner and prepared her for the rigors of work as a trial attorney specializing in high-stakes complex cases.
Kelly may be most known for her role as Loretta on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. She also played the daughter of Norman Fell‘s character in the TV show Getting There and the role of Donna in the Charles Mathau-directed movie Doin’ Time on Planet Earth with Adam West from Batman.
Author
Her books, “The Top Ten Reasons to Dump Trump in 2020” and “Build Back Better: The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration and Beyond” are available on her author website and here on Amazon.
TV Commentator
Kelly is a frequent guest commentator on outlets such as Law & Crime, CourtTV, BBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, NBC LX, MSNBC, CNN Max, Fox News, Sky News, I24News, and the BBC. She leverages her lifelong experience in front of the camera and her advanced academic credentials in law and communications to provide viewers with fresh, well-informed perspectives on today’s most pressing issues in law, crime, politics, government, and women’s rights.
Podcast Producer and Host
Kelly’s new podcast, “Once Upon a Crime in Hollywood,” received rave reviews from listeners and media coverage on Fox Corporation’s tabloid news show TMZ. Her podcast was also referenced in the UK newspaper, the Daily Mail, a UK newspaper.
Kelly relies on her inside knowledge of and years of background in the entertainment industry, and her subsequent career in the legal profession to inform, educate, and entertain true crime media aficionados. The podcast includes gripping interviews with law enforcement investigators and others involved in bringing high-profile criminals to justice.
Women's Advocate
Kelly is an ardent and impassioned advocate for women’s empowerment, particularly when it comes to the workforce. She’s committed to advancing equity and equality initiatives for women as they navigate male-dominated or led industries. To help her female peers and colleagues find rewarding work-life balances, she borrows from her own work-life balances, creating a path in the US where patriarchy still has a foothold. Her writings for outlets like Entrepreneur and Forbes provide a roadmap for others to find similar success and happiness.
