Kelly Bishop

Proven Verdicts
Attorney at Abel Law Firm
Oklahoma City, OK32 years experienceAdmitted 1993

About Kelly Bishop

Kelly Bishop is an Attorney and Owner of Abel Law Firm in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She has more than 32 years of experience, having begun her work at the firm as an intern in 1992 before being admitted as an attorney in 1993.

Bishop earned her J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1993. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyer continuously since 2013.

Bishop is an instructor of Insurance Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law and a frequent lecturer for the Oklahoma Bar Association and the Oklahoma Association for Justice. She is a member of the Oklahoma Association for Justice (Advisory Board, 2009), the Oklahoma Bar Association, the Oklahoma County Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the American Bar Association, the William J. Holloway American Inn of Court, and the Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$15 millionVerdict

The Oklahoma Supreme Court restored the full $15 million jury award for oilfield worker Todd Beason, who lost part of an arm when a crane boom fell on him, and held the state's $350,000 cap on noneconomic damages unconstitutional.

Oklahoma County District Court, Oklahoma City (Judge Patricia Parrish); verdict restored on appeal by Oklahoma Supreme Court, 2019 OK 28 · 2019Workplace InjuryRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Oklahoma College of Law
Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1993

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Oklahoma, admitted 1993
Oklahoma Association for Justice (Advisory Board, 2009)
Oklahoma Bar Association
Oklahoma County Bar Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
American Bar Association
William J. Holloway American Inn of Court
Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyer (2013-present)

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Laird Hammons Laird
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$90,125,000 judgment ($90,000,000 against the former officer under Section 1983 plus $125,000 against the City of Moore after the Governmental Tort Claims Act cap; $126,000,000 jury verdict) · She Was 18 and Driving to Take the ACT. An Off-Duty Moore Police Sergeant Doing Nearly 100 in a 50 Hit Her Broadside. A Federal Jury Returned $126 Million, and Oklahoma Law Let $90,125,000 of It Stand.
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