Kelly Jones Howell, a partner of Harris Beach PLLC, has been recognized by DRI, the leading organization of civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel, for her dedication and commitment to young lawyers.
Ms. Jones Howell is the 2018 recipient of the Richard J. Krochock Award, which goes to an individual who provides exemplary guidance, support and mentorship to the Young Lawyers Committee of DRI and promotes the public image of a civil defense lawyer. The award was presented to Ms. Jones Howell as part of the DRI Annual Meeting Oct. 17-21 in San Francisco.
Ms. Jones Howell has played a leadership role at DRI for several years. She has served as chairwoman of the Young Lawyers Committee and as a member of the DRI Drug and Medical Device Steering and Products Liability committees.
Working from the Harris Beach New York City office, Ms. Jones Howell has a national litigation practice focusing on product liability with significant experience managing pharmaceutical, medical device and dietary supplement cases. She regularly serves as national coordinating counsel and New York/New Jersey counsel defending clients in state and federal courts, state-coordinated mass torts, class actions and federal multi-district litigation (MDLs), involving FDA and EPA regulated products.
“The first years of an attorney’s career are quite a blur. The hours are long and the expectations high,” Ms. Jones Howell said. “Early in my career, many people helped me get established and provided a guiding hand. I am determined to pay that back by doing what I can to support the newest attorneys in our profession.”
About Harris Beach
Founded in 1856, Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide a full range of legal and professional services for clients across New York state, as well as nationally and internationally. Harris Beach is among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal and ranks as a BTI Elite law firm based on in-depth interviews of more than 600 corporate counsel at the world’s largest and most influential companies. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries Harris Beach represents include education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, science and technology, veterinary medicine, and state and local governments and authorities. The firm’s more than 220 lawyers practice among offices throughout New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Melville, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Uniondale and White Plains, as well as in New Haven, Connecticut and Newark, New Jersey.
