Kelly A. Stevens

Kelly A. Stevens is a co-founder and managing member of the law firm of Hemmings & Stevens, P.L.L.C., and has been practicing as an attorney for almost 15 years. She grew up in the mid-west and graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. While in college she was elected President of her pre-law fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta.

Ms. Stevens attended law school at the University of Missouri-Columbia and graduated in 1994. While in law school, she performed an internship at the Attorney General’s Office for the State of Missouri and later clerked for a well-respected law local law firm in Columbia- Missouri, Atkinson & Rotts.

Ms. Stevens was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1994 and practiced in Missouri as an attorney for approximately five years before moving to North Carolina. While in Missouri, Ms. Stevens worked at a firm in St. Louis and then became an associate with the law firm of Rotts & Associates in Columbia, Missouri. While at Rotts & Associates, a general practice law firm, she gained extensive experience as a civil litigation and trial attorney, becoming a partner of the firm in 1999. She represented businesses, individuals and families in business and contract disputes, family law matters, criminal matters, workers’ compensation and personal injury cases.

In addition to private practice, Ms. Stevens accepted court-appointed cases while in Missouri, representing indigent individuals and serving as Guardian ad Litem for minor children in juvenile cases. Due to her experience in family court, Ms. Stevens was asked to contribute and did publish a chapter in the Juvenile Law CLE Deskbook for the State of Missouri.

Ms. Stevens was married to Joshua T. Stevens in late 1999 and moved to North Carolina after her husband was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. She was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in late 1999, joining the firm of Browne, Flebotte, Wilson & Horn in January of 2000 and later became a partner in that firm in 2002. She practiced in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, civil litigation and workers’ compensation representing clients in various parts of North Carolina.

In 2005, Ms. Stevens co-founded the law firm of Hemmings & Stevens, P.L.L.C. with Aaron Hemmings. Together they bring extensive experience and dedication to their clients. Ms. Stevens practices in the area of personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, products liability, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, workers’ compensation and civil litigation. While practicing as an attorney in North Carolina, Ms. Stevens has co-taught a continuing education seminar class presented by the National Business Institute on “Gaining the Best Settlement in Auto Injury Cases”. She was also a guest speaker at the UNC School of Nursing Continuing Education Program on Legal Nurse Consulting in October 2006 and October 2007.

She is a member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, North Carolina Bar Association and Wake County Bar Association.

Ms. Stevens’ husband, Major Joshua T. Stevens, is an active duty army officer who has served in multiple deployments overseas during his military career, including three deployments to Iraq. They have two children: a daughter, seven years-old, and a son, two years-old.

“One of the best rewards to being a lawyer is helping people and making a difference in someone’s life. In order to truly help a client you have to listen to the client in order to understand their needs and priorities then fight for the client’s interests. It is not enough to know the law and apply legal principals, you have to understand the unique needs of each particular client, care about the client and achieve legal results that are best for that client. The difference between a good lawyer and a great lawyer is someone who has the experience and wisdom to navigate complex legal situations in a manner that is best for the individual client. In the fifteen years that I have been a lawyer, I know that client’s expect honesty and a lawyer who is on the client’s side. It is also difficult for many client’s to afford or pay for a lawyer. That is why we take cases on a contingency fee basis so that the client does not have to pay legal fees unless we obtain a recovery for the client. When we believe in a client and the client’s case, our firm will do everything we can to obtain a just result for that client.”    Kelly A. Stevens

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