Mr. Kellar received his B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of
California, Riverside in 1997. He received his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of
Law in 2004, where he was an Executive Board Member of the Appellate Moot Court Board.
Mr. Kellar’s practice at the firm focuses on securities fraud, corporate governance and
shareholder rights litigation. Mr. Kellar was part of the trial team that successfully prosecuted
In re Clarent Corp. Securities Litigation, which resulted in a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs
and against the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Clarent. He was also a member of
the team that successfully prosecuted
In re Williams Securities Litigation
resulting in a
settlement of $311 million shortly before trial.
Based in the firm's California office, Mr. Kellar is currently a member of the teams prosecuting
Atlas v. Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co., et al.,
In re Connetics, Inc. Securities Litigation,
and
In re New Century Securities Litigation; as well as the stock options backdating derivative
actions,
In re Activision, Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation and
In re Apollo Group, Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation.
ADMISSIONS: Admitted to bar, 2004, California; U.S. District Courts for the Central,
Northern and Southern Districts of California.
