Kelly Lawton-Abbott

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CONTACT KELLY
Office: (415) 228-0480
​Email: kelly@smithshapourian.com 

Teela Crosthwaite Smith

Kelly Lawton-Abbott represents clients in the tech industry on transactional intellectual property work.  Kelly focuses her practice on IP registration and enforcements, IP licensing agreements, commercial contracts, and privacy compliance.  Kelly has an entrepreneurial spirit and business mindset that she incorporates in her legal strategies. 

Before joining Smith Shapourian Mignano PC, Kelly worked for a Seattle-based boutique law firm where she worked with clients in the media and gaming industry, working with solo entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies. 

Kelly was born and raised in Southern California, but resides and supports clients in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband and two dogs. When Kelly isn’t working, she loves exploring local parks during the week and escaping to the mountains for weekend getaway.

Kelly has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers since 2020, an honor awarded to only 2.5% of attorneys under the age of 40.

EDUCATION

• J.D./M.B.A, Seattle University, 2018
• B.A., Economics, San Diego State University, 2014

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COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

• Global Visionaries 
  • Board of Directions (2022 - present)
• King County Bar Association
  • Chair (2020-2021)
  • Co-Chair (2019-2020)

​ADMISSIONS

• Washington

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