Kelly Estes Collinsworth

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Illinois

Supreme Court of Illinois

Since 2025

Kentucky

Kentucky Bar Association

Since 1997

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

Since 1997

Assistant Professor of Practice

Southern Illinois University School of Law

2022 - Current

Director of Bar Support, Jul 2024 - Present

Attorney

Kentucky Legal Aid

2022 - Current

Director of Experiential Learning

The University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law

2021 - 2021

Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Apr 2020 - Jul 2021; Visiting Lecturer of Experiential Learning, Jun 2019 - Apr 2020.

Assistant County Attorney

Bath County County Attorney's Office

2015 - 2019

Associate Professor

Morehead State University

2008 - 2019

Director, Education Abroad, Aug 2018 - May 2019

Staff Attorney

Legal Aid of the Bluegrass

1997 - 2008

The Ohio State University

J.D. (1997) | Law

1994 - 1997

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Honors: Public Service Fellow

Activities: ATLA Student Trial Advocacy Team; National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition QuarterFinalist; Columbus Bar Association Homeless Project; Street Law Program; Public Interest Law Foundation; Westlaw Student Representative

Georgetown College

B.A. (1993) | Political Science and Government

1990 - 1993

Honors: Graduated summa cum laude.

Illinois State Bar

Member

2025 - Current

South Dakota State Bar

Member (Inactive)

2019 - Current

Kentucky State Bar

Member

1997 - Current