Kelly M. Yahner is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.
Kelly graduated with honors from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2024 and served as an Executive Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. Kelly received a Master of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University, where she graduated with highest honors and was awarded the William F. Clinger Prize for outstanding thesis. Kelly earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she graduated with honors.
Before and during law school, Kelly worked for an officer of the U.S. House of Representatives, where she advised Members and staff on floor procedure and facilitated different steps along the legislative process.
Kelly is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Congressional Investigations
- Labor and Employment
- Public Policy
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Credentials
Education:
- Georgetown University - 2024 Juris Doctor
- Johns Hopkins University - 2015 Master of Arts
- University of North Carolina - 2012 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar