Kelly M. Nash

Kelly Nash joined the General Counsel’s office in March 2015. Much of Kelly's current practice is dedicated to supporting the KU Medical Center campus.  In her role, Kelly advises senior leadership and various departments on employment and labor matters, faculty and student affairs, graduate medical education, accessibility, civil rights, and campus safety. Kelly also reviews and advises on updates to University policy for compliance purposes and alignment with best practices. Prior to joining the University, Kelly was in private practice at Bryan Cave, LLP and most recently at Littler Mendelson, P.C., where she practiced in the area of employment law. In private practice, Kelly defended management in employment-related disputes in various forums and regularly appeared before federal and state courts and administrative agencies as lead counsel. Kelly received her law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School, where she served on the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. Kelly holds a B.A. in History from MidAmerica Nazarene University. She is admitted to the bars in both Kansas and Missouri.