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title: John Kelley
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# John Kelley

John Kelley is a partner at *Niesar & Vestal LLP* in San Francisco, where his practice includes business and commercial disputes, consumer fraud, intellectual property, personal injury and employment claims. He also provides counseling to clients regarding business formation, intellectual property and employment issues.

### Articles written by this author:

## [“My boss is telling lies about me! Can I sue?”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-april/my-boss-is-telling-lies-about-me-can-i-sue "“My boss is telling lies about me! Can I sue?”")

Evaluating an employee’s claim of defamation against an employer

[John Kelley](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-kelley "John Kelley")

[2016 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-april)

## [Enforcing your 998 settlement](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/enforcing-your-998-settlement "Enforcing your 998 settlement")

Careful crafting of the offer to compromise is key

[John Kelley](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-kelley "John Kelley")

[2019 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april)