Kelly Leal

Kelly Leal is an associate at Leverage Law Group, LLC in Leawood, Kansas. Kelly represents investors, syndicators, and developers in renewable energy transactions throughout the country. The practice concerns the legal relationships among participants investing in and developing energy projects. This work brings together organizations with different commercial responsibilities, requiring consideration of how the transaction serves the objectives of each participating client.

Kelly earned a B.S. in Business Administration, Marketing and Minors in Mass Communication and Innovation, Cum Laude, from the University of Florida in 2020. Kelly also received a Master of International Business there in 2020. In 2025, Kelly earned a J.D. and Certificate in Dispute Resolution from the University of Missouri, with Order of the Coif, Order of the Barristers, and Magna Cum Laude distinctions.

Kelly joined the firm in 2025. Before that, Kelly clerked in-house and gained experience in venture capital and work involving entrepreneurs and start-up companies. Those settings provide context for understanding the business concerns behind a transaction. The earlier experience connects legal work with organizations seeking investment, developing commercial plans, and managing the relationships that support a new or growing enterprise.

Kelly Leal is licensed in Missouri and Kansas. Kelly’s background combines business education, dispute resolution study, and early experience with investment and entrepreneurial matters. That combination is relevant to representing clients whose interests must be coordinated within renewable energy transactions. The current practice brings those foundations to work for investors, syndicators, and developers, with attention to the legal questions arising from their different positions within an energy project arrangement.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Leverage Law Group, LLC
• Member, The Missouri Bar
• Member, Kansas Bar Association

Licensed State

• Missouri
• Kansas

Education

• University of Florida
  Master of International Business
• University of Florida
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration, Marketing and Minors in Mass Communication and Innovation Cum Laude

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