Kelsey J. Young

Kelsey J. Young is a Disability Attorney at Law with Parmele Law Firm, P.C., where she has focused her career on appellate advocacy since joining the firm in 2012. Her work centers on Social Security Disability appeals, federal district court litigation, and representation of veterans before the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. She handles matters in which clients are challenging decisions and seeking review through administrative, federal, or specialized appellate processes.

Kelsey earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Kansas in 2008 and a Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University School of Law in December 2011. Her English background supports close reading and written communication, while her legal training prepared her for the research, briefing, record review, and procedural analysis central to appellate practice. She has continued to build a practice concentrated on complex review and appeal work.

Her admissions reflect the multijurisdictional nature of her practice. Kelsey is licensed in several state supreme courts and is admitted to numerous federal district courts across the country, along with the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Her work requires reviewing administrative records, identifying legal and procedural errors, developing written arguments, and presenting claims within the standards that govern disability and veterans appeals in federal and specialized courts.

Kelsey J. Young approaches appellate advocacy as a process of pursuing fairness and accountability for clients who may already have faced an unfavorable decision. Her practice combines extensive federal admissions with focused experience in Social Security Disability and veterans matters. By concentrating on appeals and federal litigation, Kelsey helps clients navigate the procedural demands of review proceedings and present their legal arguments through the courts and tribunals authorized to reconsider those decisions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Parmele Law Firm
• Member, The Missouri Bar
• Member, Kansas Bar Association
• Member, Arkansas Bar Association
• Member, Oklahoma Bar Association
• Member, Iowa State Bar Association
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of South Dakota
• Member, Kentucky Bar Association

Licensed State

• Missouri
• Kansas
• Arkansas
• Oklahoma
• Iowa
• Tennessee
• South Dakota
• Kentucky

Education

• Oklahoma City University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Kansas
  Bachelor’s Degree in English

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