A proficient attorney with nearly four decades of legal experience, David Kelston is a founding member and is currently an of counsel attorney at the law firm of Adkins, Kelston & Zavez, P.C. He serves clients in eastern Massachusetts, including Norfolk, Suffolk, Middlesex, Essex, Plymouth, Bristol and Worcester counties.
Clients rely on Mr. Kelston’s services in matters related to business and commercial litigation, including construction disputes, real estate law, business and partnership breakups, contract disagreements, business valuation and other general civil litigation matters. He also represents clients who are facing class actions, constitutional/civil rights actions and criminal accusations. Furthermore, he has litigated complicated, high-asset divorce cases typically involving assets in excess of one million dollars.
Mr. Kelston attended Columbia College, New York, to earn his Bachelor of Arts in English literature and philosophy in 1967. He obtained his master’s degree from Harvard Kennedy School followed by his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1982. While there, he was elected as editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Known for handling some landmark cases in the history of Massachusetts, Mr. Kelston is admitted to practice in all the state and federal courts of Massachusetts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. Additionally, he has appeared as pro hac vice in jurisdictions outside Massachusetts and has served as a law clerk for Federal District Judge Robert Keeton. He acquired extensive experience working for other preeminent Boston law firms before founding Adkins, Kelston & Zavez, P.C.
An eloquent speaker and writer, Mr. Kelston has authored a number of articles for esteemed publications. He actively contributes to his community by volunteering to provide hours of pro bono services every year. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association, and the chair of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild – Litigation Committee.