Banking Expert Witness — Brian H. Kelley, JD

Brian Kelley is a broadly experienced banking executive, lender and attorney who has served for over thirty years in lending, top management and legal positions at both regional and larger commercial banks.  He has substantial background in a wide range of business, corporate, asset-based lending in diverse markets in the western, central and southwestern United States, as well as loan syndications/participations and problem loans.

Mr. Kelley's career has included senior management and lending at both major banks and smaller community banking organizations, and in recent years he has been President, CEO and Director at several commercial banks.  This has included positions in management and growth of niche banks focused on business lending and commercial real estate finance, as the founding CEO of a successful de-novo bank, and as a turnaround executive at troubled institutions.

For the past 14 years, he has been engaged as an expert on behalf of major banks and financial institutions (Wells Fargo, BofA, JP Morgan Chase, CitiBank, etc.), by credit reporting agencies (Equifax, TransUnion, CoreLogic), title companies, and the U.S. government (F.D.I.C., Department of Justice, etc.).