Kelly Ann Cavanaugh was born in Miami, Florida and grew up in Scottsdale Arizona.  After Graduating High School she moved back to Miami where she attended the University of Miami.  She graduated with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with a concentration in legal studies.  Before attending law school, Kelly completed an internship with the State Attorney’s Office for the 11^th Judicial Circuit in Miami where she interned with a Felony Prosecutor.  She then moved to Orlando where she attended Barry University School of Law.  While attending Barry University, Kelly participated in the Moot Court Honors Program.  She competed in national appellate oral advocacy competitions in the area of family law and contract law.  She was also Vice Justice of the Moot Court Honors Board during her last year of law school. 

 Upon graduating law school in 2008 and being admitted to the bar, Kelly began work as an Assistant Public Defender for the 6^th Judicial Circuit in Pasco County.  Kelly left the Public Defender’s Office to join The Ticktin Law Group and works out of the Orlando office.