About Wallace
Wallace Kelleman built his legal training on consecutive degrees taken on opposite coasts. He earned his Juris Doctor at Western New England College of Law in 1988 and followed that with an LL.M. in Litigation from Emory School of Law in 1989. While at Emory he obtained a research grant and used it to examine the role of expert testimony in domestic violence trials. His research argued that the solicitor or prosecutor must put an expert on the stand to explain the "Cycle of Violence" to jurors.
Kelleman’s time in law school included practical courtroom exposure. He spent three semesters working with Mass Legal Aid Services while at Western New England. There he handled Social Security disability matters and, by his account, never lost a Social Security Disability case during that period. Those early experiences shaped the kinds of disputes he pursued after graduation and informed his approach to fact development and witness presentation.
The Emory research project left a clear imprint on his litigation style. He advocates for the use of expert witnesses when factual issues about domestic violence dynamics arise. He frames such testimony as a tool to help juries understand patterns of abuse—what he identified as the "Cycle of Violence"—and to place individual incidents in a broader context. That work sits alongside his experience in disability adjudication and contributes to a practice that blends evidentiary strategy with statutory and administrative advocacy.
Kelleman’s record in the disability arena emerged early and often involved administrative hearings and appeals handled through legal aid channels. Those matters required careful development of medical and vocational records and a readiness to present testimony that tied impairments to work capacity. The combination of analytical research from his LL.M. training and hands-on hearings practice informed how he prepares cases and crafts witness examinations.
Now in practice, Kelleman applies that mixture of scholarship and courtroom experience to the matters he accepts. He has continued to press the view that expert explanation can be critical in certain domestic violence cases, and he relies on the procedural skills honed during his time with Mass Legal Aid when pursuing disability claims. He currently practices handling Social Security disability cases and litigation involving domestic violence issues.
