Kelsey was born and raised in rural Louisiana, and she has lived in Baton Rouge since 2015. She is an avid LSU Football and Women’s Basketball fan. Kelsey spends her free time reading, cooking, hiking, trying new hobbies, and hanging out with her cats and her dog Ruth Bader Ginsbark.

Before joining The Ambeau Law Firm, Kylon served as an Associate Auditor for the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office. There, he conducted comprehensive compliance audits of public entities, developed advanced risk assessment tools, and contributed to legal research critical to state governance and oversight. He later transitioned to the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office, where he led the prosecution of complex financial crimes, including fraud, embezzlement, securities violations, and money laundering. His prosecutorial experience also includes serious violent offenses such as homicide and sexual assault, granting him extensive experience in high-stakes felony jury trials. At The Ambeau Law Firm, Kylon leverages his dual background in prosecution and auditing to provide strategic, aggressive, and principled defense for clients facing significant criminal charges. His fluency in both legal and financial disciplines allows him to deconstruct complex prosecutorial theories and advocate effectively on behalf of the accused.

A first-generation college student, Kelsey fulfilled her lifelong goal of attending LSU to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology as part of the first class of LSU’s 3+3 Pre-Law Program. She then earned a Juris Doctor degree and a graduate diploma in Comparative Law from the LSU Paul M.

Hebert Law Center, where she completed experiential courses such as the Parole & Reentry Clinic and the Juvenile

Defense Clinic, an apprenticeship in Prosecuting and Defending Federal Criminal Trials, and a Criminal

Litigation Practice course. These courses gave Kelsey hands-on experience, allowing her to develop her advocacy skills and represent clients – all before graduating from law school.

2024 – Present: The Ambeau Law Firm: Associate Attorney
2023 –2024: Invest in Louisiana: Criminal Justice Policy Analyst
2023: Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights: JLWOP Staff Attorney
2022 –2023: 15 th Judicial District Court, Judge Valerie Gotch Garrett: Judicial Law Clerk
2020 –2021: LSU Law Center, Professor Robert Lancaster: Research Assistant
2020 –2021: Nordyke & Greenfield, LLC: Legal Assistant
2019 –2021: LSU Law Center, Professor Lisa Avalos: Research Assistant

The Ambeau Law Firm, LLC – October 2024 to Present

• Criminal Defense cases Invest in Louisiana – August 2023 to October 2024
• Researched the state government’s allocation of resources in the criminal justice and corrections systems
• Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights – March 2023 to August 2023
• Montgomery resentencing for clients sentenced to life without parole for offenses committed as juveniles
• Pre-trial representation for juveniles charged with First Degree Murder 15 th Judicial District Court – February 2022 to February 2024
• Conducted legal research for judicial orders, judgments, and reasons for ruling in civil and criminal cases LSU Law Center, Professor Robert Lancaster – March 2020 to May 2021
• Represented life-sentenced defendants before the Board of Pardons and Committee on Parole Nordyke & Greenfield, LLC – January 2020 to May 2021
• Drafted narrative briefs in support of pardon or parole for life-sentenced defendants LSU Law Center, Professor Lisa Avalos – October 2019 to May 2021
• Researched sex crimes statutes and penalties in Louisiana and across the US

• Juris Doctor LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center 2021
• Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center 2021
• Bachelor of Arts, Sociology Louisiana State University 2019 Associations

• Louisiana State Bar Association
• Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers