Attorney-at-Law, Reginald Kelly, graduated cum laude in his graduating class from Campbell University School of Law. While in law school, he was Articles Editor of the Campbell Law Review; received Am Jur Book Awards for Real Property II, Advanced Criminal Procedure, and Trial Advocacy; was Marshall in the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International; was a member of the National Moot Court team; was Student Bar Association Legislative Council Representative; and was Treasurer of Toastmasters International.

He received his undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University in 1976 magna cum laude. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar, North Carolina Bar Association, Harnett County Bar Association, and North Carolina Advocates for Justice. Also, he is a Mason, a Shriner, Past President of the Boone Trail Puritan Club, and a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Mamers, NC. He has two children, Chase and Rebecca.