Beth Kelley worked as a legislative aide for a non-profit in Washington, D.C. and for the Colorado State Senate prior to attending law school. Upon graduation from law school, Beth Kelley worked as a Judicial Clerk to the Chief Judge of the Denver Juvenile Court, the Honorable Karen Ashby. Ms. Kelley then worked as a Public Defender in the Denver Trial Office of the Public Defender's Office before joining Nancy Holton and Associates in Boulder as an Associate. In 2005, Ms. Kelley founded the Kelley Law Firm.