She is a member of the Federal Bar Association New Orleans Chapter’s board of directors and Government Relations Committee. She is serving a 2018-21 term on the Lawyer Disciplinary Committee of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. She also is a member of the 22nd Judicial District Bar Association, serving as 2017 and 2018 Women in Law chair and 2019 Community Outreach chair. She received the 2016 BGR (Bureau of Governmental Research) Excellence in Government Merit Award.

In her community, she is a member of the Safe Haven Foundation.

Kelly and her husband, J. Michael Rabalais, Jr., have been married for 23 years and are the parents of two children.