William G. Kelly

William G. Kelly is one of the firm's most seasoned and successful trial attorneys, with 30 years of trial experience. In the firm's White Plains office, he concentrates his practice on defending complex product liability and construction site litigation, as well as catastrophic damages cases.

Mr. Kelly has argued appeals in two of the country's most respected appellate venues: the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the New York Court of Appeals. Mr. Kelly also lectures for the New York State Bar Association on construction site litigation and has been selected to act as a member of the faculty for the Judicial Institute, providing trial guidance for newly elected Supreme Court judges.

Mr. Kelly is a former attorney of record for Transamerica Insurance and Royal Sun Alliance Insurance Companies. In the challenging jurisdictions of New York's five boroughs, Mr. Kelly has established a reputation with the bench and bar as one of the most able trial attorneys in the metropolitan area.

Direct Dial
914.798.5475
Fax
914.798.5401
E-mail
wkelly@goldbergsegalla.com
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Practice Areas

• Product Liability Litigation
• Worksite Injury Litigation
• Railroad Litigation

• University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., Finance, 1974
• Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York, J.D., 1977

• Defense Research Institute
• Construction Law Committee
• Governmental Liability Committee
• Product Liability
• Trial Tactics 
• New York State Bar Association
•  Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section
•  Trial Lawyers Section

• Member, Board of Estimate & Taxation, Greenwich, CT, 2008-2010
• Board of Education, Greenwich, CT, Member 1997-2007
• Board of Directors, Greenwich Scholarship Association
• Board of Parks & Recreation, Member
• Pace University School of Law, Commencement Honoree, 1999
• Democratic Candidate - U.S. House of Representatives, 1988

• Presenter, "United States Product Liability in Court - A Workshop Obtained from Reality," Presentation to Zurich S.p.A., Milan, Italy, April, 2005
• Judicial Institute, Faculty, April, 2004, Transitional Training, Criminal Term Judges
• Judicial Institute, Faculty, January, 2004, Principal Court Attorneys, Mock Settlement Conference
• Judicial Institute, Faculty, December, 2003, New Judges' Orientation Program
• Bronx Bar Association, Speaker, 2000, Trip and Fall
• New York State Bar Association, Speaker, October, 1999, Construction Site Litigation
• New York Law Journal, Page 1, May 22, 1996, Pitfalls of Kinney and the Anti-Subrogation Doctrine
• New York Law Journal, Page 1, May 24, 1995, Liability for Recurring Conditions in Slip and Fall Cases
• New York Law Journal, Page 1, February 3, 1995, Court Reaffirms Principles Applicable to Slip and Fall