William G. Kelly

William G. Kelly

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William 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. 

Bill 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. Bill 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. 

Bill 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, Bill has established a reputation with the bench and bar as one of the most able trial attorneys in the metropolitan area.

Honors
  • Selected for inclusion to Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition
  • Selected for inclusion to New York Super Lawyers
Professional Affiliations
  • American Bar Association: Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (Chair, Trial Techniques Committee, 2011-2012); Section of Litigation (Trial Evidence Committee - Co-Chair, Website)
  • 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
Civic Activities
  • Member, Board of Estimate & Taxation, Greenwich, CT, 2008-2012
  • 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
Education
  • University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., Finance, 1974
  • Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York, J.D., 1977
Publications/Presentations
  • Contributor, "Construction Site Personal Injury Litigation, New York Labor Law," New York State Bar Association 2010 Supplement
  • "Anatomy of a Jury Trial: Direct Examinations," Boston University School of Law, February 2009
  • American Mock Trial Association, Competition Judge, Yale University, December 2008
  • New York State Bar Association, Moderator, Practical Skills Presentation, May 2008
  • "Can the Commercial General Liability Policy Survive?" New York State Bar Association, May 2008
  • "Masters of the Courtroom: A Display of Innovative and Proven Trial Techniques," American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Panelist, Phoenix, AZ, March 2008
  • American Bar Association PROOF Magazine, Winter 2008
  • “Performance Pay for Teachers,” Annual State Convention of Connecticut School Superintendents and Boards of Education, Mystic, CT, November 2007
  • “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
  • Trip and Fall, Bronx Bar Association, Speaker 2000
  • Construction Site Litigation, New York State Bar Association, October 1999
  • Author, "Authenticating Internet Website Postings and Other Electronic Evidence," 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
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