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
  • Elected Chairman of the Trial Techniques Committee, TIPS Section, American Bar Association, 2011-2012
  • Pace University School of Law, Commencement Honoree, 1999
Professional Affiliations
  • American Bar Association: Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (Chair, Trial Techniques Committee, 2011-2012)
  • Defense Research Institute:  Product Liability; Trial Tactics 
  • New York State Bar Association: Trial Lawyers Section
Admitted to Practice
  • New York
Civic Activities
  • Member, Board of Estimate & Taxation, Greenwich, CT, 2008-2012
  • Board of Education, Greenwich, CT, Member 1997-2007
  • 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
  • Presentation, Brooklyn Law School; Dean’s Roundtable “Products Liability Trials” April, 2012
  • Presentation, Zurich S.p.A., Milan, Italy, “United States Product Liability in Court – A Workshop Obtained from Reality" April, 2005
  • Panelist, American Bar Association, TIPS Section, “Masters of the Courtroom: A Display of Innovative and Proven Trial Techniques” Phoenix, Arizona, March 2008
  • Presentation, Boston University School of Law “Anatomy of a Jury Trial: Direct Examinations”  February 2009
  • Moderator, New York State Bar Association “Practical Skills” May 2008
  • Presentation, New York State Bar Association, “Can the Commercial General Liability Policy Survive?”  June 2008
  • Judge, American Mock Trial Association, Yale University, December 2008
  • 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
  • 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
  • Author, “Authenticating Internet Website Postings and Other Electronic Evidence”, PROOF Magazine, American Bar Association, 2008
  • Contributor, “Construction Site Personal Injury Litigation, New York Labor Law,” New York State Bar Association 2010 Supplement
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