Background
Kelley, Bernard J. was born on December 20, 1963 in Pensacola, Florida, United States.
Kelley, Bernard J. was born on December 20, 1963 in Pensacola, Florida, United States.
Swarthmore College (Bachelor of Arts, 1986). University of Pennsylvania (Juris Doctor, 1989).
Worked at Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (Wilmington, Delaware) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1989, Delaware. Member, 1987-1988 and Executive Editor/Management, 1988-1989, University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Business Law.
Member: Delaware State (Co-Chairman, Banking Law Committee, 1997. Member, Commercial Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Richards, Layton & Finger, founded in the early 1900's, is Delaware's largest law firm with seventy-nine lawyers.
The firm has a full-service regional practice, as well as a national practice in the areas of corporate law and litigation, partnership law, limited liability company and business trust law, bankruptcy and complex financial transactions. The firm offers a wide range of professional services, including general civil practice in state and federal courts, all aspects of Delaware corporate law, partnership, limited liability company and business trust law, federal and state taxation, estate planning, estates and trusts, real estate, business law, banking law, bankruptcy law, labor law, intellectual property, environmental law, administrative law and governmental relations. Members of the firm are active in the academic, business, charitable and political communities.
Member, 1987-1988 and Executive Editor/Management, 1988-1989, University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Business Law. Member: Delaware State (Co-Chairman, Banking Law Committee, 1997. Member, Commercial Law Section) and American Bar Associations.