Background
Kelly, John D. was born on June 30, 1921 in New York, New York, United States.
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John D. Kelly
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University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts, 1944). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1946).
Career
Worked at Kelly, Rode & Kelly, LLP (Mineola, NY) specializing in Insurance Defense Litigation. General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Medical and Professional Malpractice, Personal Injury, Casualty Insurance and Commercial Law.
Trial Litigation and Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1947, New York. Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to Honorary Albert Conway, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, State of New York, 1947-1949.
Assistant United States. Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1949-1954. Member: Bar Association of the Counties of Nassau and Suffolk (Chairman, Trial Lawyers Section, 1966-1967).
New York State (Member, Executive Committee, Insurance Section, 1966. Chairman, Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Section, 1972) and American Bar Associations. Brooklyn-Manhattan Trial Counsel Association (President, 1966).
International Association of Insurance Counsel. Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. Society of Medical Jurisprudence.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. The firm was begun in 1956 by the late Joseph F. O'Brien and John D. Kelly. Mr. O'Brien was deceased in 1968, and the firm was reorganized in 1970 by John D. Kelly.
From inception, the firm has been dedicated as trial counsel to the major insurance carriers of the nation, including members of Lloyd's of London. The firm is actively involved in litigation involving products liability, medical, legal and chiropractic malpractice, automobile and all related insurance issues.
Membership
Member: Bar Association of the Counties of Nassau and Suffolk (Chairman, Trial Lawyers Section, 1966-1967). New York State (Member, Executive Committee, Insurance Section, 1966. Chairman, Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Section, 1972) and American Bar Associations.
Brooklyn-Manhattan Trial Counsel Association (President, 1966). International Association of Insurance Counsel. Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel.
Society of Medical Jurisprudence. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
