Background
Kennelly, Matthew F. was born on October 6, 1956 in Marion, Indiana, United States.
Kennelly, Matthew F. was born on October 6, 1956 in Marion, Indiana, United States.
University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1978). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa.
Worked at Cotsirilos, Stephenson, Tighe & Streicker, Limited. (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Criminal Defense, White Collar Criminal Defense, Criminal Appeals, Commercial Litigation, Attorney Discipline, Professional Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Illinois, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois and United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1985, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
1988, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Beta Kappa.
Recipient, Federal Bar Association, Walter J. Cummings Award for Appellate Advocacy, 1993. Author: "Pretrial Motions: Motions to Challenge the Indictment, Prosecutorial Misconduct, and Motions to Sever" and "Pretrial Motions: Discovery" in Federal Criminal Litigation (American Bar Association, 1994).
"Multiple Representation In Grand Jury Investigations," 16 Litigation 27 (American Bar Association Winter 1990). Company-Author: "Judge Aspen and the Case of the Severed Indictments," 6 Criminal Justice 18 (American Bar Association Summer 1991).
"Birds Of A Feather: Defending Multiple Defendant Prosecutions," 4 Criminal Justice 2 (American Bar Association Winter 1990).
Instructor, Legal Writing, DePaul University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to Judge Prentice H. Marshall, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1982-1984. Member: Chicago (Member, Special Committee on Criminal Courts, 1989-1990), Illinois State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Criminal Justice) Bar Associations.
Chicago Council of Lawyers.
Member: Chicago (Member, Special Committee on Criminal Courts, 1989-1990), Illinois State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Criminal Justice) Bar Associations. Chicago Council of Lawyers.
