Atty. John T. Kelly
John T. Kelly is a shareholder on the Public Finance team at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., concentrating his practice in public and corporate finance transactions.
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John T. Kelly is a business attorney based in Woodbridge, New Jersey, practicing at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer PA. They have 44+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1982. Admitted to practice in New Jersey, New Jersey (1982) and New York, New York (1983). Educated at Seton Hall University (J.D., 1982) and Penn State (B.A.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Public Finance Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Derivatives and Futures Law (2026). Serands clients in Woodbridge, NJ and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- John T. Kelly is a shareholder on the Public Finance team at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., concentrating his practice in public and corporate finance transactions
- Mr. Kelly has participated in numerous financings completed by numerous cities, counties, agencies, authorities and other political subdivisions in the State of New Jersey and elsewhere throughout the nation.Mr
- Kelly has served as bond counsel, underwriters’ counsel, disclosure counsel, general counsel and trustee’s counsel on virtually every type of tax-exempt and taxable financing completed in the public finance market, including numerous forms of revenue bonds and lease/lease-purchase financings, variable rate demand bonds, auction rate securities, commercial paper programs, general obligation bonds, tax and revenue anticipation notes, pooled loan transactions and asset-backed securitization financings
- He has extensive experience representing governmental and related entities in connection with interest rate swap agreements, call rights and other derivative financial instruments
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Practicing law in New Jersey. Legal matters in New Jersey are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Woodbridge are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Jersey state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Jersey brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Jersey courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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