John T. Kelly

John T. Kelly

Woodbridge, NJ recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer PA

42 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Public Finance Law

Biography

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.
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer PA

42 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Seton Hall University, J.D., graduated 1982
  • Penn State, B.A.

  • New Jersey, New Jersey, 1982
  • New York, New York, 1983

  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • New Jersey, New Jersey, 1982
  • New York, New York, 1983
  • Seton Hall University, J.D., graduated 1982
  • Penn State, B.A.
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Public Finance Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Public Finance Law, Woodbridge (2025)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Public Finance Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Derivatives and Futures Law
  • Project Finance Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law

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