John Q. Kelly
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John Quinlan Kelly is New York City
attorney specializing in high profile wrongful death cases.
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He received a B.A. from Georgetown University
and his J.D. from Suffolk University
. He was admitted to the bar in 1981. He served as a Queens, New York assistant prosecutor before going into private practice.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
attorney specializing in high profile wrongful death cases.
Early life
Kelly was born in Evanston, IllinoisEvanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
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He received a B.A. from Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
and his J.D. from Suffolk University
Suffolk University
Suffolk University is a private, non-sectarian, university located in Boston, Massachusetts and with over 16,000 students it is the third largest university in Boston...
. He was admitted to the bar in 1981. He served as a Queens, New York assistant prosecutor before going into private practice.
Notable cases
- Estate of Nicole Brown SimpsonNicole Brown SimpsonNicole Brown Simpson was a former wife of professional football player O. J. Simpson.- Relationship with O. J. Simpson :...
versus O.J. Simpson - Attorney for Beth Holloway Twitty in Natalie Holloway disappearance
- Estate of Kathleen Savio against Drew PetersonDrew PetersonDrew Walter Peterson is a former Bolingbrook, Illinois, police sergeant who is suspected of killing his third and fourth wives. The story has received national media attention in the United States. Peterson has repeatedly denied involvement in both cases...
- Estate of Adrienne Martin against August Busch IVAugust Busch IVAugust Anheuser Busch IV is the former CEO of Anheuser-Busch who ended the family control of the company in 2008 when it was sold to InBev.-Early life:...
(representing Adrienne's child's grandmother on behalf of the child) - Estate of Anne Scripps Douglas
- Estates of victims of the Antelope CanyonAntelope CanyonAntelope Canyon is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest. It is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona...
flash flood against tour operator Trek America - Criminal defense attorney for Joe PepitoneJoe PepitoneJoseph "Joe" Anthony Pepitone is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder who played the bulk of his career for the New York Yankees. He also played several seasons with the Chicago Cubs and had short stints with the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves...
against drug charges