John M. Donnelly Partner
Phone: (609) 348-1300 x153
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Practice Areas
Experience
John Donnelly practices in the area of commercial litigation with a concentration on litigation in employment matters, casino law, consumer fraud, shareholder disputes and construction. He is experienced in contract, class action, condominium litigation and real property tax appeals.
John has served as general counsel to two publicly traded casino corporations. He was Vice-President, Legal to Resorts International, Inc., which operated the first casino in New Jersey. He founded and chaired the Casino Law Section of the New Jersey Bar Association.
He served as casino representative to the U.S. Treasury's Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group on CTR Compliance. He recently represented two successful candidates for casinos in Pennsylvania. He has litigated a variety of complex commercial matters, including real property tax appeals for casinos and a variety of business separations. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in employment litigation.
Bar Admissions
New Jersey 1976
District of Columbia 1981
Pennsylvania 2008
US District Court for the District of New Jersey 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Education
Bowling Green University (B.S. 1963)
Syracuse University (M.B.A., 1969)
Seton Hall University (J.D., 1976)
Personal
John lives in Linwood, New Jersey with his wife, Kathy. They have two grown children.