Terence M. Donnelly
Member
tdonnelly(at)dickinsonwright.com
Phone: 248.433.7224
Fax: 248.433.7274
Areas of Practice Emphasis
Representative Clients
- JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
- City of Detroit Downtown Development Authority
- City of Grosse Pointe Farms
- Genesee County Drain Commissioner
- Kent County; Kent County Drain Commissioner
- Michigan State Housing Development Authority
- Michigan Strategic Fund
- Ottawa County
- City of Rochester Hills
- Saginaw County Public Works Commissioner
Prominent Assignments
- Counsel to City of Detroit Downtown Development Authority in connection with the development of Comerica Park and Ford Field
- Bond counsel to Michigan State Housing Development Authority in connection with numerous single-family and multi-family housing revenue bond issues
- Bond counsel to numerous Michigan issuers of bonds to finance sewer and water systems
- Bond counsel to numerous Michigan county drain commissioners to finance storm water/drainage systems
- Bond counsel to numerous Michigan issuers of general obligation, special assessment, and revenue bonds
- Bond counsel, underwriters counsel and purchaser's counsel for numerous letter of credit supported industrial development bonds
- Bond counsel, underwriters counsel, and borrower's counsel in connection with bonds issued to finance publicly- and privately-owned solid waste disposal facilities
Education
- J.D., University of Virginia Law School, 1972
- B.A. in Economics (cum laude), University of Notre Dame, 1969
Admitted to Practice
- Michigan, 1977
- Pennsylvania, 1972
- U.S. Court of the Armed Forces, 1972
Professional and Community Involvement
- Fellow, American College of Bond Counsel
- Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
- Member, State Bar of Michigan
- Member, Public Corporation Section, State Bar of Michigan (Chairman, Public Finance Committee, 1989-93)
- Member, Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
- Member, Board of Directors, Notre Dame Club of Detroit, 1985-2002; 2006-present (President, 1991-92)
- Member, Board of Directors, Citizens Research Council of Michigan, 2001-present
- Tutor, Detroit Compact (Pelham Middle School), 1992-95
- Member, Dickinson Wright Management Group, 1996-present; Director, Dickinson Wright Public Finance Group, 1988-1996
Publications and Presentations
- Frequent speaker to numerous groups in Michigan on matters related to public finance