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EDUCATION
University of Notre Dame
B.A., 1969,
  • cum laude


University of Virginia
J.D., 1972
HONORS
  • American College of Bond Counsel, Fellow
  • Michigan Association of County Drain Commissioners, Life Member
  • Best Lawyers in America, Municipal Law and Public Finance
  • Michigan Super Lawyers, Bonds/Government Finance; Government/Cities/Municipalities

Terence M. Donnelly

Member

PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS

Counsel to City of Detroit Downtown Development in connection with the development of Comerica Park and Ford Field.

Bond counsel to Michigan State Housing Development Authority in connection with over $5 billion of single-family and multi-family housing revenue bond issues.

Bond counsel to County of Kent in connection with airport revenue bonds for Gerald R. Ford International Airport.

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 cities, villages and townships in connection with issuance of general obligation, special assessment and revenue bonds.

Bond counsel, underwriter's counsel and purchaser's counsel for numerous industrial development bonds.

Bond counsel, underwriter's counsel and borrower's counsel in connection with bonds issued to finance publicly- and privately-owned solid waste disposal facilities.

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS

  • Charter Township of Bloomfield
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  • Genesee County Drain Commissioner
  • County of Kent; Kent County Department of Aeronautics; Kent County Department of Public Works
  • Michigan State Housing Development Authority
  • County of Ottawa; Ottawa County Road Commission
  • City of Grosse Pointe Farms
  • City of Rochester Hills
  • County of Saginaw; Saginaw County Public Works Commissioner
  • Charter County of Wayne
  • PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

    • National Association of Bond Lawyers, Member
    • State Bar of Michigan, Member
    • State Bar of Michigan Foundation, Member

    COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

    • Vice Chair, Citizens Research Council of Michigan, 2012
    • Board of Directors, Citizens Research Council of Michigan, 2001-present
    • Board of Directors, Notre Dame Club of Detroit 1985-2002; 2006-2008 (President 1991-92)
    • Tutor, Detroit Compact (Pelham Middle School), 1992-95

    PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

    • Frequent speaker to numerous groups in Michigan on matters related to public finance
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    Areas of Practice
    Municipal Law & Finance
    Public Finance

     

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    • American College of Bond Counsel, Fellow
    • Michigan Association of County Drain Commissioners, Life Member
    • Best Lawyers in America, Municipal Law and Public Finance
    • Michigan Super Lawyers, Bonds/Government Finance; Government/Cities/Municipalities