Kelly & Visotcky, LLC.
EMPLOYMENTKELLY & VISOTCKY, L.L.C. LAW FIRM
Owner and attorney-at-law engaged in the general practice of law. Fields of practice include real estate, municipal court, workers' compensation, land use, municipal government, personal injury, wills and estates and general litigation. I have been practicing law in the Southern Ocean County area for over 25 years.
PRIOR EMPLOYMENT
MASCH, VISOTCKY & CEREFICE, Esq.
Partner and owner in general law practice.
BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
Investigator on the Trial Squad involving the preparation of criminal cases for trial in the Superior Court of New Jersey.
BERGEN COUNTY NARCOTICS TASK FORCE
Investigator and special assignment to the Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force (Newark District Office).
NEW JERSEY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Served as a Legislative Aide to Assemblymen Visotcky and Hollenbeck.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
OCEAN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
Active member and previously served on the Board of Trustees. Served on various committees and is current chairman of the Municipal Court Committee.
SUPREME COURT ETHICS COMMITTEE
Served a four-year term on the Ocean County District of the Ethics Committee. Served as Chairman and Vice-Chairman during my term on the Ethics Committee.
NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
Active member.
SOUTHERN OCEAN ROTARY CLUB
Past President, Vice-President and Secretary. Recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow Award.
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP
Served as a member of the Stafford Township Business Park Commission. Former Chairman of the Stafford Township Planning Board.
EDUCATION
SETON HALL SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor degree in 1981
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
B.A. degree in 1975. Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity (former Vice-President); member of "Mountain" ranking men's honorary at WVU and Student Government involvement.
BERGEN COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY
Basic Police Training Course completed in 1976.
PARAMUS CATHOLIC BOY'S HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated in 1971.
Year Joined Organization:
1983
Areas of Practice:
Land Use & Zoning
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Workers' Compensation Law
Real Estate Law
Business Organizations
Wills
Probate & Estate Administration
Criminal Law
Litigation Percentage:
60% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1982
U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1982
Education:
Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1981
Juris Doctor
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1975
B.A., Political Science
Honors: Inducted into Mountain-Highest ranking Honorary at West Virginia University
Honors and Awards:
Paul Harris Fellowship Merit Award, Southern Ocean Rotary Club
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Ocean County Bar Association
Chairman, Municipal Court Committee
Ocean County Bar Association, 1994 - 1999
Member, Board of Trustees
Ocean County Bar Association, 1995 - Present
Member, Committee on Judicial Selection
Ocean County Bar Association, 1993 - Present
Member, Committee on Municipal Land Use
Ocean County Bar Association, 1996 - Present
Member, Professionalism Committee
Ocean County Bar Association
Attorney Coach, Pinelands Regional High School Moot Court Competition
Ocean County District IIIA, 1992 - 1996
Member, Committee on Ethics
Ocean County District IIIA, 1995 - 1996
Chairman, Committee on Ethics
Ocean County District IIIA, 1994 - 1995
Vice-Chairman, Committee on Ethics
New Jersey State Bar Association
Member
New Jersey Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Former Member
Southern Ocean Rotary Club, 1983 - Present
Member
Southern Ocean Rotary Club, 1992 - 1993
President
Southern Ocean Rotary Club, 1991 - 1992
Vice-President
Southern Ocean Rotary Club, 1990 - 1991
Secretary
Southern Ocean Rotary Club, 1987 - 1988
Member, Board of Directors
Southern Ocean Rotary Club
Chairman, Annual Red Cross Blood Drive
Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, 1986 - 1993
Member, Board of Directors
Stafford Township Planning Board
Former Member and Chairman
Boy Scouts of America
Chairman, Friendship District Program (Ocean County)
Boy Scouts of America
Member, Eagle Scout Board of Review
Stafford Township Business Park Commission
Past Employment Positions:
Masch, Visotcky & Cerefice, Esqs., Partner and Owner
Bergen Conty Prosecutor's Office, Investigator
Bergen County Narcotics Task Force (Newark District Office), Investigator
Assemblymen Visotcky and Hollenbeck, Legislative Aide