Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Attorney Achieves Recertification in Business Bankruptcy Law

October 4, 2007

Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. is pleased to announce that William E. Kelleher, Jr. has been recertified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification. Kelleher was initially certified in 1996 and has been certified each year since.

“Bill has devoted a significant amount of time to satisfy the rigorous requirements for recertification,” noted Jack Elliott, Cohen & Grigsby president and chief executive officer. “His expertise and experience allows him to offer prompt, practical and valuable legal counsel to our clients, and we are pleased to recognize him for his accomplishments.”

Kelleher chairs the Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Group, which concentrates on all aspects of bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, financing transactions and commercial law, as well as litigation. He is also a member of the firm’s Shareholders Council. Kelleher earned his J.D. from the Duquesne University School of Law and his B.S. in economics and political science from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of multiple Bar Associations, including the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third, Fifth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits; the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; and the U.S. District Courts in the Western and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania and the Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan. He also has been named a “Pennsylvania Super Lawyer” by Philadelphia Magazine.