Terence M. Donnelly

Member

Bloomfield Hills Office

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