Attorney John P. Kilroy Resume

 

 

 

EXPERIENCE:

2002 - Present

Private Law Practice              Lorain, Ohio

Principal in private practice providing representation to individuals in civil and criminal matters and providing advice to nonprofit corporations in regard to organizational matters.

 

2002    

Campaign Manager               Lorain, Huron, Seneca Counties, Ohio

Served as full-time campaign manager for Sue Morano (D) for State Senate.  Oversaw fundraising efforts, $600,000 budget, voter contact, field operations, media strategy, volunteer recruitment and mobilization, and development of campaign messages.

 

1998-2002

City of Avon

Elected Member of Council

Served three terms as elected member of City Council, At-Large-the local legislative branch of municipal government.  Legal Committee & Chairperson of Finance Committee.

 

1994 - 2003

Grassroots Leadership Development Program Inc.  Lorain, Ohio

Executive Director

Designed and implemented training and capacity building program for local non-profit community based organizations to enhance abilities in areas of fundraising, public relations, and organizational development; designed innovative mini-grant program; provided advice, consultations and technical assistance to more than one hundred-twenty  local organizations; worked cooperatively with private foundations and community Board of Directors; supervised staff; and evaluated and adapted program to changing conditions.  In cooperation with national intermediaries, developed support system for new and emerging community development corporations for Lorain County including training, operating support, and access to capital, which resulted in increased capacity of the oldest community development corporation and in the establishment of three new community development corporations. 

  

1991 - 1994

United Labor Agency, Old Brooklyn Office   Cleveland, Ohio

Program Director

Developed and implemented comprehensive neighborhood based community development program for low-moderate income neighborhood on Cleveland's west side under the auspices of the human services arm of organized labor, the AFL-CIO and its affiliates, the Teamsters, and the United Auto Workers.  Program included: advocacy, technical assistance, weatherization, code enforcement, owner-occupied housing rehab, vacant home rehab, storefront renovation, micro-loans, and commercial development.  Responsible for writing proposals for government and private funding to support the programs. 

 

1982 - 1991

Private Practice of Law Cleveland, Ohio

Attorney-at-Law

General practice of law including trial advocacy, personal injury, family law, real estate, and civil rights.

 

1979 - 1982

Farm Labor Organizing Committee Toledo, Ohio

General Counsel

Provided legal representation for officers and members of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, which resulted in successfully negotiated union contracts and an AFL-CIO charter for the Farm Labor Organizing Committee.

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

2002

George Meany Center for Labor Studies/University of Baltimore, Silver Springs, Maryland

Certificate of Completion, Political Leadership Institute (six day intensive program conducted by the AFL-CIO Political Department in cooperation with the Democratic National Committee)

 

1995 - 1996

Development Training Institute        Baltimore, Maryland

Certificate of Completion, Leadership and Management Program

1978

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Cleveland, Ohio

Juris Doctor

1974

The Ohio University Athens, Ohio

B.A. English

 

MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

§         Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, Cleveland, Ohio

§         Irish Heritage Club, Avon Lake, Ohio

§         Latino Cultural School of Arts, Inc., Board of Directors

§         Lorain County Democratic Party Finance Committee

§         Lorain County Democratic Party Executive Committee

§         Leadership Lorain County, Class of 1996

§         Lorain County Bar Association, Elyria, Ohio

§         Ohio Forum, Chairperson of Editorial Board

§         Rural Lorain County Community Development Corporation, Board of Directors

§         Supreme Court of Ohio, Admitted to Practice November 1978

§         United States District Court, Admitted to Practice June 1980

 

AWARDS:

§         Community Partnership Award, Direct Action for Central Lorain, November 2001

§         Community Partner of the Year, Urban Minority Alcohol and Drug Abuse Outreach Program, March 2001

§         Community Service Award, August 2000, Drop the Guns (youth anti-violence group)

§         State of Ohio Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs, Nuestra Familia Award, 1997

§         Ohio Senate Commendation, 1997

§         Ohio House of Representatives Commendation, 1997

§         Educational Partner of the Year, 1996, Oberlin College Center for Service and Learning

§         Volunteer Service Award, 1996, Harrison Cultural Community Centre

§         Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, 1996, United States Congressman Sherrod Brown

§         Gallery of Honor, 1995, Lorain County 2020

§         Certificate of Appreciation, 1995, Hispanic Political Voice

§         Award of Special Merit, 1993, Center for Neighborhood Development, Cleveland State University

§         Editorial Commendation Citation, 1980, The Ohio Irish Bulletin.