Lawyer for minority rights

Terrence McKelvey has practiced Law in the Buffalo area for the past 30 years. He has served as President of the Minority Bar Association being elected on three separate non-consecutive terms. In 1991, Terry was the first Black person ever to be endorsed by the Erie County Democratic party for the position of Family Court Judge.

Peace keeper with Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp

George McKelvey was a law man with Wyatt Earp the famous Marshall of Tombstone which features in Western folklore. The incident which linked them was when George arrested a gambler whom he and Earp then saved from lynching by an armed crowd. Read on for a real-life mini-Western.

Pioneer arbitrator in labour disputes

Jean McKelvey 1908 − 1998 had a most distinguished career in industrial and labor relations. She forged linkage between university teaching and the practitioner’s world.

First Editor of the Harvard Law Review

John McKelvey was the first Editor-in-Chief of  The Harvard Law Review