Press Release

Kelly Bufton Joins Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity Board

June 16, 2022
Haynes and Boone, LLP Senior Counsel J. Kelly Bufton has been elected to the Board of Directors for Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity (CHFH) and named Secretary to the Board. Kelly is a longtime supporter of Habitat for Humanity, having previously served as chair of the Board of DuPage Habitat for Humanity.

A member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group in Chicago, Kelly has represented clients on both sides of every kind of transaction in the real estate industry. He has represented landlords and tenants, sellers and buyers, lenders and borrowers, and developers and investors.

Kelly works on development projects, finance transactions (on behalf of lenders and borrowers), acquisitions and dispositions, joint venture agreements, and leases, among other matters.

Kelly was listed in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America directory published by Woodward/White, Inc. for Real Estate Law. He was also recognized in the directory from 2013 to 2020.

A support organization for the eight Habitat for Humanity affiliates in the Chicagoland area, CHFH’s goal is to serve the staggering need for housing support in the Chicago metro area. CHFH was created to leverage capacity building, growth, marketing and advocacy by working in collaboration with the eight affiliates across Chicagoland.
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