$ 300-400 per hour
Laura Ann Kelly
About Laura
Biography
Attorney Laura Ann Kelly concentrates her practice in estate and trust planning and administration as well as business succession planning for shareholders and principals of closely-held businesses. This includes addressing clients' private philanthropic goals, including structuring charitable trusts and private foundations and counselling clients on all aspects of nonprofit corporate governance. Ms. Kelly's representative clients include those individuals with net worth exceeding $100 million.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in New York for 33 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1993
No misconduct found
Licensed in New Jersey for 33 years
State: New Jersey
Acquired: 1992
No misconduct found
Location
Donnelly Kelly Blackwell & Galligan, LLC
163 Madison Avenue, Suite 320, Morristown, NJ, 07960
Donnelly Kelly Blackwell & Galligan, LLC
40 Wall Street, 28th Floor, New York, NY, 10005
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Experience
Honors
2026
AV Preeminent Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell®
2026
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers
2026
New Jersey Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
2025
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers
2025
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
2025
New Jersey Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2024
New Jersey Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2024
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers
2024
AV Preeminent Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell®
2023
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers
2023
AV Preeminent Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell®
2023
Super Lawyers Top 50 Women Lawyers in NJ, Thomson Reuters
2023
NJ Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2022
AV Preeminent Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell®
2022
NJ Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2022
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers
2021
New Jersey Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2021
AV Preeminent Lawyer®, Martindale-Hubbell®
2020
AV Preeminent Lawyer®, Martindale-Hubbell®
2020
NJ Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2019
AV Preeminent Lawyer®, Martindale-Hubbell®
2019
NJ Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
2018
NY's Women Leaders in the Law, Leaders in the Law
2018
NJ Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
2018
AV Preeminent Lawyer®, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
AV Preeminent Lawyer®, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
NJ Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
2016
NJ Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
2015
AV Preeminent Lawyer®, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
NJ Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
2014
AV Preeminent Lawyer®, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
AV Preeminent Lawyer®, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
AV Preeminent Lawyer®, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
AV Preeminent Lawyer®, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
AV Preeminent Lawyer®, Martindale-Hubbell
2009
Best 50 Women in Business, New Jersey Business Magazine
2009
AV Preeminent Lawyer®, Martindale-Hubbell
2008
AV Preeminent Lawyer®, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
2014 - Present
Partner & Shareholder, Donnelly Kelly Blackwell & Galligan, LLC
1992 - 2014
Trusts & Estates Attorney, Graham Curtin
Associations
2025 - Present
Atlantic Health Systems Board of TrusteesChair
2018 - Present
Chilton Medical Center Advisory BoardMember
2005 - Present
Estate Planning Council of Northern New JerseyMember
1992 - Present
U.S. District Court, District of New JerseyAdmitted
1992 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
1992 - Present
New Jersey State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law SectionMember
2014 - 2025
Atlantic Health System Board of TrusteesTrustee
2010 - 2017
Chilton Medical Center Advisory BoardVice-Chair
2005 - 2006
Estate Planning Council of Northern New JerseyPresident
2001 - 2004
Center of Hope Hospice & Palliative CareBoard Member
2001 - 2004
Center for Hope Hospice & Palliative CareTrustee
2001 - 2004
Center of for Hope Hospice & Palliative CareSecretary
2001 - 2004
District X Ethics CommitteeMember
Education
1992
George Washington University National Law Center
JD - Juris Doctor
1989
Franklin and Marshall College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English