Brian J. Kelly
Joined Firm: November, 2004
Became Shareholder: November, 2004
Practice Areas:
Business Law, Corporate Law, Contracts and Leases, Elder Law,
Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Probates, Real Property,
Forestry, Taxation, Trusts and Estates, Arbitration and Mediation
Admitted:
South Dakota, 1976
Washington, 1977
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 1983
U.S. Tax Court, 1983
Biography:
Certified Public Accountant, South Dakota, 1976 to 1978
Certified Public Accountant, Washington, 1978 to Present
Member: Lewis County Bar Association, Past President
Washington State Bar Association
American Bar Association, Fellow of American Bar Foundation
State of South Dakota Bar Association
Washington Society and American Institute of CPAs, 1978 to Present
South Puget Sound Estate Planning Council, Past President, 2001-2002
Washington State Bar Association Board of Governors,
Third District, 2010 to 2014; Treasurer, 2013 to 2014;
Strategic Planning Committee, 2012
Civic Activities:
Chehalis Rotary, 1979 to 2016 (Past President)
Claquato Cemetery Association, Board of Directors, 1996 to Present
Pope John Paul II High School, Board of Directors, 2010 to 2012
Southwest Washington (Football) Officials’ Association, 1994 to Present
Pacific NW Chamber Orchestra, 1994 to Present
Lewis County Bar Legal Aid (Former President and Board Member)
Lewis County Crime Stoppers (Former Board Member)
Lewis County Red Cross (Former Treasurer and Board Member)
Lewis County Mental Health (Former President and Board Member)
University of Livingstonia (Former Board Member)
Education:
University of South Dakota (B.S., Accounting, 1972)
University of South Dakota School of Law (J.D., 1976)