Brian J. Kelly

Joined Firm:

Became Shareholder:

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

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)

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

Education:

• University of South Dakota (B.S., Accounting, 1972)
• University of South Dakota School of Law (J.D., 1976)