History
Over a Hundred Years of Community and Legal Excellence
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1913
CE Farrington and family (wife Inez, and two daughters Charlotte Farrington and Phyllis Farrington) arrived in Ft. Lauderdale.
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1915
CE Farrington instrumental in the creation of Broward County from parts of Palm Beach and Miami-Dade Counties
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1916-1917
CE Farrington serves as President of Town Council
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1919-1921
CE Farrington served as Mayor of Ft. Lauderdale
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1919
CE Farrington appointed State Attorney for the 15th Circuit
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1926
William J. Kelley arrives in Ft. Lauderdale from St. Louis, MO
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1927
Charlotte Farrington admitted to the practice of law and was in the first 100-woman attorneys in the State of Florida
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1937
William J. Kelley becomes member of initial commission to establish 1st public hospital in Ft. Lauderdale and one year later Broward General Hospital first opens its doors
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1940
Otis Farrington admitted to practice of law in Florida
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1941
Rohan Kelley born to William J. Kelley and Phyllis F. Kelley
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1941
William J. Kelley admitted to practice of law in Florida
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1945
Cecil T. Farrington admitted to practice of law in Florida
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1950
William J. Kelley petitioned the Legislature to create a tax supported hospital district.
North Broward Hospital District now known as Broward Health, was established in 1951. -
1954
Otis Farrington elected as 17th Circuit Court Judge and ran unopposed until his retirement
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1965
Rohan Kelley admitted to practice of law in Florida
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1965
Rohan begins to work with his father William J. Kelley until his death in 1977
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1979
Rohan Kelley publishes the first edition of The Florida Probate System
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1980
Rohan Kelley establishes Rohan Kelley, P.A. in its present location
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1982
Rohan Kelley becomes Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel
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1985
Rohan Kelley appointed to committee by President of the Florida Bar to establish Board Certification of Wills, Trusts and Estates in Florida
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1990
Rohan Kelley publishes the second edition of The Florida Probate System
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1994
Tae Kelley Bronner, daughter of Rohan Kelley admitted to practice of law in Florida
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1996
Rohan Kelly publishes the third edition of The Florida Probate System
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1996
Shane Kelley, son of Rohan Kelley admitted to practice of law in Florida
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1996
Creation of The Kelley Law Firm with Rohan Kelley and Shane Kelley practicing together
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1997
Sean Kelley, son of Rohan Kelley admitted to practice of law in Florida
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1997
Sean Kelley joins The Kelley Law Firm
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2006
Rohan Kelley becomes Chair of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar
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2008
Shane Kelley becomes Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel
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2010
Rohan Kelley and Tae Kelley Bronner publish the fourth edition of The Florida Probate System
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2010
Tae Kelley Bronner becomes Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel
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2012
Sean Kelley becomes Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel
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2017
Erin Farrington Finlen, niece of Rohan Kelley, admitted to practice of law in Florida and begins to practice at The Kelley Law Firm, PL
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2018
Rohan Kelley and Tae Kelley Bronner publish the fifth edition of The Florida Probate System
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2020
Shane Kelley joins his brother, Sean Kelley in practice at Kelley & Kelley in St. Augustine, FL
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2021
Jorja W. Williams and Erin Farrington Finlen join Rohan Kelley as partner of The Kelley Law Firm, PL