History

Over a Hundred Years of Community and Legal Excellence

  • 1913

    CE Farrington and family (wife Inez, and two daughters Charlotte Farrington and Phyllis Farrington) arrived in Ft. Lauderdale.

  • 1915

    CE Farrington instrumental in the creation of Broward County from parts of Palm Beach and Miami-Dade Counties

  • 1916-1917

    CE Farrington serves as President of Town Council

  • 1919-1921

    CE Farrington served as Mayor of Ft. Lauderdale

  • 1919

    CE Farrington appointed State Attorney for the 15th Circuit

  • 1926

    William J. Kelley arrives in Ft. Lauderdale from St. Louis, MO

  • 1927

    Charlotte Farrington admitted to the practice of law and was in the first 100-woman attorneys in the State of Florida

  • 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

  • 1940

    Otis Farrington admitted to practice of law in Florida

  • 1941

    Rohan Kelley born to William J. Kelley and Phyllis F. Kelley

  • 1941

    William J. Kelley admitted to practice of law in Florida

  • 1945

    Cecil T. Farrington admitted to practice of law in Florida

  • 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

  • 1965

    Rohan Kelley admitted to practice of law in Florida

  • 1965

    Rohan begins to work with his father William J. Kelley until his death in 1977

  • 1979

    Rohan Kelley publishes the first edition of The Florida Probate System

  • 1980

    Rohan Kelley establishes Rohan Kelley, P.A. in its present location

  • 1982

    Rohan Kelley becomes Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel

  • 1985

    Rohan Kelley appointed to committee by President of the Florida Bar to establish Board Certification of Wills, Trusts and Estates in Florida

  • 1990

    Rohan Kelley publishes the second edition of The Florida Probate System

  • 1994

    Tae Kelley Bronner, daughter of Rohan Kelley admitted to practice of law in Florida

  • 1996

    Rohan Kelly publishes the third edition of The Florida Probate System

  • 1996

    Shane Kelley, son of Rohan Kelley admitted to practice of law in Florida

  • 1996

    Creation of The Kelley Law Firm with Rohan Kelley and Shane Kelley practicing together

  • 1997

    Sean Kelley, son of Rohan Kelley admitted to practice of law in Florida

  • 1997

    Sean Kelley joins The Kelley Law Firm

  • 2006

    Rohan Kelley becomes Chair of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar

  • 2008

    Shane Kelley becomes Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel

  • 2010

    Rohan Kelley and Tae Kelley Bronner publish the fourth edition of The Florida Probate System

  • 2010

    Tae Kelley Bronner becomes Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel

  • 2012

    Sean Kelley becomes Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel

  • 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

  • 2018

    Rohan Kelley and Tae Kelley Bronner publish the fifth edition of The Florida Probate System

  • 2020

    Shane Kelley joins his brother, Sean Kelley in practice at Kelley & Kelley in St. Augustine, FL

  • 2021

    Jorja W. Williams and Erin Farrington Finlen join Rohan Kelley as partner of The Kelley Law Firm, PL

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