Michael Donnelly

Principal

Washington Area: Phone 301.575.0356 | Fax 301.575.0335
Baltimore Area: Phone 443.738.1556 | Fax 443.738.1535
mdonnelly@offitkurman.com

Practice Areas
Estate Planning
Estate Administration
Tax Consulting
Business Transactions

Practice Focus
Mr. Donnelly possesses uniquely valuable skills and experience in the areas of tax law, business law, trusts and estates, wealth preservation and executive compensation.

Education
J.D. (cum laude), University of Maryland, 1976
B.A. (cum laude), Amherst College, 1968

Bar and Court Admissions
Maryland
United States District Court for the District of Maryland

Points of Distinction
Mr. Donnelly has received the highest professional (AV) rating from his peers as reported by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Donnelly was also named a member of the 2008 class of “Super Lawyers” as reported in Baltimore magazine.

Activities
Mr. Donnelly has served as Chairman of the Estates Section of the Maryland State Bar Association, Chair of the Baltimore Estate and Gift Tax Study Group and a Director of the Baltimore Estate Planning Council. He also served as President of the Baltimore Association of Tax Counsel. In addition, Mr. Donnelly was a Member of the Class of 1999 of Baltimore County Leadership.

Publications/Speeches
Mr. Donnelly is an adjunct professor teaching estate planning at the University of Baltimore and lectures frequently on estate planning and estate administration issues to professional and non-professional groups.