Practice Profile
Pete is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in both Real Estate Law and in Wills, Trusts, and Estates. He has practiced in these areas since 1981. He represents moderate to high net worth individuals and families in all aspects of estate and tax planning, probate, and trust administration, from simple wills to complex tax strategies. Pete has extensive experience in representing fiduciaries and beneficiaries in disputed probate and trust matters, including will contests. His practice also includes the representation of land-owners and developers in the leasing, financing, sale, and development of real estate. Significant projects include the sale and development of shopping centers, subdivisions, condominiums, and office and industrial parks.

Professional Recognition
AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Florida Super Lawyers, Real Estate, Estate Planning & Probate
Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite, Real Estate Transactions

Education
University of Florida, J.D. with honors, 1981
University of Florida, B.S. with high honors (Electrical Engineering), 1978

Certification
Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts & Estates
Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Real Estate
Certified Circuit Court Mediator

Bar Admissions
Florida
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Selected Professional and Civic Activities
American Red Cross (Past Director)
Boy Scouts of America (Volunteer Leader)
The Florida Bar Probate Law Committee (Past Member)
The Florida Bar Probate Rules Committee (Past Member)
The Florida Bar - Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Hillsborough County Bar Association - Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Leadership Tampa, Class of 1989
MacDonald Training Center (Past Director)
Tampa Bay Magazine's Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers
Tampa Connection (Past Member)

Publications
Peter J. Kelly, Interstate Land Sales Act, in Florida Keystone: Lawyer's Desk Library of Practice (George T. Bisel Co. 1995).

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