Kelley focuses her practice on commercial real estate, nonprofit and tax exemption, and corporate finance. Kelley supports the firms’ partners through research, contract drafting and review, due diligence, and nonprofit and charitable gifting compliance.
After graduating from Providence College with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, Kelley went on to earn her Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School. While at Suffolk, Kelley served as Production Editor of the Transnational Law Review. Kelley was an active member of the Business Law Association, the Real Estate Association, and the Rehnquist Inn, Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society. Throughout law school Kelley gained valuable legal experience interning with the honorable Judge Gildea of Barnstable County Superior Court. She also worked as a summer associate and law clerk assisting in various transactional matters including commercial real estate, employment settlements, corporate finance, and estate planning.
Practice Areas
Corporate & Business
Nonprofit & Tax-Exempt
Real Estate
Education
Suffolk University Law School, J.D., magna cum laude
Providence College, B.A. in Psychology
Bar Memberships
Rhode Island
Massachusetts (pending)
Representative Publications
- PSH Attorneys Featured in Banker & Tradesman on New Massachusetts Real Estate Withholding Rule September 17, 2025
- Rhode Island Federal Court Temporarily Blocks DEI and LGBTQ+ Restrictions in Federal Grant Programs August 22, 2025
- The Bondi Memo: How These Guiding Principles May Influence Your Approach to Scholarship Design and Oversight August 7, 2025
- Tax Implications of the Big Beautiful Bill on Nonprofits July 7, 2025
- Rhode Island Enacts New Reporting Requirements for Nonprofits June 30, 2025
- Massachusetts Proposes Withholding Tax on High-Value Real Estate Transactions by Non-Resident Sellers June 24, 2025
- Higher Ed: New Lawsuit Challenges Federal Grant Program for Hispanic-Serving Institutions June 18, 2025
- Short Term Rentals in Rhode Island: Municipality Restrictions and Subsequent Litigation April 16, 2025
- Court of Appeals Order Will Allow DEI Executive Orders To Take Effect, Pending Further Review March 18, 2025
- Court Blocks Key Provisions of Trump’s Anti-DEI Orders with Nationwide Injunction March 12, 2025
- Federal Funding Pause: Understanding the White House’s Memo and Subsequent Court Rulings February 3, 2025
- Another Attack on Diversity and Inclusivity Efforts Post Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) Supreme Court Decision January 29, 2025
- A Break for Massachusetts Nonprofits: Lowering the Demand for Financial Reporting and Providing Incentives for Board Members to Serve December 11, 2024
- Partridge Snow & Hahn Adds Kelley O’Donnell as an Associate in its Providence, RI Office November 5, 2024
- Fearless Fund Settles Yearlong Suit with the American Alliance for Equal Rights October 29, 2024
Recognitions