Joshua D. Kelly

Joshua D. Kelly is a partner at Hirschler in Richmond, Virginia, who advises individuals, families, fiduciaries, and closely held businesses on estate planning, transfer tax, business succession, and trust and estate administration. He helps young families protect minor children, assists high-net-worth clients with tax-efficient wealth transfers and charitable planning, and guides business owners through ownership transitions. His practice also includes entity formation, governance documents, buy-sell agreements, and related income tax planning.

Kelly earned an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he participated in the Southeastern Environmental Law Journal. He also received a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in finance from West Virginia University. His legal, tax, and financial education enables him to evaluate complex family assets, business interests, fiduciary duties, and long-term planning goals.

Kelly prepares wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, special needs trusts, charitable trusts, life insurance trusts, and advanced transfer-planning instruments. He advises trustees, executors, and beneficiaries on estate administration, trust distributions, decanting, settlement agreements, and petitions to modify or terminate irrevocable trusts. His experience also includes federal gift and estate tax returns, large estate administrations, asset protection planning, and agreements for corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and nonprofit organizations.

Joshua D. Kelly has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for trusts and estates, Virginia Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, and Virginia Business as a Legal Elite attorney in taxes, estates, and trusts. He is affiliated with the American Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, and Virginia State Bar Trusts and Estates Section. By combining tax knowledge, business planning experience, and practical judgment, Kelly helps clients preserve assets, fulfill fiduciary responsibilities, and prepare for important family and business transitions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Hirschler Fleischer, a Professional Corporation
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Virginia State Bar, Trusts and Estates Section

Licensed State

• Virginia
• District of Columbia
• South Carolina

Education

• Denver Sturm College of Law
  Master of Laws (LLM)
• University of South Carolina School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• West Virginia University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)