Kathleen Donnelly

Kathleen Donnelly is a Cleveland, Ohio, attorney whose practice focuses on bankruptcy and residential real estate law. She assists individuals filing Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases and helps them consider other available responses to financial problems. Her real estate work ranges from straightforward residential transactions to more complicated property matters. She works directly with clients to identify their immediate concerns, explain options, and develop practical plans.

Kathleen earned a B.A. in English, with a minor in History, from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1979. She received an M.S.L.S. with a concentration in Law Librarianship from Case Western Reserve University in 1980 and a J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1988. She later completed an Executive MBA at Cleveland State University’s James J. Nance College of Business Administration in 2001. This education combines legal, research, and business training.

Kathleen has practiced law since 1989 and has concentrated on bankruptcy and real estate matters since 2005. Before opening her practice, she worked as a collection and tax specialist for the Internal Revenue Service and managed a nationwide portfolio of nonperforming residential loans for a bank client. Her earlier experience also includes residential real estate sales, legal research, and law library management, all relevant to financial and property disputes.

Kathleen Donnelly belongs to the Ohio State Bar Association, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, the West Shore Bar Association, and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Her work emphasizes personal attention and evaluating bankruptcy alongside possible alternatives. By combining debt-related experience with residential real estate knowledge, she helps clients address financial pressures without overlooking the effects on their property and future plans. She also provides guidance on rebuilding credit after bankruptcy.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Kathleen Donnelly, Attorney
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Member, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
• Member, West Shore Bar Association
• Member, Cleveland Metro Bar Association
• Member, Better Business Bureau (Accredited Business)

Licensed State

• Ohio

Education

• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
  J.D. Degree
• Case Western Reserve University
  M.S.L.S., Concentration in Law Librarianship
• Cleveland State University
  MBA (Executive)
• Ohio Wesleyan University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Majored in English/Minor in History

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