Committed to ensuring the long-term success of our business clients and helping people with real estate transactions and securing their legacy with estate planning services.
Biography
Mrs. Connolly was born in Santiago, Cuba. She and her husband Jim reside in Newburyport, where they raised their three daughters. She is fluent in Spanish and French. Mrs. Connolly enjoys dance, cross-country skiing, snow-shoeing, walking and hiking. Attorney Connolly and her eldest daughter hiked the 800 km. Camino de Santiago from the French town of St. Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, as well as the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru.
Practice Areas
- Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions
- Estate planning and Elder Law
- Administration of Estates and Trusts
- Non-Profit Law and Charitable Planned Giving
- Succession Planning for Family Businesses
- General Business Law, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships
- Bank and Commercial Law
Education
- Free University of Brussels School of Law, Brussels
- LL.M.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar Brussels, Belgium
- Major: International and Comparative Law
- University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
- Juris Doctor
- Honors: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Business Organizations
- Honors: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence
- Honors: Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City
- Honors: Certificate in Mexican and International Law
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
- B.A.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Major: History
Professional Associations
- The Florida Bar Association, Member
- Newburyport Bar Association, Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member, Present
Pro-Bono Activities
- President, Rotary Club of Newburyport, 2007 to 2008
- Foundation Chair, Rotary Club of Newburyport, 2006 to 2007
- District 7780 Membership Committee, Rotary Club of Newburyport, 2008 to 2009
- District 7780 United Nations Coordinator, Rotary Club of Newburyport, 2008 to 2009
- Chairperson, District 7780 Group Study Exchange Committee, Rotary Club of Newburyport, 2009 to Present
- Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Club of Newburyport
- District 7780 Outstanding Service Award as GSE Chair, Rotary Club of Newburyport, 2010 to 2011
- Member, Finance Committee, Anna Jaques Hospital, 2005 to Present
- Secretary of the Corporation, Anna Jaques Hospital, 1997 to 2005
- Trustee of the Corporation, Anna Jaques Hospital, 1994 to 2005
- Former Chairperson, Trustee Education Committee, Anna Jaques Hospital
- Former Member, Credentials Committee and Audit Committee, Anna Jaques Hospital
- Founding Member and Former Chairperson, Anna Jaques Community Health Foundation
- Former Chairperson, Planned Giving Committee, Anna Jaques Community Health Foundation
- Corporator, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank
- Former Director, TD BankNorth Massachusetts Advisory Board, Worcester, Massachusetts
- Former Board Member, TD BankNorth Retail/Small Business Subsidiary Board
- Former Director, First & Ocean National Bank, Newburyport, Massachusetts
- Former Chairperson, First & Ocean National Bank Trust Committee
- Founding Member and Former Director, Newburyport Education Foundation, Inc.
- Former Member, City Ordinance Review Committee
- Former Alternate Member, Newburyport Zoning Board of Appeals
- Former Community Member, Rupert A. Nock Middle School Council
- Former Member and Chairperson, Immaculate Conception School Advisory Board
- Director and Vice President, Newburyport City Improvement Society
- Member, Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Historical Society of Old Newbury
- Member, Custom House Maritime Museum
- Former Director and Secretary, Society for the Development of the Arts & Humanities (Firehouse Center for the Arts)
- Director, Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Present
- Past Chairman of the Board of Directors, Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Chairman, Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry Economic Development Action Committee, Present
Current Employment Position
- Partner, 1986
Honors
- American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence
- American Jurisprudence Award in Business Organizations
- Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar Brussels, Belgium
- Paul Harris Fellow
- Rotary International District 7780 Outstanding Service Award Group Study Exchange Chair
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1980
- Massachusetts, 1986
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1983
Classes & Seminars
- Guest Speaker, Money Conference for Women, State Treasurer of Massachusetts and the YWCA
- WNBP Investment Seminar
- Business Planning Workshop for Women in Business, Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce, YWCA, and U.S. Small Business Administration
- Estate & Financial Planning Seminar
- Succession Planning for the Family Business
Languages
- Spanish
- French