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Private law practice concentrating on Estate Planning and Elder Law, in a convenient Bloomington airport location. R. 114 qualified neutral / mediator.. Litigator with specialized technology, account management, personalized training, teaching, researching, writing, and sales/marketing skills.. Educator/ CLE presenter since February 2019 on suicide prevention in the legal profession.

Kelley (Colleen) Scrocca is a northern Minnesota native who has dedicated her entire 20+ year career to the practice of estate planning.. Kelley is an expert in estate planning, trusts, estate administration, and tax-related issues. She has extensive experience with estate and tax planning for individuals to address issues related to income, gift, generation-skipping, and estate tax matters. These services range from drafting simple wills, powers of attorney and living will documents to incorporation of more complex trusts, addressing special-needs situations, the formation of LLCs or other entities, as well as additional estate planning options. Each estate plan is specifically tailored to the individual client’s personal situation and their personal wants and requirements.. Kelley earned her undergraduate degree from St. Cloud State University, her law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School, and her LLM in estate planning from the University of Miami Law School's nationally renowned Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning.. Before joining Hellmuth & Johnson, Kelley worked at a boutique trusts and estates law firm in Philadelphia where she practiced exclusively in trust, estate and probate matters in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Florida. She also worked with a large law firm in Delaware where she worked with high net-worth individuals on estate planning and with corporate fiduciaries, assisting them to take advantage of state-specific trust laws. She then worked for Swier Law in South Dakota extended her expertise into the South Dakota trust area as well as the areas of ranching and farming. Kelley also frequently forms and provides ongoing consultation for non-profit groups. She is currently licensed to practice law in seven states.. Kelley and her husband Joe have three children, Cedar, Sutton, and Shea, two well-traveled cats and an authentic German Shepherd. Joe's military commitment has allowed Kelley and her family to move nine times in thirteen years, travel to 28 states, and 72 countries. She enjoys travel, reading, hiking, singing, and geocaching.  They have settled back in Minnesota now that her husband has retired from military service.. Kelley holds legal licenses in six states: Minnesota, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois, Delaware and South Dakota.