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    Stark & Stark Appoints Dolores (Dee) Kelley to its Management Team

    September 8, 2025

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    Stark & Stark, PC, is excited to announce that Dolores (Dee) R. Kelley has been appointed to the law firm’s Management Team, As a member of the team, Dee will guide the firm’s growth and day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives.

    “It is truly an honor to be joining Stark & Stark’s Management Team,” said Dee. “I have been committed to providing excellent legal services to my clients from my first day at Stark & Stark. I am excited to continue doing so while also working to help this law firm and its attorneys succeed.”

    Dee is a shareholder and Chair of Stark & Stark’s Commercial Real Estate Transactions and Land Development Groups. She handles a wide range of matters for the real estate industry, including commercial transactions, leasing, joint ventures, commercial condominium formations and governance, and land development applications. Dee also represents clients in the beer, wine, and spirits industries on a variety of issues, including corporate formation, financing, licensing leasing, acquisitions, and intellectual property law. She graduated from the Washington and Lee University School of Law in 2007 and from Pennsylvania State University in 2004.

    “We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Dee Kelley to Stark & Stark’s Management Team,” said Michael G. Donahue III, Stark & Stark’s Managing Shareholder. “As the head of our commercial real estate practice, Dee has consistently demonstrated outstanding leadership, sharp business acumen, and a forward-thinking mindset. Congratulations, Dee, on this well-deserved role.”

    Dee joins Donahue, Chief Operating Officer Gregory Deatz, and General Counsel Craig Hilliard on the Management Team.

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