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About Kerry O'Shea Devine, Esq.


Kerry O'Shea Devine has been practicing law in New Jersey since 1997 and New York since 1999. A graduate of Villanova University School of Law, Kerry also has an L.LM. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center and brings more than 25 years of legal experience to every estate plan she designs.


Kerry founded Kerry Devine Law in 2022 to provide concierge estate planning services to families across New Jersey and New York, combining the depth of a large-firm background with the personal attention only a boutique practice can offer. She enjoys sitting down with clients, learning all about their families and goals, and crafting plans that give them genuine peace of mind.


Before focusing on estate planning, Kerry practiced environmental litigation at Carpenter, Bennett and Morrissey in Newark, representing corporate clients in complex compliance and litigation matters. Earlier in her career, Kerry was an aviation litigation paralegal in Denver, Colorado and later clerked at the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office and interned for New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Daniel J. O'Hern.


Her background as a paralegal, an artist, and a mother of five has made Kerry an exceptionally organized and compassionate lawyer — detail-oriented and creative, with a calm ability to adapt to whatever a client's situation requires.


Kerry lives in Monmouth County, New Jersey with her husband Donald and their five children, three dogs, and two cats. Outside the office, she is a lifelong student of oil and watercolor painting, French language and culture, and the practice of yoga.


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"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind.

The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind."

Henry James


EDUCATION


•     L.LM. in Taxation and

      Estate Planning Certificate,   

      Georgetown University Law Center


•     J.D., Villanova University School of Law


•     B.A. in Philosophy & Studio Art     

      College of the Holy Cross



BAR ADMISSIONS

•   New Jersey 1997

                       •   New York 1999


SERVICE


 •  District IX Attorney Ethics Committee

    of the Supreme Court of New Jersey




PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS


  •  New Jersey State Bar Association

  •  New York City & State Bar Associations

  •  NJSBA Real Property & Estate Law Section

  •  NJSBA Women in the Profession

  •  Monmouth Bar Association

  •  WealthCounsel

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BAR ADMISSIONS



  • New Jersey 1997
  • New York 1999

PROFESSIONAL

MEMBERSHIPS


  • New Jersey State Bar Association
  • NJSBA Real Property & Estate Law Section
  • NJSBA Women in the Profession Section
  • Monmouth Bar Association
  • WealthCounsel


COMMUNITY

  • Trinity Hall Board of Trustees
  • Visiting Nurses Association
  • Holy Cross Church