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For over 30 years Mr. Kelley has litigated at both the trial and appellate levels. His experience also includes administrative litigation before the Department of Environmental Conservation, Suffolk County Department of Health Services, and numerous town boards, planning boards, and zoning boards of appeal on Long Island. He has served on the faculty of numerous bar association continuing legal education seminars in the areas of civil procedure, land use and environmental law. Mr. Kelley is a former chairman of the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals and served for 19 years as chairman of the East Hampton Town Democratic Committee.
He is a former president of the Springs School Board, having served for 12 years, and he has served on numerous boards of directors for local and Long Island-wide charities and not-for-profits including A Program Planned for Life Enrichment (A.P.P.L.E.), a residential drug treatment facility, and was instrumental in the establishment and construction of the East Hampton branch. He has served on the Vestry and as Junior Warden and Treasurer of St. Luke’s Church in East Hampton and as Treasurer of Christ Episcopal Church in Sag Harbor. He is also a member of the board of directors of East End For Opportunity, Inc., a non-profit provider of legal assistance to the disadvantaged and immigrant community.
Mr. Kelley served as Pro Bono counsel for the Sag Harbor Partnership in its efforts to restore the new Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center and to establish the Steinbeck Writer-In-Residence Program. Mr. Kelley also serves as Pro Bono counsel to Christ Episcopal Church in Sag Harbor in the sale of land to be used as a “pocket park” by the Village of Sag Harbor through the expenditure of community preservation funds by the Town of East Hampton.
Mr. Kelley was named a New York Metropolitan Area “Super Lawyer” in the field of Real Estate Law. He is a faculty member in the Real Estate Continuing Education school run by Cook Maran & Associates.
New York Law School, J.D.,
Cum Laude, 1981
College of William and Mary, A.B., Magna Cum Laude
in History and Government, 1978
National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1989
On Saturday, December 14, 2024 members of Twomey Latham, along with family and friends, participated in the Polar Bear Plunge for Heart of the Hamptons at Coopers Beach in Southampton, NY. This was the 20th consecutive year the Firm participated in this fundraiser. Over 300 people took the plunge and more than 800 people came […]
Twomey Latham Senior Partner Christopher Kelley has been working for more than a year with one of our clients to amend the East Hampton Town Code to allow the leveraging of capital of both developers and employers in the Town to create workforce housing for needy workers. I. NEED Clients, 350 Pantigo Road LLC and […]
Changes to the Town of East Hampton’s town code regarding certificates of occupancy (CO) went into effect on January 1, 2024. The amended town code requires that an updated CO be obtained before the property is transferred to the seller. While that may seem easy enough, there are still questions as to who is responsible […]
Through my practice in real estate and land use on the East End of Long Island over the last 42 years, primarily in the Towns of East Hampton and Southampton and their respective incorporated Villages (commonly known as “the Hamptons”) I have come to realize that there are recurring land use issues in the context […]
Christopher D. Kelley, Senior Partner, Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP, has formed a nonprofit organization that provides financial assistance for local high school students preparing to go to college. Mr. Kelley launched the East Hampton Level Playing Field Foundation (EHLPFF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping rising juniors and seniors at […]
The East Hampton Level Playing Field Foundation (EHLPFF), which was formed by Senior Partner Christopher D. Kelley, recently presented a group of East Hampton High School students with scholarships that will assist them with their educational futures. This was reported by 27east. To read the article, click here. Mr. Kelley launched the EHLPFF, a 501(c)(3) […]
In a landmark decision from the Appellate Division Second Department, Partner, Christopher Kelley achieved a winning result for our client establishing in a case of first impression who really is a “stranger” when considering the “Stranger To The Deed rule.” The “stranger to the deed rule” holds that when a grantor executes a deed that […]
In a sweeping 12 page decision the Suffolk County Supreme Court has invalidated a controversial Village Law that was challenged by the Hedges Inn. The law, enacted in 2018 prohibited local inns, such as the Hedges Inn, which are pre-existing non-conforming uses in residential zones, from holding outdoor tented events. That year, in a […]
Twomey Latham has partnered with The Press News Group / 27east as Presenting Sponsor of The Press Sessions, a new series of issue-based discussions, in Southampton, New York and East Hampton, New York. The event on Thursday, October 24th at Rowdy Hall in East Hampton was focused on Open Land and Accessory Apartments: Striving to Address the Affordable Housing Crisis. East Hampton […]
Corporate Citizenship: The Business of Giving “The Corporate Citizenship Awards celebrate companies, foundations and individuals who recognize that building a better Long Island to live, work and play starts with community service. By embracing the idea that being a good corporate citizen can help an entire region prosper, this year’s honorees have set the bar […]
Twomey Latham will be honored at Long Island Business New’s Corporate Citizenship Awards. The firm is being recognized as Corporate Citizen of the Year (Small Business) and Senior Partner Christopher D. Kelley, Esq. for Leadership Excellence (For Profit). The Corporate Citizenship Awards recognize companies and individuals who believe that by being a good corporate citizen […]
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