Hi, my name is Kelly and I am (gasp) a tax attorney.
When I was a little girl, I used to watch shows like Perry Mason and Matlock and believe that being an attorney was all about the drama in the court room. And I thought, “That’s for me!”
Now that I’m actually an attorney, I realize that it’s not about the drama at all. It’s about effectively presenting information to your audience. In other words, it’s about who can present the best version of the truth to the judge, jury, IRS - or whomever is listening. As a blogger and an attorney, that’s exactly is what I do every day.
I currently live and work in Philadelphia, PA. I moved to Philly from the rural South to attend Temple University School of Law where I earned my J.D. and my LL. M Taxation (that’s a fancy way of saying that I’m a tax lawyer with my Master’s Degree in Tax). Since law school, I’ve clerked with IRS, worked in private practice for a couple of law firms and a trust company. One day, I convinced my husband - who is also an attorney - to quit his fancy high-paying job and open a law firm with me. Imagine my surprise when he listened to me (that never happens).
Well, maybe he listens to me once or twice, because we decided that having a law firm together wasn’t crazy enough. We also got a dog, got married and had three children. Yes, in that order.
I also convinced my husband, Chris, to apply for a couple of blogging jobs. He writes at Brew Ha Ha and Doing Biz Abroad (the latter makes me his boss, insert maniacal laughter here).
When not working, chasing the kids or volunteering, I love to travel, having visited many of our 50 states (and Puerto Rico) as well as travels abroad to Asia and Europe. I like to dig in the dirt, and occasionally raise a decent flower or two in my garden. I also enjoy the occasional martini, but somehow listing drinking as a hobby while in your 30s just sounds sad.
In my spare time, I blog. A lot. It’s a sickness.
I blog about tax on b5 for the Business Channel (I’m also the Channel Editor) at taxgirl.com. I swear it’s not as boring as you think. In fact, I dare to say, I think you’ll like it. It’s all the dirt on tax news, tax policy and tax information. I’ll even answer questions.
I also author One Book, Two Book, a children’s book blog, and Gossip Girl Report, all about - you guessed it - Gossip Girl, for b5.
My personal blog, where it all started, is lawmummy, where I blog about being an attorney and a mom. Sometimes it’s all about law, sometimes it’s all about mummy.
I promised my husband no more blogs. So instead, I’m working on my second novel (selections from the first can be found at www.inpracticebook.com) and a book about taxes.
Did I mention that I drink a lot of coffee?
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