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Kathleen Peoples Tanner Kennedy

Kathleen Peoples Tanner Kennedy


Estate and Probate Law and Estate Planning Lawyer
Hemphill Gelder, P.C.
Raleigh, NC
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About Kathleen Peoples Tanner Kennedy

Attorney Biography

Kathleen P. Tanner Kennedy, a Raleigh native, earned both her undergraduate and law degrees, with honors, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While in law school, Ms. Kennedy was a member of the North Carolina Law Review. After graduating, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ed Carnes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Ms. Kennedy spent several years as an associate at a large firm in Washington, D.C., Hogan Lovells, L.L.P. (formerly Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P.), where she was a member of the firm's litigation and legislative practice groups. She joined Tharrington Smith, L.L.P. in 2005, was subsequently elected a partner there, and practiced education law, serving as the lead attorney for the Chatham County Schools, Alamance-Burlington School System, Brunswick County Schools, and Jones County Schools, until early 2016, when she decided to spend a few years as a stay at home mother to her young daughter. In 2018, she decided to pursue her long-standing interest in estate planning and joined Hemphill Gelder, P.C.. Ms. Kennedy is a member of the Estate Planning Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. She is a past president of Phi Beta Kappa of Wake County, a Sustainer in the Junior League of Raleigh, and a member of Edenton Street United Methodist Church. She is married to Robert M. Kennedy, Jr., a partner at Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., and they have one daughter.


Practice Areas

 
Employment Law (25%)
 
Education Law (25%)
 
Estate and Probate Law (25%)
 
Estate Planning (25%)

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Bar Licenses

North Carolina State Bar
North Carolina
Member in Good Standing
2001

Work Experience

Associate, Hogan & Hartson LLP
20022004

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Law Clerk to the Honorable Ed Carnes
20012002

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Education

University of North Carolina School of Law
University of North Carolina School of Law
JD
2001

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
BA
1997

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Associations

Wake County Bar Association
Member
Wake County Bar Association

American Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association

President
Wake County Phi Beta Kappa Association
20102011

Member
District of Columbia Bar
2003

Member
North Carolina State Bar
2001

Member
National Council of School Attorneys

Member
North Carolina Council of School Attorneys

Member
North Carolina Bar Association, Education Law Section

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Awards & Honors

North Carolina Super Lawyers
Rising Star
2010

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Contact Kathleen Peoples Tanner Kennedy

Kathleen Peoples Tanner Kennedy
Hemphill Gelder, P.C.
8502 Six Forks Road Suite 103
Raleigh, NC 27615
hemphillgelderlaw.com
Office: 888-443-1446
Fax: 919-899-9091

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