A Law firm serving Massachusetts for more than 50 years
Servicing Hampden, Worcester, Hampshire, Berkshire and Franklin counties
About Us
Today, Keyes and Donnellan, P.C. Includes Partners and Trial Attorneys:
The law firm of Keyes and Donnellan, P.C. was founded in 1945 in Springfield, Massachusetts by Daniel M. Keyes, Jr. and Edward L. Donnellan with a handshake.
Over 60 years later, a Distinguished Law Firm continues and the partners of Keyes and Donnellan proudly value the significance of that handshake and the responsibilities it continues to signify to their clients and the community in which they live and work. They support local charitable activities and encourage their employees to participate in them as well. The firm’s corporate, trial advocacy and personal legal practice is foremost on their minds. The proud tradition and firm foundation set by Keyes and Donnellan’s founding partners continues. Keyes and Donnellan, P.C. continues to uphold its distinguished reputation for defending and winning complex medical malpractice, legal malpractice and product liability suits. Every client receives individual attention to the individual needs and concerns of each and every case.
Daniel M. Keyes, Jr.
Daniel M. Keyes, Jr. was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1918. He graduated from Boston College (B.A. 1939) and Boston University (LL.B. 1942), and was admitted to the practice of law in Massachusetts in 1942. Judge Keyes was a past member of the Hampden County, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations, and the American Trial Lawyers Association. He also served as the Acting Register of Deeds for Hampden County, and for fourteen years, was the Presiding Judge of the District Court of Chicopee, Massachusetts. Judge Keyes also served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Holyoke Community College, and was appointed to serve on the President's Commission for the Nomination of Judges to the Federal First Circuit Court of Appeals.
Edward L. Donnellan
Edward L. Donnellan was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1917. He graduated from Northeastern University (LL.B. 1941 ), and was admitted to the practice of law in Massachusetts in 1941. Attorney Donnellan was a member of the Hampden County and American Bar Associations, the American College of Trial Lawyers, and the Environmental Law Committee. He also served as the Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. During his lifetime, Attorney Donnellan was recognized as one of the premier lawyers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was one of a select group of attorneys in Hampden County to be certified in both civil and criminal advocacy. Attorney Donnellan's practice was focused on the trial of product liability cases, personal injury suits, and medical and legal malpractice cases, where his expertise was acknowledged throughout Massachusetts. Attorney Donnellan was also a teaching team member of the Harvard University Law School Annual Trial Advocacy Workshop.
