Douglas Delaney, Attorney

Douglas Delaney, J.D., LL.M (Tax)(CPA, Pa. retired) has more than three decades of legal experience and a reputation for assisting low country families and small businesses with estate planning, probate administration as well as custom tax strategies and asset protection. 

 Doug has been practicing law since 1995. Before joining Lawyer Lisa, he worked as a CPA for US Steel (audit) and Big Six public accounting. He was educated at the University of Dayton (Accounting), USC School of Law and Florida LL.M Masters of Tax program before practicing in the low country in 1996. He was a Senior's Real Estate Specialist (SRES) and has significant experience buying and selling local real estate especially problematic probate listings and distressed property. He has a personal services career defined by integrity, deep client relationships, and an unwavering commitment to the people he serves. 

As he looked toward the future of his practice, he found a natural home in LawyerLisa, LLC, a firm that shares his belief that the law should serve people, not the other way. "Proactive planning and a systems approach were very important features that I found attractive at LawyerLisa as the complexities of current laws are simply too vast for the small one/two lawyer drafting firm. There needs to be a state-wide size and scope in the representation that matches the financial and personal care paths that most families follow in one form or another." said Doug. His practice overlaps to a large degree, but the additional services offered through LawyerLisa means expanding the care he can provide to his long-standing clients. “This is going to add practice areas – long-term care and Medicaid planning – that I haven’t typically done.” Doug explained. Lisa Hostetler Brown, CELA® – Certified Elder Law Attorney, Certified by the National Elder Law Foundation – welcomed Doug’s experience and values as a reflection of what LawyerLisa has always stood for: a personal, comprehensive approach to serving families at every stage of life.

EDUCATION

  • University of Dayton (Accounting), 

  • University of South Carolina (JD) 

  • University of Florida (LL.M Tax)

     

PUBLICATIONS

    CCH Journal of Retirement Planning

    Southeast Wealth Management Business Journal

    CCH Journal of Financial and Estate Planning