Grace Gonzalez Connolly - a Newburyport, Sacramento Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions Lawyer

Newburyport Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions Lawyer

Updated: 02/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions
Estate planning and Elder Law
Administration of Estates and Trusts
Non-Profit Law and Charitable Planned Giving
Succession Planning for Family Businesses
General Business Law, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships
Bank and Commercial Law

Attorney Information

Overview

Mrs. Connolly was born in Santiago, Cuba. She and her husband Jim reside in Newburyport, where they raised their three daughters. She is fluent in Spanish and French. Mrs. Connolly enjoys dance, cross-country skiing, snow-shoeing, walking and hiking. Attorney Connolly and her eldest daughter hiked the 800 km. Camino de Santiago from the French town of St. Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, as well as the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru.

Awards and Honors

Honors

American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence
American Jurisprudence Award in Business Organizations
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar Brussels, Belgium
Paul Harris Fellow
Rotary International District 7780 Outstanding Service Award Group Study Exchange Chair

Education

Legal Education
- University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Business Organizations
  Honors: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence
  Honors: Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City
  Honors: Certificate in Mexican and International Law
- Free University of Brussels School of Law, Brussels, Belgium
  LL.M.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar Brussels, Belgium
  Major: International and Comparative Law
Non Legal Education
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Major: History

Current Employment Position(s)

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Partner, since 1986
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Languages

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Spanish
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French
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Classes and Seminars

Guest Speaker, Money Conference for Women, State Treasurer of Massachusetts and the YWCA
WNBP Investment Seminar
Business Planning Workshop for Women in Business, Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce, YWCA, and U.S. Small Business Administration
Estate & Financial Planning Seminar
Succession Planning for the Family Business

Pro Bono Activities

President, Rotary Club of Newburyport, 2007 - 2008
Foundation Chair, Rotary Club of Newburyport, 2006 - 2007
District 7780 Membership Committee, Rotary Club of Newburyport, 2008 - 2009
District 7780 United Nations Coordinator, Rotary Club of Newburyport, 2008 - 2009
Chairperson, District 7780 Group Study Exchange Committee, Rotary Club of Newburyport, 2009 - Present
Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Club of Newburyport
District 7780 Outstanding Service Award as GSE Chair, Rotary Club of Newburyport, 2010 - 2011
Member, Finance Committee, Anna Jaques Hospital, 2005 - Present
Secretary of the Corporation, Anna Jaques Hospital, 1997 - 2005
Trustee of the Corporation, Anna Jaques Hospital, 1994 - 2005
Former Chairperson, Trustee Education Committee, Anna Jaques Hospital
Former Member, Credentials Committee and Audit Committee, Anna Jaques Hospital
Founding Member and Former Chairperson, Anna Jaques Community Health Foundation
Former Chairperson, Planned Giving Committee, Anna Jaques Community Health Foundation
Corporator, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank
Former Director, TD BankNorth Massachusetts Advisory Board, Worcester, Massachusetts
Former Board Member, TD BankNorth Retail/Small Business Subsidiary Board
Former Director, First & Ocean National Bank, Newburyport, Massachusetts
Former Chairperson, First & Ocean National Bank Trust Committee
Founding Member and Former Director, Newburyport Education Foundation, Inc.
Former Member, City Ordinance Review Committee
Former Alternate Member, Newburyport Zoning Board of Appeals
Former Community Member, Rupert A. Nock Middle School Council
Former Member and Chairperson, Immaculate Conception School Advisory Board
Director and Vice President, Newburyport City Improvement Society
Member, Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce
Member, Historical Society of Old Newbury
Member, Custom House Maritime Museum
Former Director and Secretary, Society for the Development of the Arts & Humanities (Firehouse Center for the Arts)
Director, Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Past Chairman of the Board of Directors, Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Chairman, Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry Economic Development Action Committee

Bar Admissions

Florida, 1980
Massachusetts, 1986
U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1983

Other Affiliations

The Florida Bar Association (Member)
Newburyport Bar Association (Member)
Massachusetts Bar Association (Member)

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Contact

Newburyport, MA

P.O. Box 332
51 Green Street
Newburyport, MA 01950 - 2646

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Fax: 978-463-8282

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Website: https://www.connollyandconnolly-lawoffice.com

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