FirmWorcester, MA
Since 1822 · Serves 5 counties
Serves Worcester, Middlesex, Suffolk, Barnstable and Bristol counties from offices in Worcester, Boston, Framingham, Centerville and New Bedford. Guides executors and trustees through probate, estate tax, post-mortem planning, sale of estate property and trust administration, for estates from insolvent to over $40 million. Manages more than 250 trusts and administers more than 130 estates a year.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more
- Office
- 100 Front Street, 5th FloorWorcester, MA 01608
FirmWellesley, MA
Since 2004 · Serves 3 counties
Serves Norfolk and Middlesex county communities such as Wellesley, Newton, Needham and Westwood from Wellesley. Administers and settles testate and intestate estates, litigates will contests and handles the removal of fiduciaries, plus guardianships and Medicaid qualification for nursing-home residents. Founding partner Sheryl Dennis pairs estate work with family law and special needs planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more
- Office
- 80 William Street, Suite 210Wellesley, MA 02481
Solo PracticeBrockton, MA
Since 1928 · Serves 1 county
Serves Brockton and southeastern Massachusetts from an office on Torrey Street in Brockton. Assists families with the probate filings, court procedures, asset valuations and estate and gift tax matters involved in settling an estate, and with MassHealth applications, hearings and asset protection for long-term care. Attorney David P. Frenette carries on a practice first established in 1928.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawSpecial Needs Planningand 2 more
- Office
- 111 Torrey Street, Suite 1 & 2Brockton, MA 02301
FirmNewburyport, MA
Since 1984 · Serves 2 counties
Serves Essex and Middlesex counties from offices in Newburyport and Westford. Drafts wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, life insurance trusts, spousal lifetime access trusts and asset protection trusts, and builds succession plans for business owners, work the firm has done since 1984. Founder Susan Rogers Finneran practiced at Shearman & Sterling and Bingham McCutchen.
PracticesEstate PlanningAsset ProtectionBusiness Succession
- Office
- 30 Green StreetNewburyport, MA 01950
FirmNorwood, MA
Serves 1 county
Serves Norwood and nearby Norfolk County towns including Westwood, Dedham, Walpole and Canton from Norwood. Guides personal representatives and trustees through probate and trust administration, from the inventory and accounts to paying debts and distribution, and handles guardianships, conservatorships, MassHealth qualification and estate tax returns. Makes home visits for housebound clients.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 7 more
- Office
- 128 Carnegie Row, Suite 204Norwood, MA 02062
Solo PracticeWellesley, MA
Serves 3 counties
Serves MetroWest and Boston-area towns including Wellesley, Needham, Newton, Natick, Dedham and Framingham from Wellesley. Drafts wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, health care proxies and college-age planning documents, and transfers homes into trusts to avoid probate. Howard Gold has practiced estate planning for over 20 years; consultations are free by Zoom or phone.
PracticesEstate PlanningAsset Protection
- Office
- 1 Hollis Street, Suite 220Wellesley, MA 02482
Solo PracticeCambridge, MA
Serves 4 counties
Serves Middlesex, Suffolk, Essex and Norfolk counties from an office on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. Attorney Frank V. Grimaldi probates estates, including complicated cases with lost heirs or lost property, and prosecutes and defends will contests, alongside guardianships, conservatorships and Medicaid planning. Offers a free consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 5 more
- Office
- 875 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 31Cambridge, MA 02139
Solo PracticeWoburn, MA
Serves 7 counties
Handles probate in Middlesex and Essex counties from Woburn, with estate planning and elder law for residents of eastern Massachusetts. Attorney Matthew G. Karr guides personal representatives through probate administration and handles trust administration and MassHealth applications for long-term care. Estate planning documents are billed at a flat fee and include a no-charge 3-year review.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 400 Trade Center Drive, Suite 7810Woburn, MA 01801
FirmAndover, MA
Serves the whole state
Serves families across Massachusetts and New Hampshire from Andover, with a second office in Rye, NH. Attorneys Carah Kiley, Thomas Kiley, Jr. and Thomas Kiley, Sr. handle informal, formal, late and limited formal probate and voluntary administration, administer trusts through final distribution, and litigate will contests, trust disputes and breach of fiduciary duty claims.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more
- Office
- 342 North Main StreetAndover, MA 01810
Solo PracticeNeedham, MA
Since 1991 · Serves 2 counties
Serves Greater Boston and Cape Cod from offices in Needham and Mashpee. Handles probate and estate administration for personal representatives, from the petition through creditor claims and distribution, advises trustees and beneficiaries on trust administration, and takes on will challenges. Susana Lannik, a Certified Elder Law Attorney, also handles MassHealth and long-term care planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
- Office
- 163 Highland AvenueNeedham, MA 02494
FirmEasthampton, MA
Since 1994 · Serves 3 counties
Serves Hampshire, Hampden and Worcester counties from offices in Easthampton, Amherst, Ludlow and Westborough, plus Bloomfield, Connecticut. Guides personal representatives through probate and helps successor trustees gather, value and distribute trust assets, whether or not the firm drafted the trust. Also handles Medicaid, estate-tax and supplemental needs planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 6 more
- Office
- 117 Pleasant StreetEasthampton, MA 01027
FirmQuincy, MA
Serves the whole state
Serves the South Shore and Greater Boston from Quincy. Represents personal representatives and beneficiaries in probate, from petitions, inventories and accountings to debts, taxes and distribution, and handles guardianship, conservatorship and fiduciary litigation. Partner Natalie Logan Berardi leads the estate administration and trust accounting work; meetings are available over Zoom.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 7 more
- Office
- 21 Franklin Street, Third FloorQuincy, MA 02169
Solo PracticeBoston, MA
Serves 1 county
Serves Massachusetts clients from a Boston office on Boylston Street, with a second office in New York City. Founder Michael M. Marques manages probate administration for families settling an estate and prepares wills, trusts and business succession plans. He also represents clients in tax audits and is admitted in the U.S. Tax Court.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningAsset Protectionand 2 more
- Office
- 867 Boylston Street, 5th Floor, Suite 1881Boston, MA 02116
FirmHolliston, MA
Serves the whole state
Serves clients throughout Massachusetts from offices in Holliston and Hyannis. Guides executors through probate and estate administration and handles trust administration, guardianship, and MassHealth applications. Founding attorney Jay Marsden spent more than 16 years as an investment advisor at Fidelity Investments; initial consultations are free.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 847 Washington StreetHolliston, MA 01746
Solo PracticeHyannis, MA
Serves 2 counties
Serves Cape Cod and the South Shore from offices in Hyannis and Plymouth. Settles estates for families with funded trust-based plans after a death, and states that it does not take on probate court administration. Attorney Keith McManus has practiced law in Massachusetts since 1996.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationAsset ProtectionBusiness Succession
- Office
- 724 Main StreetHyannis, MA 02601
FirmWorcester, MA
Since 1916 · Serves 2 counties
Serves Worcester and Suffolk counties from offices in Worcester, Westborough, and Boston. Settles estates through the probate court, prepares estate and fiduciary income tax returns, and serves as trustee; its litigators handle will contests and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Established in 1916.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more
- Office
- 100 Front StreetWorcester, MA 01608
FirmWoburn, MA
Serves 1 county
Serves Middlesex County families from Woburn, including Winchester, Wakefield, Lexington, and Arlington. Represents executors through probate and estate administration and guides successor trustees through trust administration, along with guardianship, conservatorship, and MassHealth applications. Founding attorney Michael Monteforte, Jr. has practiced for almost 25 years.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 7 more
- Office
- 300 Tradecenter Drive, Suite 6750Woburn, MA 01801
FirmMelrose, MA
Serves 1 county
Serves Middlesex County and North Shore families from Melrose. Administers estates after a death, gathering assets, paying debts and taxes, and distributing to heirs, and litigates contested wills, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships. Founder Michael A. Stankavish is a former co-chair of the Boston Bar Association's Elder Law and Disability Committee.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 6 more
- Office
- 610-A Main StreetMelrose, MA 02176
FirmNatick, MA
Since 2010 · Serves the whole state
Serves clients throughout Massachusetts from offices in Natick and Northampton, with meetings held online. Guides personal representatives through probate, from valuing estate property to estate tax returns and distribution, and administers trusts through court and tax filings and beneficiary accountings. Founded in 2010 by Tiffany A. O'Connell, a Certified Elder Law Attorney.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
- Office
- 3 Eliot StreetNatick, MA 01760
FirmActon, MA
Since 1998 · Serves the whole state
Serves clients across Massachusetts from an office in Acton. Guides trustees through trust administration after a death, including beneficiary communication, tax returns, paying debts and distributing assets under the trust terms. Founded in 1998 by David Feakes, the firm plans for parents, from guardianship for minor children to special needs and estate tax planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationTax PlanningGuardianshipand 2 more
- Office
- 31 Nagog Park, Suite 301Acton, MA 01720