Elder Law Attorneys in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

16 elder law firms have an office in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Middlesex County office and its phone.

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Planning ahead

Estate Planning22 Tax Planning10 Special Needs Planning12 Asset Protection14 Medicaid Planning14

Settling an estate

Trust Administration15 Probate20 Probate Litigation7 Trust Litigation4

Capacity and care

Elder Law16 Conservatorship11 Guardianship13

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16 firms

Beliveau Law Group, LLC

2 Winter Street, Suite 102, Waltham, MA 02451

Serves Massachusetts from Waltham, concentrating on Greater Boston, with offices in New Hampshire and Florida. Guides executors, administrators and trustees through probate court proceedings, trust administration and distribution, and estate and fiduciary tax returns, and handles guardianship and conservatorship petitions. Founder David M. Beliveau is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+6

1-781-890-8600

Baker Law Group P.C.

841 Washington Street, Holliston, MA 01746

Serves the South Shore, MetroWest and southeastern Massachusetts from offices in Hingham, Holliston, Brockton and Plymouth. Counsels executors, administrators, trustees and heirs through testate and intestate probate, trust administration, ancillary probate and wrongful death estates, prepares federal and Massachusetts estate tax returns, and represents parties in contested wills.

Solo PracticeServes 2 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+7

1-781-996-5656

Cali Law

60 Pleasant Street, Suite 4, Ashland, MA 01721

Serves Framingham and Middlesex County from Ashland. Assists executors and court-appointed personal representatives through probate, from filing the will with the probate court to administering the estate, alongside wills, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships and Medicaid planning. Attorney Joshua Cali works on flat fees, with free consultations, evening and weekend hours, and virtual meetings.

Solo PracticeServes 1 countyFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax PlanningConservatorship+3

1-508-252-8186

Curley Law Firm LLP

1 Common Street, Wakefield, MA 01880

Serves Essex, Middlesex and Suffolk counties from Wakefield, meeting clients in person or by telephone or Zoom. Handles probate and estate administration, trust administration, conservatorships and guardianships, and MassHealth applications and fair hearing appeals. Attorneys Patrick Curley and Lucy Budman are both Certified Elder Law Attorneys.

Serves the whole stateVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+6

1-866-406-8582

Cushing & Dolan, P.C.

400 Fifth Avenue, Suite 400, Waltham, MA 02451

Serves Massachusetts clients from Waltham and offices in Braintree, Hyannis, Westborough, Woburn and Longmeadow. Represents executors, trustees, conservators and beneficiaries in probate and estate administration, trust administration, estate tax returns, will contests and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Leo J. Cushing, Esq., CPA, founded the firm in Boston in 1984.

Since 1984Serves the whole stateFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+10

1-888-759-5109

Fletcher Tilton PC

161 Worcester Road, Suite 401, Framingham, MA 01701

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.

Since 1822Serves 5 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+2

1-508-532-3500

Law Office of Frank V. Grimaldi, PC

875 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139

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.

Solo PracticeServes 4 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder LawConservatorship+4

1-617-876-1111

Hera Law Group

163 Main Street, Maynard, MA 01754

Serves Nantucket, Barnstable, Middlesex, Norfolk and Worcester counties from five Massachusetts offices, including Main Street in Nantucket. Guides personal representatives through probate, from gathering and appraising assets to paying creditors, estate tax returns and distribution, and handles trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships. Also practices family law.

Serves 5 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawConservatorship+2

1-978-637-2048

The Heritage Law Center, LLC

400 Trade Center Drive, Suite 7810, Woburn, MA 01801

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.

Solo PracticeServes 7 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+3

1-617-299-6976

Howe Legal

491 Dutton Street, Suite 206, Lowell, MA 01852

Serves the Merrimack Valley from Lowell, where Richard P. Howe started the practice in 1965. Partners Martha E. Howe and Arielle S. Howe handle probate of estates, trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, and MassHealth applications and appeals. The firm also litigates will contests, removal of trustees, guardians and conservators, and power of attorney revocations.

Since 1965Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+6

1-978-454-9167

Marsden Law P.C.

847 Washington Street, Holliston, MA 01746

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.

Serves the whole stateFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawGuardianship+3

1-508-858-5324

Monteforte Law, P.C.

300 Tradecenter Drive, Suite 6750, Woburn, MA 01801

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.

Serves 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+6

1-978-657-7437

Nigro, Pettepit & Lucas, LLP

599 North Avenue, Door 10, Wakefield, MA 01880

Serves Middlesex and Essex counties from offices in Wakefield and Newburyport. Represents personal representatives and trustees through estate and trust administration, from appointment petitions to inventories, accounts, and estate tax returns, and litigates will contests and trust disputes. Founded in 1945; its elder law attorneys also complete MassHealth applications.

Since 1945Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+4

1-781-245-4545

North Shore Elder Law & Estate Planning

610-A Main Street, Melrose, MA 02176

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.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder LawConservatorship+5

1-781-979-9050

O'Connell Law LLC

3 Eliot Street, Natick, MA 01760

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.

Since 2010Serves the whole stateFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawAsset ProtectionMedicaid Planning

1-508-202-1818

Vidoli Couture, LLP

265 Medford Street, Suite 301, Somerville, MA 02143

Serves clients in Somerville, Cambridge, Burlington and Andover from Somerville. Handles probate administration, trustee services once a trust takes effect, guardianship and conservatorship, and fiduciary litigation when a will or trust is contested, alongside special needs planning and MassHealth applications and appeals. The attorneys are Christina T. Vidoli and Michael R. Couture.

Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

1-617-874-1900

Probate in Middlesex County

Probate Court Record

Middlesex County Probate and Family Court

Middlesex County

Phone

1-781-865-4000

middlesexprobate@jud.state.ma.us

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM

Office

10-U Commerce Way, Woburn, MA 01801

Website

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Optional

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Walk-ins accepted

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Elder Law Firms Serving Middlesex County

Fields and Dennis LLP

80 William Street, Suite 210, Wellesley, MA 02481

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.

Since 2004Serves 3 countiesVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+6

1-781-489-6776

Gemma Law Office, P.C.

35 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 103, Braintree, MA 02184

Serves Norfolk, Suffolk, Middlesex, Plymouth, Barnstable and Essex counties from Braintree. Advises personal representatives through probate and successor trustees through trust administration, and litigates will contests, undue influence claims and fiduciary disputes, including in the Probate Fiduciary Litigation Session. Anthony H. Gemma tried over 35 jury trials as a prosecutor.

Solo PracticeServes 6 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

1-781-380-8183

Vickstrom Law, PC

255 Park Avenue, Suite 507, Worcester, MA 01609

Serves Worcester and Middlesex counties from Worcester, including Fitchburg, Leominster, Marlborough, Hudson, Shrewsbury and Westborough. Attorney Kristina R. Vickstrom handles probate and estate administration, guardianship and conservatorship, and MassHealth applications and appeals, alongside estate planning and special needs planning.

Solo PracticeServes 2 countiesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipGuardianship+2

1-508-757-3800

Bowditch & Dewey, LLP

446 Main Street, Suite 1101, Worcester, MA 01608

Serves Worcester, Suffolk and Plymouth counties from offices in Worcester, Boston, Plymouth and Southborough. Administers estates and trusts, from Probate Court filings, inventories and annual accounts to estate tax returns and audits, and litigates contested wills, trust disputes and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Established in 1914.

Since 1914Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+6

1-508-791-3511

Estate Preservation Law Offices

71 Elm Street, Suite 100, Worcester, MA 01609

Serves Worcester, Norfolk and Barnstable counties from Worcester, Leominster, Braintree and Hyannis. Counsels executors, administrators and trustees from probate of the will through inventories, fiduciary accounts, estate tax returns and distributions, and handles contested guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. The firm also serves as executor or trustee when clients ask.

Serves 3 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+5

1-508-751-5010

Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP

100 Front Street, Worcester, MA 01608

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.

Since 1916Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+7

1-508-791-8500

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An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Massachusetts runs $3,920 to $5,880 and a simple will $1,161 to $2,322, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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Probate on a $500,000 estate in Massachusetts costs an estimated $27,714 and takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 2.2% to 3.5% of the estate. Estates under $25,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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Elder Law Attorneys in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Probate in Middlesex County

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Elder Law Firms Serving Middlesex County

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Healthcare Power of Attorney

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Last Will and Testament

Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Massachusetts

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Elder Law Attorneys in Middlesex County, Massachusetts