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
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
FirmBoston, MA
Serves 4 counties
Serves Suffolk, Norfolk, Plymouth and Dukes counties from offices in Boston and Duxbury, with offices in Brookline, Hingham and Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard. Handles trust and estate administration and probate, fiduciary litigation for fiduciaries and beneficiaries, and contested guardianship and conservatorship actions. Partner Sean Hagan advises on estate and tax planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 4238 Washington Street, Unit BBoston, MA 02131
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
FirmWakefield, MA
Since 1945 · Serves 2 counties
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
- Office
- 599 North Avenue, Door 10Wakefield, MA 01880
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
FirmBoston, MA
Since 1879 · Serves 2 counties
Serves Suffolk and Barnstable counties from offices in Boston and Hyannis. Handles estate and trust administration and Probate Court proceedings, serves as personal representative, trustee, conservator, and guardian, and litigates will contests and trust disputes. Its trust department administers more than 2,100 trusts; co-founded in 1879 by Louis D. Brandeis.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
- Office
- 155 Seaport Blvd.Boston, MA 02210
FirmTaunton, MA
Since 1987 · Serves the whole state
Serves Bristol and Plymouth counties from Taunton, with offices in Fall River, Dartmouth and Plymouth and two in Rhode Island. Handles probate and estate administration, intestate estates, real estate in probate, will contests, and trust administration and trust disputes such as breach of fiduciary duty and trustee removal. Spanish and Portuguese services are available.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
- Office
- 4 Court StreetTaunton, MA 02780
FirmSalem, MA
Serves 1 county
Serves Essex County from offices in Salem and Gloucester. Helps personal representatives through probate and estate administration (inventory, paying creditors, tax filings and disputes) and represents challengers, executors and trustees in will and trust contests. Founded by A. John Porcello, the firm is run by his children, attorneys Jean G. Porcello-Giusto and Anthony S. Porcello.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 4 more
- Office
- 271 Lafayette StreetSalem, MA 01970
Solo PracticeWest Yarmouth, MA
Serves 1 county
Serves Barnstable County from West Yarmouth on Cape Cod. Guides personal representatives through probate and trustees through trust administration, and handles will and trust contests, guardianship and conservatorship petitions, and partition of inherited real estate. Chantal Hayes Rice also mediates estate and trust disputes.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more
- Office
- 23 East Main StreetWest Yarmouth, MA 02673
FirmBoston, MA
Serves the whole state
Serves clients throughout Massachusetts from Boston's Financial District at 92 State Street. Handles probate, will contests, trust administration, trust litigation and asset distribution, and its attorneys act as executors, administrators and trustees. Estate planning covers wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, business succession, Medicaid planning and gifting.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
- Office
- 92 State StreetBoston, MA 02109
FirmSpringfield, MA
Since 1969 · Serves 2 counties
Serves Hampden and Hampshire counties from Springfield and Northampton. Litigates will contests, contested guardianships, fiduciary removal and breach of duty claims, accountings and claims against probate estates, alongside estate planning and elder law. Established in 1969; Michele J. Feinstein and Carol Cioe Klyman co-authored the third edition of Massachusetts Elder Law.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 8 more
- Office
- 1441 Main Street, Suite 1100Springfield, MA 01103
FirmWorcester, MA
Since 1918 · Serves 1 county
Serves Worcester County from offices in Worcester and Westborough. Guides executors, administrators and trustees through probate and estate and trust administration, and handles will contests, trust litigation, breach of fiduciary duty claims and disputed creditor claims, as well as guardianships for minors and adults. The firm has served Massachusetts clients since 1918.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
- Office
- 339 Main Street, Suite 300Worcester, MA 01608
FirmSomerville, MA
Serves 2 counties
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 265 Medford Street, Suite 301Somerville, MA 02143
FirmNeedham, MA
Serves 2 counties
Serves Norfolk and Suffolk counties from offices in Needham and Boston. Its private client group handles estate and trust administration and fiduciary services, and its litigators handle probate litigation, alongside trust and estate planning, tax planning and elder law. Partner Brian D. Bixby has written the MCLE Probate Manual chapter on will contests for more than 40 years.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
- Office
- 250 First Avenue, Suite 302Needham, MA 02494