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
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
FirmNorthampton, MA
Since 1980 · Serves 1 county
Serves Northampton and Western Massachusetts from an office on Gothic Street. Handles trust administration, probate, Massachusetts and federal estate tax returns, fiduciary income tax returns and MassHealth applications, with estate planning on a flat-fee basis. The only Certified Elder Law Attorney practice based in Northampton.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 64 Gothic Street, Suite 5Northampton, MA 01060
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
Solo PracticeFall River, MA
Since 1996 · Serves 2 counties
Serves Bristol and Barnstable counties, the SouthCoast and Cape Cod from Fall River, where Attorney Jane E. Sullivan opened her practice in 1996. After a death she represents the fiduciary through probate of the will, administration of intestate estates and trusts, sale of real estate and the related tax matters. She also handles guardianships, conservatorships and Medicaid appeals.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more
- Office
- 624 Brayton AvenueFall River, MA 02721
Solo PracticeDanvers, MA
Since 2011 · Serves 3 counties
Serves Essex, Middlesex and Suffolk counties from Danvers. Attorney Jonathan M. White helps executors with probate filings, estate inventories, creditor notices, tax returns and will disputes, and guides trustees from acceptance through final accounting and distribution. Estate administration is billed at a flat fee, with deferred payment available when the estate includes real estate.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
- Office
- 491 Maple Street, Unit 106Danvers, MA 01923
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
FirmWorcester, MA
Since 1997 · Serves the whole state
Serves clients across Massachusetts from Worcester, meeting both virtually and in person. Handles probate and estate administration for families after a death and guides successor trustees through trust administration. Attorney Polly Tatum and her associates also handle elder law, MassHealth and nursing-home planning, and the firm has practiced since 1997.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
- Office
- 19 Cedar StreetWorcester, MA 01609
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
Solo PracticePittsfield, MA
Serves 1 county
Serves Berkshire County from an office in downtown Pittsfield. Attorney Lynn Morelli handles probate administration and guardianships, and prepares wills, trusts, special needs trusts, powers of attorney and health care proxies. Her practice also covers elder law, asset preservation and long-term care planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more
- Office
- 120 Elm StreetPittsfield, MA 01201
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
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
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
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
Solo PracticeNorthampton, MA
Serves 2 counties
Serves Hampshire and Hampden counties, with offices listed in Northampton, Easthampton and Westfield and meetings by Zoom. Guides executors, heirs and trustees through Massachusetts probate: court petitions, the estate tax ID number, notice to heirs and creditors, debts and taxes, distribution and closing the estate. Also handles guardianships and special needs trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipSpecial Needs Planning
- Office
- 44 State StreetNorthampton, MA 01060
Solo PracticeManchester-by-the-Sea, MA
Serves the whole state
Serves clients across Massachusetts from Manchester-by-the-Sea, most from North Shore towns such as Beverly, Gloucester and Salem. Prepares wills, revocable and special needs trusts, trust funding, powers of attorney, health care proxies, deeds, homestead protection and guardianship nominations. Founder Lindsey E. Egan offers full representation or behind-the-scenes drafting.
PracticesEstate PlanningGuardianshipSpecial Needs PlanningFamily Law
- Office
- 4 Summer Street, Unit 1Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA 01944