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Patricia M. Shumaker Bio
Patricia M. Shumaker practices primarily in the areas of complex estate planning, trust and estate administration, elder law, and long-term care planning. Ms. Shumaker provides comprehensive planning for the costs of long-term care including the application and appeal for Medicaid benefits. Ms. Shumaker is a cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law where she was the articles editor for the ABA Real Property, Trust & Estate Journal and was named to the Order of the Coif.  She is an undergraduate of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.. Areas of Practice. ·         Estate Planning. ·         Trust and Estate Administration. ·         Elder Law and Long-term Care Planning. Bar Admissions. ·         Massachusetts. ·         North Carolina. ·         South Carolina. Education. ·         University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, SC, J.D. cum laude. ·         Law Journal: ABA Real Property, Trust & Estate Journal, Articles Editor. ·         Moot Court Bar, Competition Team Member. ·         President of Women in Law Organization. ·         University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts. Honors and Awards. ·         CALI Award in Professional Responsibility , 1999 – 2000. ·         Karen Lee Scholarship Award, 1998 – 1999. ·         Order of the Coif. Professional Associations and Memberships. ·         Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA), Member. ·         Nat. Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and (MANAELA), Member. ·         Boston Estate Planning Council (BEPC), Member. ·         Trusts and Estates Consortium