Top best Estate Planning Lawyers in Boston near me | 292 available

Virgilio concentrates his practice in the areas of wills, trusts, estate planning, guardianship for minor children, among other related personal planning areas, as well as probate. Virgilio also practices in real estate, representing buyers and sellers in the purchase of homes and condominiums.

Squillace & Associates, P.C. is a boutique law firm located in Boston, Massachusetts. Our team cares about attending to our clients’ needs in life, estate, and business planning. Our clients are local, national, and international. We specialize in estate planning by assisting individuals & families in passing on wealth &  wisdom to future generations. Our team is prepared to handle all of your planning needs including wills, trusts, health care documents, asset protection, probate, trust settlement, Medicaid planning, charitable giving, small business needs, succession planning, and more. We also specialize in urgent planning needs, providing emergency/concierge level estate planning in times of crisis, or when death is imminent.

Sean primarily advises clients on estate and tax planning, as well as trust and estate administration matters. He aslo represents small and medium sized busineses.

Ms. Harrington concentrates her law practice in the area of administration of trusts and estates and in estate planning

Ms. Burns has experience in the areas of estate planning, taxation, business succession planning and estate administration.. Ms. Burns advises clients on tax planning strategies, multi-generational wealth transfers and business succession planning;. Drafts estate planning documents including, but not limited to, wills, durable powers of attorney, revocable trusts, irrevocable insurance and generation-skipping trusts, qualified personal residence trusts and charitable trusts;. Assists executors and fiduciaries with estate and trust administration matters;

John is a partner at Sassoon Cymrot Law, LLC, a Massachusetts law firm with offices in Boston and Newton.  John was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1998 and for over twenty-five years he has advised and worked with his clients on Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Probate Law, Real Estate Law and Business Law matters.  John is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the United States Tax Court and the Supreme Court of the United States.  He received a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Suffolk University Law School and a Bacholor Degree (B.A.) from Boston University.. John's significant experience includes working with individuals and families on both complex and simple estate planning matters.  He has been retained by national law firms to assist in litigation strategy and matters involving high profile individuals and businesses. John is frequently a guest speaker on subjects covering estate planning, business law, tax law, and real estate matters.

Jennifer D. Taddeo is a senior associate with Pabian & Russell, LLC, concentrating in the areas of estate planning, tax planning, business succession planning, trust and estate administration, elder law and long term care planning, as well as special needs planning. Ms.Taddeo provides services to individuals, families, fiduciaries, entrepreneurs and business owners. She is experienced in drafting wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and other estate planning documents. Ms. Taddeo assists clients with wealth transfer strategies designed to minimize overall estate tax liability while protecting beneficiaries from creditors. Her expertise in trust and estate administration extends to complex tax and disclaimer issues.. In addition, Jennifer is very active in the community. She is on the Board of Members and Board of Managers for the Hockomock Area YMCA. She is a lifelong member and supporter of the YMCA, as both she and her children attended the YMCA day care and summer camps. Jennifer is proud to advise on branch management and to help raise funds for the many ways in which the Hockomock Area YMCA impacts its community. Jennifer is also the Family Outreach Director of the Boston chapter of Team Red, White & Blue.  Team RWB is a national organization that brings together veterans and civilians to help veterans reintegrate into their communities through athletics and personal relationships.

I have over 30 years of experienced in Probate and Family Law matters.  I am an experienced litigator, mediator and collaborative attorney.  I regularly appear in the Suffol, Norfolk and Middlesex Probate and Family Courts, and have successfully argued appeals in the Supreme Judicial Cour and the Appeals Court.  I have received an "AV" rating from Martindale Hubble which denotes my superior legal abilities and high ethical standards.

I exclusively represent individuals and families in the areas of estate and long-term care planning, planning for individuals with special needs, guardianship, probate administration, Medicaid (“MassHealth”) applications and appeals, and community MassHealth benefits. In addition, I provide guidance and counsel to injured individuals and their families, as well as their trial attorneys, to maximize personal injury settlement proceeds and preserve eligibility for public benefits.. I am an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and is also a member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers, Academy of Special Needs Planners, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association’s Trust and Estate New Developments Committee. I also serve on the Board of Directors of Friendship Works, a charity which provides assistance and companionship to elderly and disabled individuals in an effort to reduce social isolation amongst these groups.. I enjoy meeting with clients, discussing their lives and their families and addressing their fears and concerns. I am originally from the Berkshires and frequently visit Western Massachusetts and enjoy meeting with clients there as well as in the Boston area. I work closely with each client and take the time to understand their situation, explain the process, answer questions, and tailor a solution that best meets their individual needs.

I concentrate my practice in the areas of estate planning, corporate and business law, tax and real estate matters. My clients include individuals, corporations, closely-held businesses and estates and trusts. I received my J.D., magna cum laude, from New England Law | Boston in May 2012.

I am an Attorney specialized in estate planning and estate administration/probate, and a periodic Adjunct Professor at New England Law | Boston.  I have experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds, involving complex financial and family dynamics.. I focus on estate planning and trust and estate administration (probate).  My professional hallmark is to not only provide exceptional representation, but also to provide service with compassion and clarity.. "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." Albert Einstein

I am an Associate at Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP.. I am admitted to practice in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire, including the U.S. District Courts of both states.

I am a passionate advocate for her clients, including people who have family members with special needs. I have a severely autistic adult son (now living in a group setting in Framingham), so I understand how to navigate the system and what parents and siblings go through. I have been active in Special Olympics, founding Wellesley’s Special Olympics track team (part of Wellesley S.T.A.R.S.).  I am the chair of the Housing Taskforce of AFAM (Advocacy for Autism Massachusetts), and a member of the Housing Subcommittee of Massachusetts’s state-wide Autism Commission.  In addition, I am a director of Camp Starfish, a camp for children with emotional and behavioral issues. I am an active member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners.

Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML).  Super Lawyers - Rising Stars (2015 - Present). Licensed in 2003, David Wilkinson has devoted his entire career to family law and divorce matters.  David has handled countless dissolution of marriage actions, paternity cases, and domestic violence matters.  He has litigated contentious cases involving well known individuals, but he has also handled cases simply by helping clients get the correct paperwork filed.  David served the court as a temporary judge in the past, and was also a supervising attorney for 7 years for the Community Law Project run by the California Western School of Law and the University of California at San Diego.  David is a past recipient of the Judy Keep award for his service to the community.  David is a member of the California and Massachusetts bars.

David E. Cherny is a founding partner of the Boston Law firm of Atwood & Cherny, P.C., a nationally recognized law firm concentrating in the practice of complex matrimonial litigation at both the trial and appellate court levels.. Mr. Cherny and his firm have been involved in numerous family law cases and appellate decisions which have had a significant role in shaping family law in Massachusetts. He has served as appellate counsel in over 50 cases to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Massachusetts Appeals Court, Federal 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court, including cases such as: Pierce v. Pierce;  Dematteo v. Dematteo;  Zaleski v. Zalesski; Rodman v. Rodman; Young v. Young; and, Van Arsdale v. Van Arsdale.

Boston-based business and regulatory attorney.

Bill Friedler is a Trusts and Estates Attorney and Counsel with the Private Clients and Fiduciary Services Group of Verrill Dana LLP in Boston.  Prior to joining Verrill Dana LLP,  Bill was a Shareholder in the Firm of Ruberto, Israel & Weiner P.C in Boston. Bill had previously served as a Partner and Chair of the Trust & Estate Planning Group at Conn Kavanaugh, Rosenthal, Peisch & Ford LLP in Boston. Prior to that Bill served as the founder and Managing Partner of The Friedler Law Group for 25 years, a boutique law firm specializing in Trusts and Estates law.. Bill has been chosen by his peers and Boston Magazine from 2009-2019  to be designated as a Massachusetts “Super Lawyer” in the field of Estate Planning. Bill has also been selected to be included every year since 2015 in "Best Lawyers In America", recognizing him for his knowledge of Elder Law.. With many years of experience in the practice of estate planning, probate administration, and Medicaid planning, Bill Friedler is held in the highest regard by his peers and clients alike and is a specialist in the highly sophisticated and ever changing field of estate tax law.. Since his admission to the Massachusetts Bar in 1981, Bill has concentrated his practice in the areas of complex estate planning, probate and trust administration, planning for adults or children with special needs and disabilities, elder law and Medicaid planning. Within the context of estate planning, Bill represents his clients for their corporate and real estate needs and is knowledgeable about business succession planning.. Throughout his career, Bill has authored many estate planning articles and has appeared on radio and television to address tax and estate planning matters.  He is frequently called upon to speak on these subjects to members of the bar, private industry and the general public. He authored “MedicaidPlanning Update”, published by the Massachusetts Bar Association (1998), and is a contributing author to “Practical Estate Planning in Massachusetts”, a book published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (2003-2024).. Bill served as President of Temple Beth Avodah in Newton, MA (2009-2011). He has also served as an Endowment Trustee for the Temple and has served as a member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees.. Bill also served from 1995 to 1996 and from 1997 to 1998 as Chairperson of the Massachusetts Bar Association Taxation Section. Bill also acted as Co-chairperson of the Massachusetts Bar Association Estate Planning Subcommittee from 1989 until 1995.. Bill was a member of  the Executive Management Board and the Budget and Finance Committee of the Association, (1999- 2002). From 2001-2002, he served  as Chairperson of the Investment Sub-Committee of the Budget and Finance Committee which was responsible for selecting and overseeing an investment advisor for the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Foundation. From 1997 to 2004 he served as a Delegate to the Massachusetts Bar Association House of Delegates, the legislative and policy making body of the Massachusetts Bar Association. From 1986 to 1989 Bill was as an adjunct faculty member of the Graduate Tax Program of Boston University School of Law.. For more information see our website at .

Attorney Ke is a multilingul attorney in Boston, Massachusetts. Yi advises clients in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, and probate. She educates and explains to her clients in their native laugage on the options available to them so that they can implement a plan that meets their specific goals.