Top Trusts Lawyers in Springfield | 4 available

Firm: Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C.

1441 Main St Ste 1100 , Springfield , Massachusetts 01103

Practice Areas: Elder , Estate Planning, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Probate , Trusts, Probate, Probate, Elder Law

I am a shareholder of Shatz, Schwartz & Fentin, P.C., and focus my practice in the areas of estate and special needs planning, trust and estates litigation, guardianships, estate settlement, and elder law.. I am a contributing author of the three-volume treatise, "Estate Planning for the Aged or Incapacitated Client in Massachusetts," and has lectured before numerous professional and civic organizations, including Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, the Suffolk University Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, and the Massachusetts Bar Association. I also taught elder law for one semester as an adjunct professor in the LL.M program at WesternNew EnglandLawSchool.. My professional affiliations include the American College of Trust and Estates Counsel, membership and past president of the Estate Planning Council of Hampden County Inc., membership in the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), editorial board member and book review editor of the NAELA Law Journal, vice chair of the NAELA Advocacy and Litigation Committee and past director and vice president of the Massachusetts chapter of NAELA.. I received my J.D., magna cum laude, from Western New England School of Law, and her B.A. in journalism from the University of Rhode Island.. I am a Massachusetts and New England "Super Lawyer"  in the fields of elder law, estate planning and probate, and trust and estate litigation, Boston Magazine's "Top 100 Women Lawyers in Massachusetts,"  and listed in "Best Lawyers in America" in the field of elder law.. I also serve on the board and as treasurer of the Hilltown Land Trust.. Law is my second career. For 20 years prior to entering the legal field, I worked as a journalist, editor and writer for such general interest publications as the Providence Journal, Berkshire Eagle, Palm Beach Post, Miami Herald, New York Times, Newsweek, Esquire, Mademoiselle, and New England Monthly.

Firm: Law office of David W. Sanborn

185 Belmont Avenue , Springfield , Massachusetts 01108

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Elder , Estate Planning, Health Care & Hospitalization, Insurance , Personal Injury, Probate , Real Estate , Trusts, Wills, Workers Compensation, Real Estate, Real Estate, Business, Probate, Wills & Living Wills, Animal & Dog Bites

David Sanborn received a B.A. from Carleton College, M.A. from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and J.D. from Boston University, where he had the pleasure of serving as Assistant Note Editor for the Boston University Law Review.  He has served on the Monson Zoning Board and as MonsonTown Counsel.  He has also served as Chairman of the Longmeadow Board of Assessors and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at The First Church of Monson.  He has been a presenter for Way Finders for first time home buyers on the legal aspects of purchasing a home and on estate planning after becoming a homeowner.

Firm: Bacon & Wilson, PC

33 State St , Springfield , Massachusetts 01103

Practice Areas: Adoption, Elder , Estate Planning, Probate , Real Estate , Trusts, Estate Planning, Elder Law

Firm: Michelman Law Offices

1333 E Columbus Ave , Springfield , Massachusetts 01105

Practice Areas: Animal Bites, Automobile Accidents, Bankruptcy, Business & Commercial, Collections, Corporate , Estate Planning, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Probate , Products Liability, Real Estate , Taxation - State & Federal, Trucking Accidents, Trusts, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Debt Collection