Firm: Surprenant & Beneski, P.C.
Practice Areas: Elder Law
I am a partner at the family owned and operated law firm Surprenant & Beneski, P.C. with locations in New Bedford, Hyannis and Easton Massachusetts. I love helping families solve complex problems. Whether it is estate planning for a young couple or a retiree or crisis Medicaid planning when someone is about to go into a nursing home, our clients face difficult and complex decisions. We have created a special place here at Surprenant & Beneski, that doesn’t look or feel like an impersonal law firm. What we do is very personal for clients. Both myself and my partner, Dan Surprenant, are certified as Elder Law Attorneys by the National Elder Law Foundation. That makes our team uniquely qualified to help find the right solution for each family.. Personally, I am a mother of four children, Jenna, Renee Alex and Eric. I am married to my high school sweetheart, Joe, and we live in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Outside of work, I have very little free time. I wish I could say I had hobbies but most of my free time is spent going to my kids’ activities such as karate, soccer, scouts, etc. I have been a girl scout leader for the past 9 years. I am on the Board of the New Bedford Symphony. I love to travel, especially with my family so that we can enjoy new places together. In the past several years we have gone to Denver, Colorado, San Diego California, Cape Cod and Florida. I love good wine, tea, Chesuncook Maine, warm weather, and a good book.
Contact: +1 (508) 501-7559
Firm: Spano & Dawicki
Practice Areas: Elder Law
My mother suffered from Alzheimer's Disease. When, she and my father sought out the advice of an attorney for their estate planning (before I became an attorney), that attorney was insensitive and did not take their financial situation and personal needs into consideration. As a result, my parents failed to follow up, take action and create a plan.. I had earlier worked with two gerontologists who developed a system to allow people to age at home with dignity and independence. That work inspired me to work to help others, like my mom and dad, to live with dignity and independence. That simple system started by those town gerontologists (who were husband and wife) became the Lifeline System!. As a result of the experience of my mom and dad, I decided, while my mom was still in her early stages of dementia (Alzheimer's Disease is a form of dementia), to go to law school and become an elder law and estate planning attorney.. My Bachelor's degree in Psychology and empathy for those like my mom was a primary influence in my decision to help others. I realized I would be able to combine my passion for those like my mom and dad with my Psychology education , experience in helping people live with dignity and independence as well as my Masters Degree in Business so that I would be able to offer sound financial and tax advice in addition to caring for the person, their family and their legal needs.. My dad took great care of my mom. She passed away in January of 2002 after suffering many years with this terrible disease. I have been privileged, along with my wife, who is also my law partner, to help thousands of others like my mom and dad.. Yes, we also plan for young families, families with young children, families with disabled children as well as those in the middle of their career, at retirement and beyond. As a result of my business education and experience, we counsel businesses and help families pass their business to the next generation. But I never forget it was my mom that not only brought me into this world, she inspired me to help others.
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Practice Areas: Elder Law
Neal A. Winston is the principal of Winston Law Group, LLC. He specializes in special needs, public benefits and disability law. Mr. Winston has been practicing public benefits law for over 30 years.. In 1975, Mr. Winston wrote the first edition of the Social Security Manual for the Community Worker. A nationally recognized expert on special needs counseling and trusts, and public benefit programs, he is frequently requested to lecture and train other attorneys and professionals that work in this field. An active client-oriented attorney, he has represented hundreds of claimants before state and federal courts and agencies. He has also been named a Super Lawyer in Boston Magazine since 2006.. Mr. Winston is a past president of the Special Needs Alliance, a national, nonprofit organization composed of attorneys who advise and represent individuals and their families to create and administer Special Needs Trusts. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation. He serves on the public policy committee of NAELA and is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives and the American Bar Association Social Security Committee.. A member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and the American Association of Justice, Mr. Winston is past president of the Massachusetts Chapter of National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Additionally, he is active in legislative issues affecting disabled and elderly citizens on a state and federal level.. He is a graduate of Utica College of Syracuse University and received his Juris Doctor degree at Suffolk University Law School. He is also a founder and president of the Belmont Land Trust.
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Firm: Daviau Law Offices, P.C.
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Elder & Disability Law Advocates
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Desrosiers & Tierney, LLC
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford, LLP
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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
Contact: +1 (617) 890-7809
Practice Areas: Elder Law
My practice focus is on Probate matters and representing individuals and families on Estate and Healthcare planning issues.. My goal is to provide competent advice and solutions to difficult problems in a personal, caring and expedient way. I provide advice and counsel for all generations with a focus on the Elderly, but understanding that any generation can benefit from advance legal planning.. First and foremost, I strive to prevent problems by encouraging effective planning. If problems or situations arise and/or if planning has not been done I work to find the most time and cost effective solutions.. I look forward to working with you!
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Firm: Lane, Lane & Kelly, LLP
Practice Areas: Elder Law
Bob Gorfinkle's practice has concentrated in the areas of estate and business planning as well as elder law. He is the past President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; past President of the Norfolk and Plymouth Estate and Business Planning Council; former adjunct professor at Boston College Law School; author of articles appearing in Estate Planning, Journal of Taxation, and The Elder Law Report; quoted in the Boston Globe and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly; and frequent lecturer in estate and business planning and elder law before various professional and non-professional groups. Bob is also a "lawyer's lawyer" in that other lawyers employ his services (for a fee) to help them solve complicated legal or tax issues with which they are dealing. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory has awarded Bob the highest rating (AV) Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0. Bob received his Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Boston University, his Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School, and his Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University Law School.
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Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Law Office of Frank V. Grimaldi
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Family Acupuncture & Herbs of Reading, LLC
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Attorney At Law
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Clougherty and Associates
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: The Bernardin Law Firm, P.C.
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Michelle B. Carron, Attorney At Law
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Falco and Associates PC
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Law Offices of Patricia M Dunn
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Attorney Wanda M. Brito
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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