Guardianship lawyers in Massachusetts Donna L. to Kristina R.

12 West Grove Street, Suite One , Middleborough , Massachusetts 02346

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Guardianship, Probate

Firm: Clark, Hunt, Ahern & Embry

55 Cambridge Parkway , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02142

Practice Areas: Education, Corporate & Incorporation, Employment & Labor, Guardianship, Litigation

Firm: Bowditch & Dewey, LLP

175 Crossing Boulevard , Framingham , Massachusetts 01702

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Social Security, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Trusts

Kristin Wildman Shirahama advises individuals and families on estate, gift and income tax planning. She also advises trustees, guardians, and other fiduciaries in trust and estate administration.Kristin brings a wealth of experience to the preparation of estate plans, including blended families, second marriages, and same-sex couples, and families with elders, disabilities or other special needs. While minimizing taxes is a key component, there is more to estate planning than saving taxes. An appropriate plan must address the particular needs of a client’s family.

Firm: Tannian Law

88 Falmouth Rd. , Hyannis , Massachusetts 02601

Practice Areas: Family, Guardianship, Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce & Separation, Marriage & Prenuptials

If you need an attorney to represent you throughout your case, Attorney Tannian is the lawyer you want to have on your side. For those who cannot pay a retainer, she provides many different ways of making legal services accessible. She can file your uncontested divorce for an affordable flat fee. She offers limited assistance representation, where she helps you with the part of your case with which you need her expertise, also for a flat fee.. Attorney Tannian, a strong advocate, argues for the child support, custody, or parenting time that makes sense for you and your family. She represents fathers and mothers. If you need to get guardianship of a family member's children, she can help.. A trained family law mediator as well as a thorough and skilled litigator, she assists clients all over Massachusetts in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Double majoring in English and Spanish, she graduated from Tufts University with honors and earned her law degree at New England Law Boston. Attorney Tannian stays current on the latest trends in the law by attending continuing legal education workshops, and through her membership in the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association, and the Barnstable County Bar Association.. If you contact her about your case, Attorney Tannian will respond within 24 hours. She offers new potential clients a free 15 minute phone consultation and a free 1/2 hour in person consultation or video conference. Check out her website and contact her today:

Firm: Delaney & Muncey, P.C.

38 Resnik Road , Plymouth , Massachusetts 02360

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Health Care, Elder Law, Guardianship, Probate, Trusts, Medicaid & Medicare

Firm: Law Office of Laura E. Gillis

27 Main St , Topsfield , Massachusetts 01983

Practice Areas: Education, Guardianship

Firm: Law Offices of Karen M Dexter

Po Box 54 , Franklin , Massachusetts 02038

Practice Areas: Family, Guardianship, Alimony, Child Abuse, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce & Separation, Domestic Violence, Uncontested Divorce

825 Main Street , Walpole , Massachusetts 02081

Practice Areas: Divorce, Guardianship, Child Custody, Mediation, Family, Divorce & Separation

Firm: Elder Law Attorney Judith M. Flynn

50 Quincy Avenue , Quincy , Massachusetts 02169

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Probate

My practice is devoted to elder law, estate planning and special needs planning. I work with elders and their families in areas of long-term care planning and asset preservation, MassHealth applications and appeals, guardianships and conservatorships, special needs planning and trusts, estate planning, probate administration, and public benefits advocacy. Part of my practice has been devoted to litigation of issues affecting elders, such as contested guardianships and fiduciary litigation.. I served as President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (MassNAELA) in 2014, and served as President of the Massachusetts Guardianship Association in 2010 and 2011.  I work with my MassNAELA colleagues to protect the rights of seniors and people with special needs through public policy efforts, advocacy, and education.. I am excited to be serving as Chair of NAELA's 2017 Annual Conference Committee, which will be held in Boston and will coincide with our Chapter's 25th anniversary.

Firm: Law Office of John K. Leslie

3 Courthouse Lane , Chelmsford , Massachusetts 01824

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Guardianship, Power Of Attorney, Probate, Wills & Living Wills, Family, Child Custody, Child Support, Marriage & Prenuptials

Firm: Golden Law Center

1340 Centre Street , Newton , Massachusetts 02459

Practice Areas: Education , Elder Law, Elder Law, Elder Law, Elder Law, Elder Law, Elder Law, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Probate, Medicaid & Medicare

My firm helps clients in the Greater Boston area in the areas of elder law, estate planning, guardianship, special needs planning, and estate administration. We approach each case with thoughtfulness and compassion, and aim to make seemingly overwhelming situations manageable. Our holistic approach can include building a supportive team for you, which may include geriatric care managers, financial advisors, and other professionals. Call today to ask how we can help you or a loved one.

Firm: Law Office of Joblin C. Younger, P.C.

3 Ellis Sq , Beverly , Massachusetts 01915

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business, Guardianship, Power Of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Real Estate, Litigation

Firm: Canavan Family Law & Mediation

163 Main Street, Suite 6F , Walpole , Massachusetts 02081

Practice Areas: Family, Mediation, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Uncontested Divorce

Family Law Mediator-Massachusetts Rule 8 certified. Collaborative Law trained attorney. ARC-Attorneys Representing Children-pro bono. DOVE-Domestic Violence-pro bono attorney. Concliator-volunteer in Norfolk County Probate & Family Court. Elder/Adult Family Mediator

Firm: Law Office of Jessica S. Batsevitsky, LLC

P.O. Box 725 , Needham Heights , Massachusetts 02494

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Guardianship, Probate, Wills & Living Wills

Firm: Law Offices of Jessica Doucette & Associates

1600 Providence Hwy , Walpole , Massachusetts 02081

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Guardianship, Family, Uncontested Divorce

Jessica Doucette (formerly Jessica D. Baker) is a Massachusetts family law and personal bankruptcy attorney and a certified family mediator. She counsels and represents women and men in contested and uncontested divorce, guardianship, conservatorship, paternity, custody, spousal and child support matters, and Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy.. Jessica is an effective negotiator and litigator who guides her clients through emotionally turbulent legal situations with compassion and care. She seeks to de-escalate conflict and achieve resolutions that are fair and appropriate. In addition, she is a passionate advocate for children and believes their interests should be the highest priority.. Jessica is recognized as a family law guardian ad litem (GAL), helping the probate and family courts of Norfolk, Bristol, and Plymouth Counties to resolve disputes over the custody of children or incompetent adults. She also serves as a court-appointed ARC attorney (through the Attorneys Representing Children program) in Plymouth County Probate and Family Court.. Jessica is heavily involved with the Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association. Every week since 2010, she has supervised a free guardianship clinic for low-income individuals at Norfolk Probate and Family Court in Canton, Massachusetts. For her dedicated service, she received the 2014 Denis Maguire Pro Bono Award and the 2011 Meg Connolly MVP Award.. Prior to becoming an attorney, Jessica worked for 10 years as a paralegal in family, real estate, and employment law, and she began her career in financial services. She decided to attend law school to help clients get through trying family times successfully.. Jessica has two daughters and enjoys kayaking, reading, and rose gardening in her free time.

Firm: Burns & Levinson LLP

125 Summer Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Probate, Guardianship, Family, Appeals

Ann Hetherwick (“Hether”) Cahill’s litigation practice focuses on probate and trust litigation, family law, guardianships and conservatorships, and appeals.  In probate litigation matters, Hether has represented clients in will contests, actions involving the interpretation and termination of trusts, and trustee removal actions.  She has represented fiduciaries and beneficiaries regarding the proper administration of trusts and estates.  Matters representative of her probate and family law practice include:. As a former law clerk on the Massachusetts Appeals Court, Hether utilizes her appellate experience and research and writing skills to represent both appellants and appellees.  She is a member of the post-conviction panel of the Committee for Public Counsel Services to represent criminal defendants on appeal.  Hether’s appellate experience includes:. Hether is ranked at the highest level of legal ability and ethics, “AV,” in the benchmark Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.  In 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017, and 2018 Hether was named a “Rising Star” in the “Massachusetts Super Lawyers” list published by the Thomson Reuters rating service in Boston Magazine.  The Rising Star award is limited to 2.5% of lawyers in Massachusetts under the age of 40 who have been practicing for less than 10 years.. In 2014, Hether was selected to join the Editorial Board of the Massachusetts Law Review, the longest continually run law review in the country, on which she currently serves as the Case Comments Editor.. Her publications include:. "Cy Pres and Deviation," MCLE Fiduciary Litigation in the Probate Court 4th Edition (April 2019);. “Limits on Attorney’s Fees,” Massachusetts Bar Association Fifth Annual Probate Law Conference (Nov. 2017);. “Using Guardianship of Minors as Leverage to Change Addiction Issues of Parents,” Massachusetts Bar Association Fifth Annual Probate Law Conference (Nov. 2017);. “Leveraging Addiction Recovery in Parents by Use of Guardianship of Minors,” Boston Spirit Magazine (Sept./Oct. 2017);. “Guardianship,” MCLE Using Estate Planning to Leverage Treatment of Addiction & Mental Illness (April 2017);. "Cy Pres and Deviation," MCLE Fiduciary Litigation in the Probate Court 3rd Edition (Nov. 2016);. “Equity Actions to Determine Ownership, Recover Assets,” Massachusetts Bar Association Fourth Annual Probate Law Conference (Nov. 2016);. Blog:  It's Still Not Too Late to Act!  Divorce Law Monitor,  (June 1, 2016);. Blog:  It's Not Too Late to Act! Divorce Law Monitor,  (April 15, 2016);. Hether joined the Private Client Group of Burns & Levinson in January 2016, after working at Sally & Fitch LLP for nearly eight years.  Prior to private practice, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph A. Trainor of the Massachusetts Appeals Court for two years.  She is a graduate of Skidmore College (B.A., philosophy/government, 2000) and Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 2006).  While at Suffolk, Hether was a member of the Suffolk Transnational Law Review, received the Best Brief Award in her Legal Practice Skills Course, served as a student prosecutor at the East Boston District Attorney’s Office, and interned in the civil division at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston.  She worked as a litigation legal assistant at the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York prior to law school and in Boston during law school.. In May 2016, she co-taught a course Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Special Needs Planning through Newton Community Education.  In June and September 2016 and May and October 2017, she co-taught a course concerning estate planning and litigation through Newton Community Education.  In October 2015, 2016, and 2017, Hether participated as a panelist on the MCLE "Taking Depositions Workshop."  She has been involved in the Boston Chamber of Commerce Women's Leadership Program (2016-2017 year), Brookline Community Foundation's Professional Advisors Committee (since 2017), Dana-Farber Leadership Council, Suffolk University Law School by serving as a mentor to law school students, and Kids In Need of Defense (“KIND”) by representing children pro bono in immigration cases.  Hether is admitted to the bars of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.   She is also a member of the Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations.

Firm: Fletcher Tilton PC

370 Main Street , Worcester , Massachusetts 01608

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianship, Power Of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills

Frederick M. Misilo, Jr., is an Officer of Fletcher Tilton PC, Chairperson of the Elder Law and Special Needs Practice Group, and Chairperson of the Trust and Estate Department. He also serves on the firm's Management Committee. As one of the nation’s leading elder law and special needs attorneys, he focuses his practice on the areas of elder law, special needs planning, estate planning, estate and trust administration, guardianship, and adult service advocacy.

Firm: Triffletti And Costa P.C.

124 Long Pond Rd Ste 20 , Plymouth , Massachusetts 02360

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Entertainment, Guardianship, Divorce & Separation, Trademark Application

Franklin was born and raised in Plymouth.  He attended Plymouth elementary and middle schools and graduated from Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine, where he was a competitive USSA mogul skier and voted an "All-Conference" baseball player by the Maine Association of Independent Schools Athletic Directors.. Franklin graduated from Bard College, where he double majored in Film and Philosophy and also played on the varsity tennis team.  After college, Franklin spent a winter in Telluride, Colorado coaching competitive USSA mogul skiers, before attending the University of Iowa to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree.. When Franklin returned from Iowa, he lived in Boston and taught digital filmmaking at Emerson College.  He was also hired to work as a producer on a number of film projects, which led him to an interest in Sports and Entertainment Law.  As a result, Franklin attended Boston College Law School.. At Boston College Law School, Franklin served as President of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society and was involved with many other organizations, such as The Intellectual Property and Technology Forum, The Business Law Society, and the Real Estate Law Society.. Bar Admissions:Massachusetts, 2013U.S. District Court, 2014. Education:Boston College Law School, Newton, Massachusetts, 2013J.D., Doctor of JurisprudenceUniversity of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 2006M.F.A., Master of Fine ArtsBard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 2002B.A., Film & PhilosophyProfessional Associations& Memberships:Plymouth County Development Council, Board of DirectorsOld Colony Y.M.C.A., Board of GovernorsMassachusetts Bar AssociationSouth Shore Chamber of CommercePlymouth Area Chamber of CommerceBusiness Networking International, Business Generators ChapterSouth Shore Young ProfessionalsPlymouth Lions ClubPlymouth Networking Group for Senior Services

Firm: Law Office Of Frank V Grimaldi

875 Massachusetts Ave Ste 32 , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139

Practice Areas: Probate, Elder Law, Guardianship

We are a client-focused and results oriented firm with experience in personal injury, probate, elder law and guardianship matters.. Attorney Frank Grimaldi has been in practive for over 20 years. During that time he has focused on the areas of estate planning, mental health law, will contests, fiduciary problems, guardianships,  conservatorships, probate of estates and real estate. In his ongoing effort to acquire a comprehensive understanding of these areas he has developed experience in real estate transactions, Medicaid planning, debtor/creditor law and foreclosures.   He has also served as a guardian, conservator, Guardian ad Litem and as counsel and Roger’s Monitor for persons receiving antipsychotic medication. He regularly receives appointments  from judges to help resolve financially complex and difficult cases such as those involving Electro Shock Therapy and end-of-life decision making. His everyday legal work provides for an array of client needs including representation of hospitals, families, nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities and for mentally challenged persons caught up in the criminal justice system. Besides being an experienced litigator he has successfully participated in  Mediations and Arbitration always obtaining a financial award for his clients.

Firm: Vickstrom Law

172 Shrewsbury Street , Worcester , Massachusetts 01604

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianship, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills

I am a Worcester native and have been practicing Estate Planning & Elder Law for ten years in Massachusetts. I have always had a passion for working with the elderly and enjoy helping families navigate the estate planning process to not only protect assets when/if they pass away, but to provide lifetime protections of assets and preserve personal decision making and protection of minor children, all while limiting the role of the court system. I handle Wills & Trusts, Elder Law, Special Needs Planning, and MassHealth/Medicaid Planning/Applications/Appeals.