Newbury Estate Planning Lawyers

MA Wills and Trusts can assist you with all matters related to Estate Planning. It's the only law we practice. Our estate planning services are intended to provide a smoother and more orderly transfer of assets while avoiding what can be a confusing, lengthy and costly probate process. It also addresses matters when you or a spouse becomes incapacitated.

Bunker L. Highmark is a Massachusetts estate planning attorney who concentrates his practice in estate and tax planning and estate administration. Bunker takes a broad-based approach to estate planning and has extensive experience in advising clients how to reduce estate tax burdens, provide for their families, and meet other specific objectives. In addition to traditional estate planning, Bunker has worked closely with entrepreneurs and family businesses, performing asset protection analysis, creating asset protection structures and helping clients with succession planning for their closely held businesses. Bunker is based in our Wellesley, Massachusetts office and also works with clients at the Franklin...

In January of 2011 Brendan joined a law firm and began practicing with the law firm of Mavros & Fitzgerald, where he focused on Family Law. At Mavros & Fitzgerald Brendan began to become a Personal Family Lawyer through the Family Wealth Planning Institute, a private organization focused on providing excellent estate planning services to clients. Brendan received extensive training and coaching in the process of receiving this designation. In August of 2013 Brendan founded his own firm Ward Estate & Family Law where he could do things the way he wanted to be able...

Estate planning is more than planning for your passing, it’s planning for your family’s future. I help clients protect their financial and valuable interests during life, and develop with them a customized estate plan designed to ensure cost-effective asset transfers and further the financial protection of loved ones after death. A comprehensive estate plan should be undertaken by all adults. Without an estate plan, unfortunate consequences can arise, including: • If you become disabled without a Medical and Financial Power of Attorney expressing your care, or funeral wishes, your family may need to seek court-ordered guardianship or conservatorship, which can be expensive, intrusive,...

Matthew E. Sullivan is the founder and principal at M. E. Sullivan Law, LLC. His practice focuses on trust and estate planning and administration for individuals and families. His practice also includes helping survivors with estate settlement and the Massachusetts probate process.

He is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law, the Boston University Graduate School of Management, and the College of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He has been licensed to practice law in Massachusetts since 2002.

In his spare time Matt can be found riding his bicycle. He has participated in the Pan-Mass...

Attorney Percy is the law firm’s founding member and since 1994 has guided its growth to the 30 person firm you see today. He did this by bringing on the hardest working, most intelligent, creative and empathetic problem solvers out there. These amazing attorneys and their professional staff seek to fully understand client needs and goals, and then act to meet or exceed client expectations as to customer service, communication and result. They are highly trained and experienced advocates always staying focused on achieving those client goals. Whether an individual or business client, Attorney Percy helps ensure everyone here at...

Providing Comprehensive Divorce Mediation, Family and Estate Planning and Medicaid Planning for Individuals and Families I believe that marriage/relationships should end with the same dignity and respect that it started with. My goal for my practice is to help improve the divorce process for couples seeking to end their marriage in a manner that shall preserve their families and reduce conflict for their children. Although the romantic partnership has ended, parents need to be able to co-exist in order to raise healthy children who can manage conflict in a peaceful and productive manner. I believe the divorce mediation process is the...

My expertise are in the following areas. Real Estate, Family Law, Estate Planning and Civil Litigation, especially collecting of commercial debt.

Attorney George provides competent, aggressive representation. He is a problem solver who can shepherd his clients through complex life issues. Whether it means sorting out a personal or financial problem, launching a new business, helping buy a new house or drafting an appropriate estate plan, he finds the solution that's right for you.

He has represented hundreds of families seeking a fresh start through bankruptcy. His practice includes both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. He has successfully won settlements for people whose rights were violated by debt collectors and credit reporting agencies. He has received numerous commendations for his work from...

Elizabeth K. Halloran, Associate Attorney with the firm concentrates her practice in all aspects of divorce and family law, criminal defense, personal injury, litigation and real estate. Ms. Halloran began her practice of law in 2012 after earning her Juris Doctor from New England Law | Boston.

Prior to joining Murphy & Rudolf, LLP, Ms. Halloran practiced in a general practice in Leominster, focusing on both Criminal Defense and Family Law matters. Ms. Halloran was a Prosecutor/Assistant District Attorney with the Worcester County District Attorney's Office where she handled prosecution of various felonies and misdemeanors before the District and Superior...

Attorney Horan is a 2003 graduate from New England School of Law. He is the former Chief Investigator and Prosecutor at the Division of Professional Licensure's Health Care Fraud Unit. He represents clients in the following areas of law since 2004: Family Law - Divorce, Mediation, Separate Support, Child Custody, Child Support, Guardianships, Personal Injury- Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slip and Fall, Product Liabilities, Bankruptcy, Criminal Law, Civil Litigation, Employment Law and Real Estate. He is a member of the Bristol County Bar Association, and New Bedford Bar Association. He served on the Old Rochester Regional School...

William O’Neil has practiced law in the greater Springfield area for 37 years. He specializes in criminal defense of major crimes. Attorney O’Neil also has experience in advising his clients on estate planning, will drafting, and probate matters. He has defended hard working citizens who have been harassed by debt collectors by defending them in court against those creditors and in filing for bankruptcy protection. Receiving compassionate legal advice from our experienced professionals will prevent you from getting lost in the corporate shuffle.

Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning. Probate of Estates in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Guardianships and Conservatorships under the Massachusetts Probate Code. Advance Directives that avoid the need for Guardianship - Conservatorship: Power of Attorney and Health Care Proxy. Real Estate Purchase and Sale. Supplemental Needs Trusts. Elder Law: Obtaining and coordinating benefits covered by Medicaid, Medicare, and other resources. I prepare and coordinate estates and trusts for people who plan for succession of their assets and property, and protect benefits eligibility for themselves and for disabled family members. I serve as legal counsel, and provide estate administration services, to Administrators and Executors of taxable and non...

Attorney F. Keats Boyd, Jr. (1936 – 2017), founded Boyd & Boyd, P.C. He graduated cum laude from the College of the Holy Cross, and he received his doctorate in law from Stanford University. He had over 35 years of experience as a practicing estate planning attorney. Mr. Boyd was admitted to the bar in Massachusetts, the United States Tax Court, US District Court of Massachusetts, the US Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court of the United States. His legal experience earned him listings in the “Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers” as well as the highest professional and ethical rating...

I have been providing legal services for your personal, family and professional needs in the metropolitan Springfield area and beyond for over 25 years concentrating in estate planning, elder law, estates and probate, divorce and family law and real estate. For many years I volunteered as board member and counsel for the local area agency on aging and received their distinguished service award. I continue to volunteer my time for consultations to needy elders at local senior centers and speak frequently at senior centers and other community organizations and non profit groups on elder law, estate planning and family law...

Eliot T. Brais is the sole and managing shareholder in his North Attleboro, Massachusetts office. He began his law career in 1988, joining his father, Ronald A. Brais, who had enjoyed a 40 year practice primarily concentrating on estate planning and small business law.

In his father’s footsteps, Eliot T. Brais’ areas of expertise include estate and business planning. Over the years, Eliot’s practice areas expanded to include real estate, real estate development and criminal law having handled in excess of 1,000 criminal cases and 50 trials.

Eliot T. Brais’ representation of clients’ interests goes well beyond the award of monetary sums...

Attorney John S. Booth is a graduate of Penn State University and received his Juris Doctor from Roger Williams University School of Law, and the degree of Master of Laws in Taxation from Boston University School of Law. Prior to founding Booth Law, P.C., John was an associate attorney at Haddleton & Associates, P.C. in Hyannis, MA. John represents clients in the areas of elder law and estate planning, tax, real estate, business and corporate law, trust and estate administration, personal injury and fiduciary litigation. John is a member of the American Bar Association, the Massachusetts...

Attorney Patricia Bloom-McDonald is a licensed attorney in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and has been in private practice since 2003. She is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, 1st Circuit; U.S. Bankruptcy Court; and all courts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She has extensive knowledge and experience with the preparation of Wills, Trusts, Health Care Proxies, Durable Power of Attorneys, and other Estate Planning documents. Additionally, Attorney Bloom-McDonald possesses exceptional knowledge of Probate law as it is applied to Estate Administration, Guardianships, Conservatorships, Adoptions, and Name Change procedures. She possesses...

A local firm with a focus on Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Wills & Estates, and Business Law. We work with every client personally and strive to give you the best possible experience.