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Welcome to our website.  Thank you for visiting.  We bring to our clients a combined 62+ years of experience, representing and providing services to individuals, corporations & other businesses, charities & non-profit organizations, and mortgage lenders.  We also provide litigation, research, legal document drafting, trial and appeals assistance to other attorneys.  We look forward to assisting you with your legal matters, and exploring with you options and avenues to best suit your needs.

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Practice Areas (listed alphebetically)

If you do not see an area listed below that you believe will address your legal issue or matter (e.g., bankruptcy), please contact us as we may be able to assist you in addressing your needs both in connection with our practice areas, and in making referral(s) to attorney(s) who practice in that area of the law and which may be able to assist you.

* Auto & other Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

negligence, Massachusetts Tort Claims Act (claims against the Commonwealth and local governments and their agencies, boards, and other governmental offices), liquor liability/drunk driving, slip & falls, public and private nuisances, dog bites, medical malpractice, intentional torts such as assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, libel, and slander, & workers compensation

* Business & Corporations

formation/organization & management of corporations, including shareholder (stockholder) agreements, close corporations, Massachusetts stock restrictions, joint ventures, limited liability company (LLC), limited partnership (LP), limited liability partnership (LLP), Massachusetts Business Trust/Voluntary Associations, partnerships, professional corporations (P.C.); creating and operating a sole proprietorship, business disputes, licenses & permits

* Charities & Non-Profit Organizations

formation/organization & management, obtaining IRS approved tax-exempt status including Section 501(c)(3) charity, registration with the Attorney General's Office Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division

* Estate Planning & Elder Law

wills, trusts, durable power of attorney, health care proxy, living will, advance directives, financial and asset planning, gifts, homesteads, tenancies by the entirety, joint tenancies, tenants-in-common, life estates

* Family Law

general matters, no-fault divorces, child custody & support, health insurance coverage, alimony, legal separation/living apart, prenuptial agreements

* General Matters

arbitration, mediation, contracts, memorandum of understanding, forebearance, waiver, disclaimers, home remodeling and home contruction disputes, sales and purchases of personal property

* Guardianships & Conservatorships

full, limited, temporary, transactional

* Probate Estates & Non-Probate Transfers

probating an estate in court, handling non-probate property and assets, and taxation matters, life insurance claim disputes, investment accounts, stocks, bonds, U.S, Savings Bonds, mutual funds, IRAs & retirement accounts, clearing title to real estate, Medicaid claim matters, contract claims, obtaining release(s) of federal and state estate tax liens, ancillary estate probate & administration (in more than one state)

* Real Estate

sellers, buyers, mortgage lenders, condos (developing/creating & ongoing organizational administration), zoning, landlord-tenant (residential & commercial), Section 1031 tax-deferred exchanges, rights of way, easements, land disputes, boundary line disputes, permitting, land development

* Taxation

personal & fiduciary (estate tax, gift tax, estate & trusts income taxes), tax analysis & advice, income tax preparation

* Trials, Mediation, Arbitration, & Appeals

civil & criminal

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