Admitted: 1985, Massachusetts; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Law School: Boston University, J.D.
Member: Massachusetts (Member, Probate Law Section) and American (Chair: Elder Law Committee of General Practice Section, 1990-1995; Long-Term Health Care Issues, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1992-1996) Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (President, Massachusetts Chapter, 1994); Massachusetts Guardianship Association.
Biography: Author, "Tax Considerations Regarding Trusts," Estate Planning for the Aging or Incapacitated Client in Massachusetts, 2004; Author, "An Analysis of Various Types of Transfers of the Home: Tax and Medicaid Issues," NAELA Institute, 2001; Author, "Proper Medicaid Planning May Permit Keeping the Home in the Family," Estate Planning, 2001; Author, "Gifting Powers and Other Drafting Concerns with Powers of Attorney, Elder Law Institute, 2000; Author, "An Irrevocable Grantor Trust Can Assure Eligibility for Medicaid," Estate Planning, 1989. Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation since 1996.
Born: Fall River, Massachusetts