Please Join Us for an Elder Law Class

Please join us to learn what documents are crucial to protecting your health wishes and estate planning.  Offered at the Hull Senior Center, sponsored by the Massachusetts Bar Association in celebration of Law Day, with generous assistance from the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
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Choosing a Trustee for Your Irrevocable Trust

As I discussed in a recent article, irrevocable trusts are highly effective tools for protecting assets from the cost of long-term care. That’s because assets in an irrevocable trust are not available to the grantor (the person whose assets are in the trust). Instead, the assets are controlled by...
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What the Heck Is Elder Law Anyway?

When people ask me what I do for a living, and I tell them I’m an elder law attorney, the usual reaction is a blank stare, a long pause, and something like “hmm, that’s … interesting.”This response is not surprising. While many people have heard of estate planning (which, of course, I...
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