Practice Areas

• Elder Law (Asset Preservation, Medicaid Planning, and Medicaid Applications & Appeals/Fair Hearings)
• Elder/Disability Litigation (guardianship/conservatorship practice)
• Probate and Trust Administration
• Estate Planning & Wealth Management (Wills, Trusts, Health Care Proxies, and Durable Powers of Attorney)
• Real Estate (transactions and leases)
• Corporate and Small Business Law
• Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice

Admitted to Practice

• Massachusetts
• United States District Court for Massachusetts
• United States Supreme Court

Education

• St. John's Preparatory School
• Salem State College, B.S.
• New England School of Law, J.D.

Professional Experience and Activities

• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Essex County Bar Association
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• Massachusetts Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• Guardian ad Litem - Probate and Family Court
• Massachusetts Guardianship Association
• "Pro Bono Award' - Neighborhood Legal Services (2008)
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts Notary Public
• Boston Magazine Five Star Wealth Manager (various years)
• Certificate in Trust and Estate Planning® - The Foundation for Continuing Education, Inc. (2014)

Community Experience and Activities

• Town of Marblehead Planning Board Member
• Rotary Club of Marblehead
• Marblehead Chamber of Commerce Board Member, President, Past Vice President (2017)
• Anchor to Windward Board Member
• Marblehead Museum Board (Past Board Member)
• Philanthropic Lodge of Masons
• Scottish Rite - Valley of Salem
• Aleppo Shriners
• Marblehead Community Housing Corporation (Past Board Member)

Education

• Marblehead High School
• Salem State College, B.A.
• Boston College, M. Ed.
• Suffolk University Law School, J.D.

Professional Experience and Activities

• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Essex County Bar Association
• Massachusetts Conveyancers Association
• Guardian ad Litem - Probate and Family Court
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts Notary Public

Community Experience and Activities

• Retired Marine Corps (Vietnam Veteran)
• Silver Star
• Purple Heart
• Vietnam Cross of Gallantry
• Board of Selectman - Town of Marblehead (Past Chairman)
• Rotary Club of Marblehead (Past President and Board Member)
• Marblehead Veterans of Foreign Wars (Past Commander)
• Marblehead Chamber of Commerce
• Philanthropic Lodge of Masons
• Past Board Member of Anchor to Windward