| Biography | Author: "Using Retirement Assets to Fund Charitable Gifts," MFS Heritage Planning News, Summer 2005; "Special Needs Trusts: Guidelines for Planning for Disabled Beneficiaries," The Boston Foundation Philanthropic Advisor, 2005; "Estate Planning for Nontraditional Families and Individuals," The Boston Foundation, 2004; "Asset Protection Strategies," ABA Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 2002; "Trusts For The Disabled Under OBRA '93," Mass Lawyer's Weekly, 1996. Co-Author: "Coordinating an Asset Protection Plan with an Estate Plan: The Often Overlooked Essentials," Asset Protection Journal, Autumn 1999; "Use of Trusts in Personal Injury Awards," Mass Lawyers Weekly, 1995. Lecturer: "Taxable Interest in a Settlement or Judgment," Society of Settlement Planners, 2005; MCLE "Special Needs Trusts," 2002, 2003; "Special Needs Trusts," Suffolk University Advanced Legal Studies, 2002; "The Unsettling Side of Personal Injury Settlements," Suffolk University Advanced Legal Studies, 1998; "Use of Trusts in Personal Injury Recoveries," PESI, 1997; "Qualified Settlement Trusts," Boston Bar Association. Member: Board of Directors: Massachusetts Advocates for Children, 2000-2008; Professional Advisors Committee, The Boston Foundation, 2000-2008; Planned Giving Advisory Council, Sarah Lawrence College, 2004—; Boston Estate Planning Council; Board of Directors, ACLU-Mass, 2008—. Representative Town Meeting Member, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1990-2000. |