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Attorney Awards
About Attorney Awards
Biography
Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America and Massachusetts Super Lawyers. Certified Public Accountant, Massachusetts, 1981.
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, International Estate Planning Committee).
Areas of Practice (8)
Taxation
Estate Planning
Business Estate Planning
Trusts and Estates
International Estate Planning
International Trusts and Estates
Executive Compensation
Probate
Education & Credentials
University Attended:
Princeton University, A.B., cum laude, 1975
Law School Attended:
Columbia University, J.D., 1979
Year of First Admission:
1980
Admission:
1980, Massachusetts; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1986, U.S. Tax Court
Memberships:
Boston (Past-Co-Chair: Trusts and Estates Section; Estate Planning Committee), Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accounts; Boston Estate Planning Council; Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Birth Information:
Boston, Massachusetts, December 30, 1952
ISLN:
908801426
Peer Reviews
5.0/5.0(2 reviews)
Legal Knowledge
5.0/5.0
Analytical Capability
5.0/5.0
Judgment
5.0/5.0
Communication
5.0/5.0
Legal Experience
5.0/5.0
5.0/5.0
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by a Managing Partner
on 05/11/14
in Estate Planning
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