Family Law

• Guardianship

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
• Business Disputes
• Limited Liability Companies
  Corporations and Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) are both excellent choices for business owners looking to minimize their personal liability and build greater credibility. But each entity also offers distinct tax and business advantages. Choosing the right one depends on the specific needs of your business.

Employment Law

• Employment Contract
  In advance of setting up business, the employment contracts/agreements for the people working for or with you must specify and it is crucial that the appropriate decisions be made to designate whether these will be partners, employees or independent contractors. It is vital that the appropriate decisions and designations are made to designate which they are and how they are paid. There is a substantial difference and distinction between employees and independent contractors for Federal and state tax purposes, employment tax purposes and filing requirements. Failure to address these issues can be disastrous. Resolution after the fact, can be expensive and drain critical capital from your business.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  A competent staff attorney at Massachusetts Laborers' Legal Services for four years (1977-1980), upon returning to the Greater Lawrence area, she also served as a public defender at the District Court level in Essex County for three years from 1980 through 1983, while maintaining a private practice handling landlord-tenant matters, real estate matters, including assisting property owners converting multi-family homes into condominiums, domestic relations cases and trials, probate and estates and business law.
• Real Estate Transactions
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes

Health Law

• Medicaid Planning

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  This is a valuable estate planning tool, however, once the first spouse dies, unless the surviving spouse remarries there is no marital deduction available.
• Wills
  Union Benefit legal service program. Real Estate and Wills and Estate Planning, Trials in Criminal, Domestic Relations
• Trusts
  Great care needs to be taken before placing property in an irrevocable trust because once transferred property or money cannot be removed, the beneficiaries of the trust may not be changed and due to its irrevocable nature...
• Power of Attorney
  A power of attorney is a simple (but powerful) legal document that authorizes someone else to act on your behalf in business or personal matters.
• Probate
  Real estate, title examination and certifications; representing sellers, buyers and lenders in various real estate transactions; business law, probate law and administration of estates, drafting wills and trusts, estate planning and Medicaid planning; elder law, guardianships and conservatorships of elders, mentally ill and minors; landlord tenant leases, rentals and property management and debt collection defense comprise the lion's share of her practice.

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Tax Law
  At the basic level, when you form an LLC you are creating a type of business formed at the state level. There can be many benefits to forming an LLC with the state. LLC's can also offer tax advantages, limit your liability for business debts, and much more. However, with all the benefits of starting an LLC also come obligations such as more accounting, changes in tax issues, and some additional paperwork regarding your LLC filing.
• Debt Collection