Banking & Finance Business & Corporate Law Criminal Law Employment Law Estate Planning & Administration Family Law Health Care Land Use & Zoning Litigation Mediation & Arbitration Real Estate Taxation   Estate Planning. Our attorneys help guide individuals through the estate planning process through a comprehensive estate and long-term care planning evaluation. This evaluation dictates the best planning strategies to pursue in order to meet the estate planning and long-term health care objectives of the client. Our focus is on developing and implementing a plan that suits a clients individual needs, from a simple will or trust for clients without estate tax concerns to a comprehensive plan designed to minimize the overall tax burden on larger estates, including lifetime gifting considerations, estate tax planning, income tax considerations, and charitable giving. In addition, the complex and ever-evolving rules of Medicaid play an increasingly important role with respect to traditional estate planning concerns. Estate Administration. Our attorneys provide full representation of personal representatives administering estates, including filing the petition for appointment of the personal representative, preparing and filing the inventory of estate assets, paying decedent’s debts, distributing assets, filing tax returns, and filing an account with the Probate Court. If real property must be sold, the firm provides representation during the real estate transaction as well. Guardianship and Conservatorship Services. Our attorneys represent clients seeking guardianship and conservatorship of relatives who can no longer manage their personal or financial affairs and assists family members in fulfilling the duties imposed by these new roles.