David W. Adams

David W. Adams

Licensed for 23 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Belmont, MA
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate

385 Concord Ave Ste 103, Belmont, MA

About David

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Estate Planning 70%

Planning for modest to sophisticated estates. Minimize tax, address family conflict, select guardians, ensure heirs do not inherit before they are ready, protect assets, and charitable giving through wills, various types of trusts, powers of attorney, health care proxies, and living wills.

23 years | 1,100 cases

70%
Probate 30%

Probate and estate administration work.

23 years

30%

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Licenses

Licensed in Massachusetts for 23 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 2002

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Location

Pathway Law LLC

385 Concord Ave Ste 103, Belmont, MA, 02478-3037

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Posted by Peter and Kellie | January 28, 2015 | Estate Planning

Safe, Secure and Sound ~

We couldn’t be more pleased with the excellent service David Adams provided to us in setting up and establishing our Estate Plan. The plan he designed for us includes will, trust, HIPAA, homestead, and power of attorney documentation, etc. This encompasses a great amount of detail. David patiently... worked with us to outline our options and provided us with what we feel to be strong solutions to protect our assets and to avoid probate in the event of our passing. We are very grateful for Mr. Adams’ thoroughness and trustworthiness taking the time to listen with a thoughtful ear and to explain to us in a manner so that we could understand what our plan entails. The peace of mind this provides to us knowing that we and our loved ones will be provided for and that there will be less legal hassle during a time of loss is invaluable. We are comforted to have David Adams as our Estate Planning Attorney and to know he is available to us throughout the years to come to help us along this path of life. Our thanks to David for helping us feel a little more Safe, Secure and Sound by providing his counsel with such important life decisions and documents!

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Tiffany O'Connell

Estate planning lawyer | Jan 12

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have had the pleasure of working with David over the last few years. He is very thorough and conscientious. David takes the time to understand what his clients need and want, and then prepares an estate plan that meets those goals. It is my pleasure to endorse David Adams."

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Experience

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Work Experience

2004 - Present

Partner, Pathway Law LLC

2002 - 2004

General Counsel, IMS

Associations

New Hope Tutorials

Chairman

2010 - 2014

Boston Bar Association

Sample of Legal Cases

Protect family vacation home

Planning completed

Grandparent Gifting Trusts

Documents created.

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Education

2002

Northeastern University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1990

Harvard College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2015

Spring course

Estate Planning: Beyond the Basics

2015

Spring Course

Estate Planning Essentials

2015

LexFun! Workshop

Estate Planning 101

2014

LexFun! Workshop

Estate Planning 101

2013

LexFun! Workshop

Estate Planning 101

2011

Lawyers Clearinghouse Workshop

Risk Management 101

Publications

2014

LexFun! Monthly How to Pick a Guardian

2014

LexFun! Publication James Gandolfini’s Last Will and Testament

Languages

English

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