Julia M. Kearns Abbott

Julia M. Kearns Abbott

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Rating: 7.9

Licensed for 29 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Needham, MA
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate, Trusts

160 Gould Street, Suite 320, Needham, MA

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Licenses

Licensed in Massachusetts for 29 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 1996

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Location

Orsi Arone Rothenberg

160 Gould Street, Suite 320, Needham, MA, 02494

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Julia M. Kearns Abbott's Reviews

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13 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 2 of 2 reviews | Responsiveness

Posted by Paul | January 11, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Difficult work at a difficult time

Many years ago I had chosen SS&B to help establish the first estate plan for my wife and I. Recently at the passing of my wife, I needed to update all of these plans. Obviously having just lost my wife of almost 40 years and having to pull out all of those documents that we had created together add...ed a bit of stress to a difficult time, added to the stress we had all been facing during the COVID pandemic of 2020. Attorney Abbott and her entire team not only helped direct me through all of the steps need to make my transition to this new estate plan, but also worked with me to be sure all of the questions were asked and answered thoughtfully knowing that my brain had difficulty focusing on almost anything, no less the redoing of my estate plans. Her calm and supporting presence though this made a difficult time bearable. She was working to support me not only to complete this new plan, but also as a person. She would take the time just to talk and not just dive into the needed work on the documents. She was the person, and they were the team that was needed for me to get through this most necessary process. I hope and doubt I may ever have to go through a situation like this in the future, but feel confident that I would immediately reach out to them if the need did arise.

Posted by Michael | August 28, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Very responsive estate planner

My wife and I used Julia to update our estate planning documents. She quickly understood our goals, gave us well thought out alternatives and was very responsive and professional.

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Experience

Rating:  7.9 (Very Good)

Honors

2018

Super Lawyer Nominee, Super Lawyers

2017

Financial Services Professional, Five Star Professional

2017

Super Lawyer Nominee, Super Lawyers

2016

Financial Services Professional, Five Star Professional

2015

Financial Services Professional, Five Star Professional

2014

Financial Services Professional, Five Star Professional

2013

Financial Services Professional, Five Star Professional

2013

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2012

Financial Services Professional, Five Star Professional

2012

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2011

Financial Services Professional, Five Star Professional

2011

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2010

Financial Services Professional, Five Star Professional

2010

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2009

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2008

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

2008 - Present

Associate Attorney, Orsi, Arone, Rothenberg, Iannuzzi & Turner LLP

2006 - 2008

Associate Attorney, Concord Law Group

1997 - 1998

Attorney, Lyne, Woodworth & Evarts, LLP

1996 - 1997

Associate Attorney, O’Connor, Broude & Aronson

Associations

2000 - Present

WealthCounsel

Member

2000 - Present

ElderCounsel

Member

2000 - Present

Boston Estate Planning Council

Member

Education

1996

Suffolk Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1991

Smith College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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