Find the best Probate lawyer in Billerica, MA

Catherine Geary
5.0 stars 7 reviews
Avvo Rating: 9.3
Licensed since 1991
Attorney Catherine M. Geary develops close relationships with her clients, striving to understand their goals and issues and, where appropriate, the goals and issues of affected family members and caregivers. Building long term relationships wi...
Practice areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Family, General Practice
Susan Atlas
5.0 stars 3 reviews
Avvo Rating: 8.4
Licensed since 1992
Review: “Susan has always been ver fair and balenced with her council.She has been my arrorney for a number of years and I trust completely.I would have no qualms recommending her to anyone and I have in the past.She has treated ...
Practice areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Guardianship
James Miller
5.0 stars 12 reviews
Avvo Rating: 8.3
Licensed since 1993
As Managing Attorney of the Law Offices of James A. Miller, I am highly committed to providing my clients with the most comprehensive planning services possible. A solid legal education, including a Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University School o...
Practice areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts, Elder Law
Matthew Karr
5.0 stars 16 reviews
Avvo Rating: 8.2
Licensed since 2008
The Heritage Law Center was founded by attorney Matthew Karr to provide Massachusetts residents with a personal, family-first approach to the law. His practice focuses on estate planning (including wills and trusts), elder law and long-term care ...
Practice areas: Probate, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medicaid & Medicare
Laurie Hogan
1.0 star 1 review
Avvo Rating: 8.6
Licensed since 2002
Practice areas: Probate, Family, Real Estate
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Jeffrey Higgins
5.0 stars 1 review
Avvo Rating: 7.3
Licensed since 1997
When I garduated form Law School, I was hired by the Law Offices of James L. Doyle in Lowell, Massachusetts. Jim Doyle specialized in medicaid law and protecting assets for people in Nursing Homes. Jim taught me how to protect the home and asset...
Practice areas: Probate, Elder Law, Medicaid & Medicare, Estate Planning, Wills & Living Wills
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Anya Kennedy
5.0 stars 6 reviews
Avvo Rating: 7.1
Licensed since 2010
Anya L. Kennedy joined Shea, Dangora, & Nelson, Of Counsel, in December, 2013. Prior to joining Shea, Dangora, & Nelson, she worked as an associate for Heritage Design Law Group, a boutique estate planning firm in Newton, Massachusetts and, therea...
Practice areas: Probate, Family, Divorce & Separation, Estate Planning
Melissa Wesel
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 7.8
Licensed since 1989
Practice areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Tax
Annmarie Roark
5.0 stars 1 review
Avvo Rating: 7.0
Licensed since 1980
Review: “My husband & I met w/Ms. Roark about planning our estate. She was very honest (blunt in fact, but not in a bad way) and helpful. We will be using her for our wills & trusts. She was recommended by a friend who ha...
Practice areas: Probate, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Guardianship
Whitney Alexander
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 7.3
Licensed since 2012
Practice areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Medicaid & Medicare, Elder Law, Guardianship

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Probate

Probate is the legal process used to carry out a person's will after their death; a probate attorney advises you on how to perform the steps in the process. In general, once you have identified and collected the dead person's belongings, including their money, property, and other assets, you pay the person's debts and taxes. Once all debts have been paid, you distribute their money and property according to the language of the will. If there is no will, the laws of the state where the dead person lived control how the property is distributed. A probate attorney helps you plan what happens to your property when you die, as they can probate wills and act as your probate court estate representative. A probate attorney also represents family members and beneficiaries wishing to challenge wills.