Todd C. Ratner - Springfield, MA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
    J.D.
  • University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut
    Visiting Student

• Non Legal Education

  • Boston University Graduate School of Management
    M.B.A.
  • Babson College
    B.S.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder

Classes and Seminars

• Seminar: Living With ALS April 21, 2013
  
• Seminar: Plan Today \ Preserve Tomorrow September 27, 2012
  
• Seminar: Alzheimer’s Disease Legal and Financial Issues & Answers July 31, 2012
  
• Seminar: Estate Planning Basics July 19, 2012
  
• Seminar: Alzheimer's Disease: Legal and Financial Planning June 4, 2012
  
• Seminar: Alzheimer's Disease: Make Your Home Dementia Safe and Supportive May 21, 2012
  
• Seminar: First Time Homebuyers' Workshop May 16, 2012
  
• Seminar: Alzheimer's Disease: Understanding the Behavior - A New Skill May 14, 2012
  
• Seminar: Alzheimer's Disease: Enhancing Communication Skills May 7, 2012
  
• Seminar: Alzheimer’s Disease Legal and Financial Issues & Answers March 13, 2012
  
• Seminar: What You Need to Know About Alzheimer’s Disease July 13, 2011
  
• Seminar: Estate Planning Basics June 21, 2011
  
• Seminar: 3 Things to Avoid May 25, 2011
  
• Seminar: First Time Homebuyers' Workshop May 16, 2011
  
• Seminar: First Time Homebuyers' Workshop May 7, 2011
  
• Seminar: New Estate Tax Laws Impact on Alzheimer's Disease Legal and Financial Issues April 13, 2011
  
• Seminar: Caregivers February 9, 2011
  
• Seminar: Demystifying Basic Estate Planning January 27, 2011
  
• Seminar: Basics of Developing an Estate Plan January 25, 2011
  
• Seminar: First Time Homebuyers' Workshop January 19, 2011
  
• Seminar: First Time Homebuyers' Workshop December 15, 2010
  
• Seminar: Estate Planning for Families of Multiples November 1, 2010
  
• Seminar: Estate Planning for Special Circumstances October 21, 2010
  
• Seminar: Estate Planning Basics October 18, 2010
  
• Seminar: Special Needs Planning Seminar October 12, 2010
  
• Seminar: Basic Estate Planning September 13, 2010
  
• Seminar: Trust Basics for the General Practitioner April 13, 2010
  
• Seminar: Elder Law Education Program - Taking Control of Your Future: A Legal Checkup March 24, 2010
  
• Seminar: Demystifying the Guardianship/Conservatorship Process Under the New Uniform Probate Code March 24, 2010
  
• Seminar: Basics of Developing an Estate Plan January 25, 2010
  
• Seminar: Elder Law Basics January 13, 2010
  
• Seminar: Demystifying the Emerging Treatment & Law of Eldercare December 9, 2009
  
• Seminar: Drafting the Simple Will November 10, 2009
  
• Seminar: Demystifying the New UPC November 9, 2009
  
• Seminar: College Isn't Getting Any Cheaper October 22, 2009
  
• Contributor: Estate Planning Bits
  
• Lecturer: Legal and Financial Planning workshop, JFS, February 26, 2014
  
• Meeting the yearly requirements to remain on the court approved list, July 2008
  
• Lecturer: The Real Estate Smorgasbord, Real Estate Section of the Hampden County Bar Association, March 2008
  
• Lecturer: ACORN First Time Homebuyer Seminar, January 2008
  
• Lecturer: First Time Homebuyers, December 2007
  
• Lecturer: Real Estate Section of the Hampden County Bar Association, Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley, October 2007
  
• Lecturer: ACORN First Time Homebuyer Seminar, October & June 2007
  
• Guest: "On the House" radio program on 560AM, July 2005
  
• Instructor: American International College, Elder Law
  
• Instructor: HAPHousing
  
• Instructor: Pre-Licensing Salesperson Course, Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley, Inc.

Pro Bono Activities

• Chairperson: Alzheimer’s Association Tri-County Partnership
• Member: Massachusetts/New Hampshire Alzheimer’s Association Leadership Council
• Member: Board of Directors, Jewish Family Services of Western Massachusetts
• Chair: Planned Giving and Board Member, Longmeadow Educational Excellence Foundation
• Board President: Longmeadow Montessori Internationale, 2011 - 2013
• Committee Member: Annual Max Classic Golf Tournament to benefit the Baystate Medical Center Children's Hospital
• Committee Member: Omar T. Pace, M.D. Recognition Gala to benefit the American Cancer Society
• President, Longmeadow Educational Excellence Foundation

Published Works

Articles

• Lecturer, Thrive after 55 Wellness Fair, 2018 and 2019
  
• Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way to Avoid Confusion, Conflicts After Death, Healthcare News, November 1, 2018
  

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts
• Connecticut
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts

Other Affiliations

• Member, National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (“NAELA”)
• Former President, Estate Planning Council of Hampden County
• Volunteer, Law Consortium of Western Massachusetts
• Volunteer: Massachusetts Bar Association Dial-A-Lawyer
• Instructor, HAP Housing
• Former Instructor, American International College—Elder Law, 2008 - 2009
• Instructor, Realtor Association of the Pioneer Valley, 2009 - 2014