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Topsfield Estate Planning Lawyer
About Christine O. Smerczynski
Current Employment Position(s)
- Managing Counsel
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Disability Planning
- Elder Law
- Real Estate
- Probate & Trust Administration
- Guardianships & Conservatorships
- Medicaid Planning & Applications
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
Other Affiliations
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- North Shore Women Lawyers Association
- Real Estate Bar Association (REBA)
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer, Ethics in Elder Law, MCLE
- Lecturer, Medicaid Planning Trends, National Business Institute
- Lecturer, Changes in Guardianship/Conservatorship Laws, Advancement and Support Services for Individuals w/Disabilities, Peabody Special Education Parents Advisory Council (P.S.E. P.A.C.) Speaker Series
Pro Bono Activities
- Board of Directors, Annette's Climb, Inc., 2006 to 2012
Education
- Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
Juris Doctor - Regis College, Westen, Massachusetts
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
16 S. Main Street Topsfield, MA 01983
Phone
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