About
Founded in 1992, the Special Needs Law Group of Massachusetts, PC, based in Framingham, MA, prides itself on serving the needs of special needs families, elder law cases, and estate planning. The dedicated team, under the guidance of Attorney Annette M. Hines, brings a wealth of skills in estate planning, trust drafting, asset protection, public benefits, trust administration, and more. The firm's unique strength lies in its firsthand experience with special needs and disabilities, enabling it to provide compassionate and informed advocacy for clients from all walks of life. The group is known for its commitment to mentoring new attorneys and colleagues in this area of practice, as well as its significant pro bono work.
Highlights
29 years in business
Serves Framingham, MA
Specialties
Service
Consultation, Representation
Areas of law
Wills / living trusts, Estate planning / estate taxes, Settlement, Probate, Medical directives, Elder law, Powers of attorney, Other
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Special Needs Law Group Of Massachusetts, PC
20 Speen Street
Framingham, MA 01701
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Resume
Work Experience
Senior Attorney
Special Needs Law Group of Massachusetts, PC
2018 - Present
Adjunct Professor
Western New England University School of Law
2018 - Present
Special Counsel
Special Needs Law Group of Massachusetts, PC
2016 - 2018
Professor and Director of LLM Program Elder Law & Estate Plan
Western New England University School of Law
2016 - 2018
Senior Counsel
Special Needs Law Group of Massachusetts, PC
2013 - 2016
Adjunct Professor
Northeastern University School Of Law
2012 - 2016
Of Counsel
Oppenheim & Cole, LLC
2010 - 2013
Partner
Smith Worthington, LLC
2007 - 2010
Adjunct Professor
Western New England College/University School Of Law
2005 - 2016
Attorney
Law Office of Mark W. Worthington
1992 - 2007
Education
University of Rochester
1980
U of San Francisco SOL
University of Vermont
1992
Northeastern University School of Law
1991
Suffolk University
2004
Howard University School of Law
1995
Univ of Massachusetts
Boston University School of Law
Taxation
2004
Northeastern University School of Law
Law
1991
Boston University School of Law
2004
University of Rochester
Electrical Engineering
1980
Suffolk University
Business
2004
Howard University School of Law
Law
1995
University of Vermont
Economics
1992
Associations & Affiliations
Easter Seals
Board of Directors
The ARC of Massachusetts
Committee Member
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Member
Academy of Special Needs Planners
Member
Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers (MAWL)
Board of Directors
SpedWatch, Inc.
Corporate Counsel
Chapman Farm School
Board of Directors
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Board Member
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Steering Committee Member
MA Association of Women Lawyers
President
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Council of Advanced Practitioners
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Tax Steering Committee
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Massachusetts chapter)
Litigation Committee
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Massachusetts chapter)
Program Committee
National Elder Law Foundation
Certified Elder Law Attorney
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Massachusetts chapter), Public Policy Committee
Public Policy Committee
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Massachusetts Chapter)
Member
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Member
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Annual Conference Planning Committee
National Elder Law Foundation
CELA Exam Grading Committee
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Massachusetts chapter)
Past President
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Massachusetts chapter)
President
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Massachusetts chapter)
President-Elect
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Massachusetts chapter)
Treasurer
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Massachusetts chapter)
Board of Directors
Publications
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
Issues Brief to Congress Regarding the SECURE Act, Principal author (August 2019)
2019
LISI Special Needs and Elder Law Newsletter (#25, September 18, 2019)
“The SECURE Act and Special Needs Trusts”
2019
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
"2016 Special Needs and Elder Law Year in Review” Author with Annette Hines (February 9, 2017)
2017
Trusts & Estates
New Rules for Home Sales are Surprisingly Pro-Taxpayer
2003
Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal
Last Chance for Tax Free Sales?
1998
Speaking Engagements
Special Needs Planning
Special Needs Planning
2011
Special Needs in the Probate Court
Special Needs in the Probate Court
2011
Transition Planning Seminar for Families
Transition Planning Seminar for Families
2011
Planning for the Future of your Child or Dependent with Special Needs
Special Needs Trusts, Guardianship, Life Insurance Planning
2011
Guardianship Workshop
Guardianship
2011
ABA Annual RPTE National CLE Conference (Boston, May 8, 2019)
Boston Community Outreach Program on Disability and Medicaid Planning: Panel III “Stuff We Most Want Newbies to Know about Special Needs and Elder Law” (with Attorney Elizabeth Lindsay-Ochoa)
2019
Mass NAELA Webinar (September 12, 2019)
"Special Needs Trust Administration" Panelist and Presenter on Taxation, SSA POMS 2018 changes
2019
Mass NAELA Special Needs Unprogram (All day program, October 4, 2019)
Special Needs: Facilitator for trusts, tax, and public benefits topics
2019
MCLE Annual Elder & Disability Law Conference (May 21, 2019)
“Recent Changes in Tax and Disability Law”
2019
NAELA Webinar (June 19, 2019)
"The Top Ten Tax Topics an Elder Law Practitioner Should Be Aware Of” Webinar with Attorney Gene M. Carlino
2019
Mass NAELA Webinar (January 25, 2018)
"A Taxing Situation: Income, Gift, and Estate Tax Consequences of Common (and a few not so common) Real Estate Sales and Transfers” Panelist with Attorneys Brian Barreira and Hyman Darling
2018
NAELA Webinar (January 10, 2018)
"Implications of the 2017 Tax Reform Act” Panelist, Member of NAELA Tax Steering Committee
2018
Mass NAELA Elder Law Institute XXIII (March 31, 2017)
Tiptoeing Through an Irrevocable Trust: "Nominee Trusts" and General Panelist
2017
ALI-CLE Annual Conference on Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries (Chicago, July 7 & 8, 2016)
Special Administration of Special Needs Trusts (with Attorney Annette M. Hines)
2016
Mass NAELA Special Needs Advocacy Forum (Newton, MA, October 28, 2016)
"Summary of Special Needs Planning Webinars” Open Forum Expert on Medicaid Waivers
2016
WC/EC Annual Symposium (Reston, VA, October 18-21, 2016)
"Special Administration of Special Needs Trusts”
2016
Mass NAELA Webinar
2016 Developments in MassHealth Trust Law
2016
Mass NAELA Webinar
Medicaid Waivers and Other Useful Programs for Disabled Younger Adults and Children
2016
MCLE Inc - Annual Disability and Elder Law Conference (May 4, 2016)
Selected Topics on Tax and Trusts
2016
Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law - Law and Aging Seminar (Visiting Lecturer, March 19, 2015)
Coming Soon to a State Near You? Massachusetts Medicaid’s Attack on Self-Settled Irrevocable Trusts
2015
Suffolk University School of Law - Elder Law Institute XXI (April 10, 2015)
Dissecting Trust Agreements – What Makes Them Work?
2015
June 2014 Mass NAELA Membership Meeting
The Intersection of IRAs, SNTs, Probate, Medicaid, Income Tax, and Estate Tax
2014
MCLE, Inc Annual Elder & Disability Law Conference
Drafting the MassHealth Applicant Settled Irrevocable Trust to Qualify for the IRC §121 Homesale Capital Gain Tax Exclusion
2014
October 2014 Mass NAELA Membership Meeting
Irrevocable Trusts: The Empire Strikes Back
2014
February 2013 Southeast Mass NAELA Breakfast Meeting
Moderator and Presenter: Recent Developments in Massachusetts Elder Law
2013
Services offered
Estate Attorney
Wills And Estate Planning