Honors and Awards:

• Partner of the Year, Mystic Valley Elder Services

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by The National Elder Law Foundation as approved by the American Bar Association

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Immediate Past President, National Life Care Planning Law Firms Association
• Founding Director, Massachusetts Guardianship Association
• Past President, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Massachusetts Chapter
• President, National Elder Law Foundation

Pro bono/Community Service:

• As a Trustee of Bunker Hill Community College, Attorney Spano governed the college at a time of diminishing public resources, increasing demand for services and the termination of its then president.  He chaired the search committee that hired the current President of the college, Mary Fifield, who has transformed the institution into a Nationally recognized model.   Attorney Spano has served as Driector on the Boards of numerous organizations including the Massachusetts Guardianship Association, Greater Lynn Senior Services, Greater Medford Visiting Nurses Association, Community Family Adult Day Programs, Friends of the Saugus Council on Aging, Planned Giving Advisory Board of North Shore Hospice, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Massachusetts Chapter, National Life Care Planning Law Firms Association and many others.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Numerous National and State speaking engagements.

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Morrison v.Office of Medicaid of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  The Morrison case is the first case in the Commonwealth that has upheld a Caregiver Contract.  The Court confirmed that a daughter could be paid compensation to care for her mother, in a victory for all loving children who strive to keep their parents from a nursing home.  We are proud to have paved the road for other children to care for their parents without bankrupting themselves in the process., 2011

Transactions:

• Our comprehensive solutions assist with the following matters: 1040 returns, 1041 returns, 706 returns, 709 returns, Accounts, Accounting, Adult Day Programs, ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimers Disease, Annuity Contests, Asset Sheltering, Assisted Living selection, review and contracts, Caregiver assistance and contracts, Caring for loved ones, Conservatorship, Contested Guardianship, Continuing Care Retirement Communities, Death Taxes, Dementia, DNR, Doctor & Physician Assistance, Durable Power Of Attrorney, EAP Assistance, Elder Law, Elder Seminars, Elderlaw, Employee Assistance Programs, Estate, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Estate Tax Laws, Executive Compensation, Avoidance of Elder Female Impoverishment, Fidicuary Returns, Fiduciary Responsibilities, Fiduciary Tax, Financial Exploitation, Guardianship, Guardianship Of Minor, Health Care, Health Care Power Of Attorney, Health Care Proxy, HIPAA, Home Care Insurance, Home Health Care, Homestead Declaration, Hospital, Housing Issues, Incapacitated Person, Income Taxes, Indicependent Living, Inheritance Taxes, K1, Key Person Insurance, Lewy Body, Library Seminars, Life Insurance, Life Insurance Claim, Litigation, Living Will, Long Term Care Insurance, M-706, M-709, Malpractice, Mass Health, MassHealth, MassHealth, Medicaid, Medical, Medical, Medicare, MOLST, MS, MUPC, Nurse, Nursing Home, Nursing Home Insurance, Parkinson's, Parkinsons, Petition, Power Of Attorney, Prenuptial Agreement, Probate, Probate Avoidance, Probate Code, Protect Assets, Protected Person, Public Assistance Programs, Reasonable Fees, SBO, Second To Die Policy, Senior Center, Senior Housing, Senior Housing, Small Business, Small Business, Taxation, Trust, Trusts, Veteran's Benefits, Veterans Benefits, Ward, Will     

Educational Background:

• J.D., New England school of Law; MBA (Masters Degree in Business), Northeastern University; B.A., University of MAssachusetts (English & Psychology Majors)