Attorney Profile

William N. Friedler

William Friedler

Friedler Law Group
313 Washington Street, Suite 403
Newton, MA 02458
Contact Contact William N. Friedler
T: 617-597-9400
F: 617-597-9401

Visit: www.friedlerlawgroup.com
Practice areas: Estate Planning & Probate (70%), Elder Law (10%), Real Estate (20%)
Industry Groups: Boston Estate Planning Council, Massachusetts Bar Association

Profile

The Friedler Law Group, located in Newton, Massachusetts, counsels families, individuals, professionals and owners of closely held businesses to plan their estates to maximize the amount of wealth that is passed to their heirs free from estate and gift taxes.  They also provide legal advice to elder clients to help preserve their estates for the benefit of their heirs, address long-term care planning matters and represent clients with respect to probate, guardianship, trust administration and residential real estate transactions.   The attorneys and staff at the Friedler Law Group possess many years of experience and knowledge and are dedicated to providing every client with personal attention and superior quality legal representation. Bill Friedler personally prides himself on his ability to take difficult concepts and explain them to clients in plain English. We oversee the entire estate planning process and help you implement the estate plan even after the plan is signed.Some of our typical clients that we routinely help include the following: Retired individuals and couples;Professionals-Physicians, Lawyers, Dentists, Engineers and Architects;Couples with young children who wish to provide for them and each other in the event of a premature death;Adult Children who wish to Protect their parent's assets from extraordinary nursing home and long term care expenses;Parents of a child with a disability or special needs who they wish to protect with a supplemental/special needs trust;Executives and owners of closely held businesses who wish to transition their business to family members or others participating in the business at minimal tax cost;Couples with “blended” (or not so blended) families (with children from prior marriages); Couples with one spouse who is not a U.S. citizen and require special marital deduction tax planning; Same sex couples or unmarried couples;and Sellers of Residential Homes including complete representation throughout the mortgage financing process.Mortgage Lenders who finance residential home sale transactions.Trustees and/or Executors of Estates and Trusts.

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Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2009

About William Friedler

Admitted: 1981, Massachusetts

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Contributing Author, "Practical Estate Planning in Massachusetts",  Chapter 3, Part V, “Red Flags To Consider When Drafting Estate Plans” , Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Publisher (1998, updated and reprinted in 2003 and 2009);   Co-Author & Panelist, "Medicaid Planning Update", (Sept. 1998, 1996, June 1995, 1993, 1992), published by the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA);   Co-Author & Panelist, “Advanced Estate Planning Techniques in Massachusetts”, National Business Institute (1995);   Co-Author & Panelist, “Estate and Medicaid Planning for the Elderly” (March & October 1993 & 1994), (MBA);   Co-Author & Panelist, "Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples", (Jan.1993 MBA Mid Year Meeting, 1992 & 1991); Co-Author & Lecturer, "Massachusetts Probate: Beyond the Basics," National Business Institute (1994);   Co-Author & Lecturer, "Preparing Documents for Simple Estate Plans", MCLE, (1993);   Co-Author & Lecturer, "Estate Tax Reform:The New Massachusetts Sponge Tax", MBA (1992 & 93);   Co-Author & Lecturer, “Annual Update on Estate & Fiduciary Tax Laws”, (MBA Tax Section, Nov. 1993).
Educational Background: Boston University Law School LLM Taxation, 1983

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