Denise Harvey
Salem, MA
Licensed for 33 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Estate Planning
Language
English
About
I concentrate my practice on protecting elder and disabled clients and their assets. I regularly appear in probate court to obtain guardianship and conservatorship authority for family members whose loved ones are no longer able to make their own decisions, whether it is an elder who has been diagnosed with advanced dementia or Alzheimer's disease, a disabled child who is reaching adulthood, or someone who suffers a traumatic brain injury. I also work to avoid these scenarios by proper estate planning, such as wills, durable powers of attorney, health care proxies and medical care directives. I help protect assets through the use of trusts, transferring or re-titling property, and homestead protection. When the time comes, I also assist families in getting a proper personal representative appointed to administer the estate of their deceased loved ones. I advise the personal representative and the family in navigating the probate process and settling the estate, including selling real estate, negotiating the payment of debts, distributing any inheritance and resolving inter-family disputes. When necessary, I also litigate probate matters that cannot be settled among family members. I most frequently practice in Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk and Norfolk Probate Courts. My work is primarily aimed at helping my clients retain as much independence and control over their lives as possible. I served two terms as a member of the Massachusetts PCA (Personal Care Attendant) Workforce Council, to which I was appointed by Attorney General Martha Coakley in 2009. The Workforce Council aims to improve the quality of care available to individuals who would be in a nursing home without the care provided by in-home care providers and to assist PCA users in obtaining and keeping qualified home care.Due to the nature of my clientele, I am always happy to meet with people at their homes or at the hospital or nursing home.
Practices Areas
Estate Planning
Probate
Language
English
Contact
Harvey Law Offices27 Congress StreetSuite 305-18Salem, MA, 0197027 Congress StreetSuite 305-18Suite 305-18Salem, MA, 01970
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You have a very special place in my heart for all you did for me and my family after my parents died. You have many gifts, that include a special way with people and an expertise in legal matters that are difficult for families to deal with. I will never forget your abundant kindnesses, reassurances, legal knowledge and caring. You made a tough situation so much more bearable. I am forever grateful to you.
Denise has served as family attorney for me throughout the transition of placing my elderly mother in a nursing home and ultimately arranging legal guardianship for me. During this process, I found Denise to be accessible, approachable, knowledgeable and thorough in all of her work and advice. I continue and will continue to use Denise for my legal needs in the future, and would recommend her without hesitation.
You have a very special place in my heart for all you did for me and my family after my parents died. You have many gifts, that include a special way with people and an expertise in legal matters that are difficult for families to deal with. I will never forget your abundant kindnesses, reassurances, legal knowledge and caring. You made a tough situation so much more bearable. I am forever grateful to you.
Denise has served as family attorney for me throughout the transition of placing my elderly mother in a nursing home and ultimately arranging legal guardianship for me. During this process, I found Denise to be accessible, approachable, knowledgeable and thorough in all of her work and advice. I continue and will continue to use Denise for my legal needs in the future, and would recommend her without hesitation.
You have a very special place in my heart for all you did for me and my family after my parents died. You have many gifts, that include a special way with people and an expertise in legal matters that are difficult for families to deal with. I will never forget your abundant kindnesses, reassurances, legal knowledge and caring. You made a tough situation so much more bearable. I am forever grateful to you.
Denise has served as family attorney for me throughout the transition of placing my elderly mother in a nursing home and ultimately arranging legal guardianship for me. During this process, I found Denise to be accessible, approachable, knowledgeable and thorough in all of her work and advice. I continue and will continue to use Denise for my legal needs in the future, and would recommend her without hesitation.