Jennifer Deland
Holliston, MA
Licensed for 30 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Probate
Language
English
About
I have been practicing law in Massachusetts since 1990. I came here to go to lawschool - Boston University. I graduated, magna cum laude (somewhat to my own surprise) from B.U. and when back, as I had planned, to New York City, but Massachusetts drew me back. I came back to Massachusetts to work for a firm here, and then, in 1991 I came out on my own as solo practitioner. For awhile I took whatever came in the door, including real estate, bankruptcy and divorce. But I soon focused on estate planning. It has everything I want - property, business, interesting legal questions, and something I hadn't realized the importance of in my practice - interesting people. My passion is to help people arrange their property to accomplish their own goals. In the process, I get to learn a lot about those goals, and about the lives and families of my clients. They are all different, and all wonderful!
Practices Areas
Estate Planning
Probate
Elder Law
Language
English
Contact
1660 Washington StreetHolliston, MA, 01746 Office (508) 429-8888 1660 Washington StreetHolliston, MA, 01746 Office (508) 429-8888(508) 429-8888
Office: (508) 475-5699
Website: N/AReviews
Over the past two years Jennifer Deland has done my estate plan and helped me to get my financial affairs clarified and organized. Since I am a fairly recent widow and still dealing with the effects of grief, the task was daunting and overwhelming for me. Jennifer broke it down into manageable parts so that we were able to make plans and proceed in a step wise manner. It is such a relief to have the finances in order now and into the future! Jennifer's attention to detail is wonderful and she has been very responsive to questions and suggestions. Her advice is clear, concise, thoughtful and directive. Jennifer teaches as well as advises so that the mystery of the legality of the process was gone. One of the most interesting aspects of our relationship is that Jennifer can tell when I am in overload and she does not force me beyond my capacity to deal with the situation at the time. My experience with her has been very positive and worthwhile and I heartily recommend her to anyone undertaking these endeavors.
After living a largely lawyer-free life, my wife and I found ourselves looking for legal services as we tried to manage estate details that my wife faced as the executor of her mother’s will. Living in Holliston, we gave Jennifer a call and explained our situation. Ken, who works with Jennifer, guided us through probate court procedures and helped my wife settle the estate with her siblings. This experience got us thinking of our own estate planning (we had none at the time), so we asked Jennifer to help us put our wills together and establish a trust for our assets. Despite the coincidental onset of the pandemic, we were able to conduct meetings over Zoom with Jennifer, who patiently explained to us and helped us address health care proxies, powers of attorney, powers of attorney for tax matters, life trusts, income trusts, last wills, and memorial arrangements—topics about which we had only limited knowledge. Throughout the process, Jennifer provided clear guidance so that our own estate plan now suits our needs. As a result of our experience, we have gladly retained Jennifer as our lawyer, and when we recently met to follow up on some details of our trust, making sure that everything is in place, Jennifer found a few little things to address and is helping us explore a tax rebate for our newly installed septic system. Knowing we have such an advocate certainly gives us peace of mind.
I worked with Jennifer over the past 8 months, pulling together everything needed to create an estate plan, as well as Power of Attorney, Health Care, and Will. I love how she broke it up into "bite size pieces", and each month would give me something to think about, a list of papers to bring in, etc. What could have been daunting was made to be palatable. I now have everything complete, and totally organized in a great binder! Its some of the best money I've spent!
My wife and I have worked with Ms Deland since 1997 setting up our estate trusts. She has always been knowledgable and provided us with good advice. She has helped us deal with various accounts including 529's for grandchildern, IRA's and several banks.
Jennifer Deland is very knowledgeable and easy to work with. She explains everything in terms that I can understand. All issues are reviewed as slowly as needed for me to feel confident in my decisions. The finished documentation is done in impeccable condition, and totally organized. I have every confidence in her having my best interest in mind at all times.
Over the past two years Jennifer Deland has done my estate plan and helped me to get my financial affairs clarified and organized. Since I am a fairly recent widow and still dealing with the effects of grief, the task was daunting and overwhelming for me. Jennifer broke it down into manageable parts so that we were able to make plans and proceed in a step wise manner. It is such a relief to have the finances in order now and into the future! Jennifer's attention to detail is wonderful and she has been very responsive to questions and suggestions. Her advice is clear, concise, thoughtful and directive. Jennifer teaches as well as advises so that the mystery of the legality of the process was gone. One of the most interesting aspects of our relationship is that Jennifer can tell when I am in overload and she does not force me beyond my capacity to deal with the situation at the time. My experience with her has been very positive and worthwhile and I heartily recommend her to anyone undertaking these endeavors.
After living a largely lawyer-free life, my wife and I found ourselves looking for legal services as we tried to manage estate details that my wife faced as the executor of her mother’s will. Living in Holliston, we gave Jennifer a call and explained our situation. Ken, who works with Jennifer, guided us through probate court procedures and helped my wife settle the estate with her siblings. This experience got us thinking of our own estate planning (we had none at the time), so we asked Jennifer to help us put our wills together and establish a trust for our assets. Despite the coincidental onset of the pandemic, we were able to conduct meetings over Zoom with Jennifer, who patiently explained to us and helped us address health care proxies, powers of attorney, powers of attorney for tax matters, life trusts, income trusts, last wills, and memorial arrangements—topics about which we had only limited knowledge. Throughout the process, Jennifer provided clear guidance so that our own estate plan now suits our needs. As a result of our experience, we have gladly retained Jennifer as our lawyer, and when we recently met to follow up on some details of our trust, making sure that everything is in place, Jennifer found a few little things to address and is helping us explore a tax rebate for our newly installed septic system. Knowing we have such an advocate certainly gives us peace of mind.
I worked with Jennifer over the past 8 months, pulling together everything needed to create an estate plan, as well as Power of Attorney, Health Care, and Will. I love how she broke it up into "bite size pieces", and each month would give me something to think about, a list of papers to bring in, etc. What could have been daunting was made to be palatable. I now have everything complete, and totally organized in a great binder! Its some of the best money I've spent!
My wife and I have worked with Ms Deland since 1997 setting up our estate trusts. She has always been knowledgable and provided us with good advice. She has helped us deal with various accounts including 529's for grandchildern, IRA's and several banks.
Jennifer Deland is very knowledgeable and easy to work with. She explains everything in terms that I can understand. All issues are reviewed as slowly as needed for me to feel confident in my decisions. The finished documentation is done in impeccable condition, and totally organized. I have every confidence in her having my best interest in mind at all times.
Over the past two years Jennifer Deland has done my estate plan and helped me to get my financial affairs clarified and organized. Since I am a fairly recent widow and still dealing with the effects of grief, the task was daunting and overwhelming for me. Jennifer broke it down into manageable parts so that we were able to make plans and proceed in a step wise manner. It is such a relief to have the finances in order now and into the future! Jennifer's attention to detail is wonderful and she has been very responsive to questions and suggestions. Her advice is clear, concise, thoughtful and directive. Jennifer teaches as well as advises so that the mystery of the legality of the process was gone. One of the most interesting aspects of our relationship is that Jennifer can tell when I am in overload and she does not force me beyond my capacity to deal with the situation at the time. My experience with her has been very positive and worthwhile and I heartily recommend her to anyone undertaking these endeavors.
After living a largely lawyer-free life, my wife and I found ourselves looking for legal services as we tried to manage estate details that my wife faced as the executor of her mother’s will. Living in Holliston, we gave Jennifer a call and explained our situation. Ken, who works with Jennifer, guided us through probate court procedures and helped my wife settle the estate with her siblings. This experience got us thinking of our own estate planning (we had none at the time), so we asked Jennifer to help us put our wills together and establish a trust for our assets. Despite the coincidental onset of the pandemic, we were able to conduct meetings over Zoom with Jennifer, who patiently explained to us and helped us address health care proxies, powers of attorney, powers of attorney for tax matters, life trusts, income trusts, last wills, and memorial arrangements—topics about which we had only limited knowledge. Throughout the process, Jennifer provided clear guidance so that our own estate plan now suits our needs. As a result of our experience, we have gladly retained Jennifer as our lawyer, and when we recently met to follow up on some details of our trust, making sure that everything is in place, Jennifer found a few little things to address and is helping us explore a tax rebate for our newly installed septic system. Knowing we have such an advocate certainly gives us peace of mind.
I worked with Jennifer over the past 8 months, pulling together everything needed to create an estate plan, as well as Power of Attorney, Health Care, and Will. I love how she broke it up into "bite size pieces", and each month would give me something to think about, a list of papers to bring in, etc. What could have been daunting was made to be palatable. I now have everything complete, and totally organized in a great binder! Its some of the best money I've spent!
My wife and I have worked with Ms Deland since 1997 setting up our estate trusts. She has always been knowledgable and provided us with good advice. She has helped us deal with various accounts including 529's for grandchildern, IRA's and several banks.
Jennifer Deland is very knowledgeable and easy to work with. She explains everything in terms that I can understand. All issues are reviewed as slowly as needed for me to feel confident in my decisions. The finished documentation is done in impeccable condition, and totally organized. I have every confidence in her having my best interest in mind at all times.