team-member

Mark Worthington

Framingham, MA

Licensed for 24 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Estate Planning

Language

English

About

Because I have raised a child with severe special needs and even suffered through the loss of her, my focus is very passionate and fulfilling. This is my life, not my work. I have applied to become a foster parent for medically fragile children who are waiting to be placed. I am a mission driven person and I live my life intentionally. I am very concerned that we are not bringing along enough passionate advocates for this cause, so this year I have started a series of webinars and an in person conference to promote special needs advocacy (practicing beyond the special needs trust) for our membership at MassNAELA in an effort to engage our attorneys in deepening their special needs practice. Although we are a small firm, we do our best to mentor along new attorneys and colleagues in this area of practice. In addition, in the last twelve months we clocked over 200 hours of pro bono work, which is substantial for a small law firm with only 7 employees total.  

Practices Areas

Estate Planning

Elder Law

Language

English

Contact

Special Needs Law Group of Massachusetts20 Speen StreetSuite 101Framingham, MA, 0170120 Speen StreetSuite 101Suite 101Framingham, MA, 01701

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

Sarah
August 24, 2011

I am so glad that I reached out to Annette when previous advice I had received just didn't seem right. I inherited a "problem" trust and Annette immediately grasped the issues and how to fix them. Annette successfully got the trust reformed with minimal stress and hassle and obtained the best possible outcome for our family. She has consistently been a calm, gentle and rational guiding force in the midst of an oftentimes emotional situation. I will continue to rely on Annette's good advice regarding the management of this trust and would highly recommend her services!

anonymous
August 10, 2011

From the moment I met Ms Hines I felt very comfortable. I knew she got it. She explained everything to me about obtaining guardianship for my child. She kept in contact with me over the process that took six months. She was accessable for any questions that I might have. I would highly recommend her

Theresa
August 1, 2011

I was a mother going through a difficult divorce with no knowledge of special needs trusts, family, or disability law when I met attorney Annette Hines. Ms. Hines not only made the process of completing a Living Trust and Special Needs Trust as painless as it could be, but showed great compassion for our family during the most difficult of times. She is a consummate professional who is at once well-informed and highly-educated on all issues of law relating to special needs trusts, wills, families, and medical issues. She was able to work with my divorce attorney and my ex-husband's attorney, and also handle the matters of interstate travel and residence of my sick child. Annette Hines created a comprehensively detailed and custom-fit trust that will protect my son whether I am present or not. I remain grateful, and I am very impressed by Ms Hines. I highly recommend her as an attorney, speaker, and family/special needs/disability law expert.

Joel
August 1, 2011

Annette is a selfless professional. She approaches her profession with a fresh and positive prospective evidenced by her optimistic attitude and ability to cut through legal noise and communicate on a person to person basis. She has been extremely effective in addressing and successfully resolving difficult issues involving family. I highly recommend Annette Hines.

Sarah
August 24, 2011

I am so glad that I reached out to Annette when previous advice I had received just didn't seem right. I inherited a "problem" trust and Annette immediately grasped the issues and how to fix them. Annette successfully got the trust reformed with minimal stress and hassle and obtained the best possible outcome for our family. She has consistently been a calm, gentle and rational guiding force in the midst of an oftentimes emotional situation. I will continue to rely on Annette's good advice regarding the management of this trust and would highly recommend her services!

anonymous
August 10, 2011

From the moment I met Ms Hines I felt very comfortable. I knew she got it. She explained everything to me about obtaining guardianship for my child. She kept in contact with me over the process that took six months. She was accessable for any questions that I might have. I would highly recommend her

Theresa
August 1, 2011

I was a mother going through a difficult divorce with no knowledge of special needs trusts, family, or disability law when I met attorney Annette Hines. Ms. Hines not only made the process of completing a Living Trust and Special Needs Trust as painless as it could be, but showed great compassion for our family during the most difficult of times. She is a consummate professional who is at once well-informed and highly-educated on all issues of law relating to special needs trusts, wills, families, and medical issues. She was able to work with my divorce attorney and my ex-husband's attorney, and also handle the matters of interstate travel and residence of my sick child. Annette Hines created a comprehensively detailed and custom-fit trust that will protect my son whether I am present or not. I remain grateful, and I am very impressed by Ms Hines. I highly recommend her as an attorney, speaker, and family/special needs/disability law expert.

Joel
August 1, 2011

Annette is a selfless professional. She approaches her profession with a fresh and positive prospective evidenced by her optimistic attitude and ability to cut through legal noise and communicate on a person to person basis. She has been extremely effective in addressing and successfully resolving difficult issues involving family. I highly recommend Annette Hines.

Sarah
August 24, 2011

I am so glad that I reached out to Annette when previous advice I had received just didn't seem right. I inherited a "problem" trust and Annette immediately grasped the issues and how to fix them. Annette successfully got the trust reformed with minimal stress and hassle and obtained the best possible outcome for our family. She has consistently been a calm, gentle and rational guiding force in the midst of an oftentimes emotional situation. I will continue to rely on Annette's good advice regarding the management of this trust and would highly recommend her services!

anonymous
August 10, 2011

From the moment I met Ms Hines I felt very comfortable. I knew she got it. She explained everything to me about obtaining guardianship for my child. She kept in contact with me over the process that took six months. She was accessable for any questions that I might have. I would highly recommend her

Theresa
August 1, 2011

I was a mother going through a difficult divorce with no knowledge of special needs trusts, family, or disability law when I met attorney Annette Hines. Ms. Hines not only made the process of completing a Living Trust and Special Needs Trust as painless as it could be, but showed great compassion for our family during the most difficult of times. She is a consummate professional who is at once well-informed and highly-educated on all issues of law relating to special needs trusts, wills, families, and medical issues. She was able to work with my divorce attorney and my ex-husband's attorney, and also handle the matters of interstate travel and residence of my sick child. Annette Hines created a comprehensively detailed and custom-fit trust that will protect my son whether I am present or not. I remain grateful, and I am very impressed by Ms Hines. I highly recommend her as an attorney, speaker, and family/special needs/disability law expert.

Joel
August 1, 2011

Annette is a selfless professional. She approaches her profession with a fresh and positive prospective evidenced by her optimistic attitude and ability to cut through legal noise and communicate on a person to person basis. She has been extremely effective in addressing and successfully resolving difficult issues involving family. I highly recommend Annette Hines.