Attorney

 

Patricia M. Shumaker practices primarily in the areas of complex estate planning, trust and estate administration, elder law, and long-term care planning. Ms. Shumaker provides comprehensive planning for the costs of long-term care including the application and appeal for Medicaid benefits. Ms. Shumaker is a cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law where she was the articles editor for the ABA Real Property, Trust & Estate Journal and was named to the Order of the Coif.  She is an undergraduate of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

 

Areas of Practice:

• Estate Planning
• Trust and Estate Administration
• Elder Law and Long-term Care Planning

 

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts
• North Carolina
• South Carolina

 

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, J.D. cum laude
• Law Journal: ABA Real Property, Trust & Estate Journal, Articles Editor
• Moot Court Bar, Competition Team Member
• President of Women in Law Organization
• University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts

 

Honors and Awards:

• CALI Award in Professional Responsibility , 1999 – 2000
• Karen Lee Scholarship Award, 1998 – 1999
• Order of the Coif

 

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA), Member
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and MA Chapter (MANAELA), Member
• Boston Estate Planning Council (BEPC), Member

 

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