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Email: mfeinstein@ssfpc.com

Practice Areas

Attorney Michele J. Feinstein concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning and administration, elder law, probate litigation, health law, corporate and business planning, including all aspects of planning for the succession of business interests, representation of closely held businesses and their owners, and representation of physicians in their individual and group practices.

Education

Boston University, LLM. in Taxation, 1990

Western New England College, J.D., cum laude, 1984 John F. Shaw Scholarship, Member of the Law Review

Boston University, B.S., summa cum laude, 1981, Scarlet Key

Admitted

U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court and all Trial Courts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Biography

Of Counsel, 2001, and shareholder, since 2003, Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C.

Associate 1984 – 1990, Partner 1990 – 2001 Cohen, Rosenthal P.C.,

Adjunct Professor of Law Western New England College School of Law LLM

Program for Estate Planning and Elder Law, where Attorney Feinstein teaches Elder Law and Fiduciary Administration, 2005 – present

Massachusetts Super Lawyers and New England Super Lawyers

Past member, Western New England College, Law Review, 1983 – 1984

Memberships

Hampden County, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations;
American Health Lawyers Association; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Professional Advisory Committees

The investment committee of the Endowment Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Springfield, member, previously served as a trustee and member of the Executive Committee

The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts, current investment chairperson and past director

Professional Advisory Committees for Baystate Medical Center, Western New England College, and the Jewish Geriatric Services, Inc., member

The Probate and Family Court, former court mediator

Corporator

Jewish Geriatric Services, Inc., corporator

Glenmeadow Retirement Community, corporator

Past President & Co-Chairperson

Estate Planning Council of Hampden County, former president

Pioneer Valley Business Executives, former president

The Abraham I. Smith Law Society, former president

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Massachusetts Chapter 2001- 2005, past program co-chairperson

Lecturer

Attorney Feinstein is a frequent lecturer for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and the Massachusetts Bar Association on estate planning, estate administration and elder law topics, and also lectures before numerous civic and professional associations on business, health law and estate planning topics.

Publications

“Business West “People on the Move” June 2011
“WWLP Mass Appeal,” May 2011
“Facing the Worst Case Scenario: Last Minute Asset Preservation,” Western New England College, 2008
“Learn How Trusts can Protect: You, Your Family, and Your Charitable Interests,” Legacy Bank, 2008 (Co-Author with Attorney Ann I. Weber, Attorney Carol C. Klyman)
Elder Law Institute, “The Trials and Tribulations of Trusteeship: Serving as Trustee or Advising the Clients Who is Serve serving as trustee,” Suffolk University Law School and the Massachusetts Chapter of the a National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2008
“Massachusetts Medicaid Today 2007: Long-Term Care Policy,” 2007 (Co-Author with Attorney Ann I. Weber, Attorney Carol C. Klyman)
“Crisis and Long-Term Planning Under New Medicaid Regulations – What to Do When Your Client is Knocking at the Nursing Home Door,” Western New England College, 2007
“Succession Planning: Transition & Transformation,” Massachusetts Small Business Association, Mount Holyoke College, 2007
Business Center for Advancing Entrepreneurship Springfield Technical Community College, 2007
“Planning for Long-Term Care: New Laws and Regulations,” 2007 (Co-Author with Attorney Ann I. Weber, Attorney Carol C. Klyman)
“MEDICAID PLANNING THE NEW RULES – How To Help Your Clients Protect A Lifetime Of Hard Work,” (Panelist), 2007

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