Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin P.C. is proud to announce that Attorney Michele J. Feinstein has been named “Lawyer of the Year” for Trusts and Estates in Springfield in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Attorney Feinstein has been has been recognized by Best Lawyers every year since 2013 and previously received “Lawyer of the Year” honors for Trusts and Estates in Springfield in 2023 and 2025.
With a career focused on estate planning and administration, elder law, probate and trust litigation, health law and corporate and business planning, Attorney Feinstein has earned recognition as a trusted advisor to individuals, families and organizations throughout Massachusetts. Attorney Feinstein is also a co-author of the newly updated third edition of Massachusetts Elder Law, published in 2026, a widely used legal treatise for attorneys and professionals across the state. She has been recognized on the Massachusetts Super Lawyers® for the last twenty years and has been recognized by Massachusetts Lawyer’s Weekly as a Top Woman of the Law.
A lifelong resident of Longmeadow, Attorney Feinstein is a certified Accredited Estate Planner® by the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils and a member of the Hampden County and Massachusetts Bar Associations, the American Health Law Association and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Atty Feinstein is a Senior Adjunct Professor of Law in the Postdoctoral Estate Planning and Elder Law LL.M. program at Western New England University School of Law and frequently presents programs for legal education organizations.