Michael Broderick

Michael handles estate planning and probate matters for individuals and families across Massachusetts, from simple Wills to planning for more complex concerns including estate tax minimization and planning for beneficiaries with special needs. His clients span in life experience from families putting together a first plan to those making arrangements for imminent transfers to the next generation. Michael's planning practice is informed by his active representation of trusts and estates in various courts throughout Massachusetts, including his representation of personal representatives, trustees, heirs, beneficiaries and estate creditors in matters from simple estate administrations to will or trust contests, accounting issues, fiduciary litigation, and creditor disputes. Michael is frequently appointed by the Probate Courts as a guardian ad litem to investigate and report on the administration of estates on behalf of unrepresented, incapacitated and minor heirs. He brings this depth of practical experience - a concrete understanding to how estate plans (or a lack thereof) affect the lives of families and individuals - to every estate plan he prepares for his clients. His active real estate practice further informs his approach to planning for his client's real property assets, again utilizing his practical experience to ensure the avoidance of title issues that can sometimes accompany well-intentioned estate planning transfers.Michael joined the Law Office of Edward Fegreus in 2014, having previously spent time working for a small land use law firm in New York City, and for a boutique litigation firm here in Boston. During law school, Michael served as a member of the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution and worked for Justices of the Massachusetts Land Court and New Jersey Superior Court.