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, SC, 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

·         Nat. Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and (MANAELA), Member

·         Boston Estate Planning Council (BEPC), Member

·         Trusts and Estates Consortium