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Mark W. Worthington, Attorney at Law, +1 508-757-1140
Shari Worthington, Press Contact, +1 508.755.5242

New Law Firm, Smith Worthington, LLC, Specializes in Estate Planning & Elder Law

Worcester, MA (February 19, 2008) -- Worcester attorneys Paula A. Smith and Mark W. Worthington have announced the formation of Smith Worthington, LLC, a new law firm specializing in estate planning and elder law. The firm, which combines the existing practices of Attorney Paula A. Smith and Attorney Mark W. Worthington, provides estate, tax, and disability planning; wills and trusts; elder law; and guardianship and probate services. The firm’s new offices are located at 102 Shore Drive, Suite 100, Worcester, MA.

Attorney Mark W. Worthington holds a Masters of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from Boston University Law School and a J.D. from Northeastern University Law School. He is a Certified Elder Law Attorney*, one of only five in Massachusetts who also holds an LL.M. Mr. Worthington also served as President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys in 2007, and is an Adjunct Professor at Western New England School of Law where he teaches in the LL.M. program in Estate Planning and Elder Law. Mr. Worthington has published articles in BNA Tax Management’s Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal, and in Trusts & Estates and Parent Care magazines.

Attorney Paula A. Smith holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from Boston University Law School, as well as a J.D. and a B.S. in Human Services, summa cum laude, from State University of New York at Buffalo. In order to remain at the heart of the issues that affect her clients, Ms. Smith is a board member of the Friends of Worcester’s Senior Center and a volunteer at the legal clinic at the Shrewsbury Senior Center. She previously served on the board of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and Co-chaired the Elder Law Committee of the Massachusetts Bar Association. Prior to starting her own firm, Ms. Smith was a partner at the Worcester law firm of Lian, Zarrow, Eynon and Shea where she practiced estate planning and elder law.

About Smith Worthington, LLC

Smith Worthington, LLC, provides legal services exclusively in the areas of estate planning and elder law, including estate, tax, and disability planning; wills and trusts; elder law; and guardianship and probate services. For more information, see http://www.ma-estateplanning.com.

* Required Statement
Unlike many states, Massachusetts has no official certifications or specialties in any area of law. Because of this, the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires a statement like the one below to be included in any communication from a lawyer licensed by the Commonwealth and indicating that the lawyer holds a specialized certification:
"Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, a private non-profit organization accredited by the American Bar Association, but whose standards for certification are not regulated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."

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