Estate Planning
Helps clients find comfort in making decisions that may have been put off for a number of years.
Guides clients through decisions on lifetime gifts and transfers by will by suggesting and writing plans.
Probate Administration & Dispute Resolution
Represents beneficiaries and trustees in probate disputes regarding asset distribution, valuation, trustee performance and conflict of interest issues. She has brought and defended actions to remove trustees and estate representatives as well as statutory real estate partitions
Asset Protection
Often within the course of an estate planning engagement, Attorney Rafferty will structure the ownership of assets recommend via choice of entity and other approaches to protect client assets from ownership and financial risk.
Real Estate
Attorney Rafferty handles all aspects of residential & commercial real purchase and sales negotiations and financing.
Her expertise includes representing developers and homeowners in zoning and land use matters before local town planning boards.
Her involvement with complex title and financing issues has enabled her to develop special skills in creative transaction planning and structuring.