The M&B Weekly     
September 10, 2013  
 
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Jane Dobisz
In this issue...
Harry S. Margolis Selected as a Best Lawyer
Webinar: Planning to Protect Your Real Estate
Case Raises Serious Issues About Special Needs Trusts
RESOURCE: Caregiver Homes
  
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Harry S. Margolis Selected as a Best Lawyer 2014

Margolis & Bloom's managing partner Harry S. Margolis was chosen to be as Best Lawyer in America (2014) in the practice of Trust and Estates.  Margolis was chosen after making it through a three-round selection process based on evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.   

A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.
Webinar: Planning to Protect Your Real Estate
 
The home is often the most significant asset for 
seniors and Baby Boomers for both financial and sentimental reasons.  Join Harry S. Margolis from 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 25th as he covers planning techniques homeowners can use to protect their homes from creditors. The costs of long-term care, homestead protections, life estates, irrevocable trusts and reverse mortgages, will all be covered.
                
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Case Raises Serious Issues About Special Needs Trusts    

A case recently reported in The Village Voice 
highlights the difficulties families often have in choosing the trustee of a special needs trust, especially when there are no other family members to intervene. The article features the now retired judge, Kristen Booth Glen, who intervened instead.

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RESOURCE: One Care --  MassHealth Plus Medicare

 



Starting in October 2013, MassHealth and Medicare will join together with health plans in Massachusetts to offer One Care: MassHealth plus Medicare. One Care is a new and easier option for people with disabilities to get the full set of services provided by both MassHealth and Medicare. With One Care, you have one plan, one card, and one person to coordinate your care. 
 
Click here to learn more.
Green News
 
Last month, Greenovate Boston started a pilot composting program in select neighborhoods, which runs until October.  City of Boston residents can take advantage of three Farmers' Markets locations and drop off their scraps to be composted.  By participating, you'll help promote a cleaner Boston and more sustainable farming.  For a list of the locations and what can be dropped off for composting, visit their site.green news