Jennifer Civitella Hilario

Attorney Jennifer Civitella Hilario is the founder and owner of JC Hilario, PC, tax and trust law firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A top-ranked lawyer with more than 18 years of total legal experience, Ms. Civitella Hilario provides unmatched counsel and support to a diverse range of clients throughout Suffolk and Middlesex counties and the surrounding areas who have legal needs involving any of the following:

• Estate planning
• Probate
• Wills and trusts
• Tax law

Over the course of her legal career, Ms. Civitella Hilario has gained a reputation for being compassionate and caring when dealing with her clients, and she has extensive volunteer experience working with veterans, women and others who face an imminent risk of becoming homeless. Upon receiving her license to practice, she focused primarily on elder law, long-term planning and guardianships, as well as working with clients who had children with special needs.

Ms. Civitella Hilario obtained her Master of Law in taxation, so she has a wealth of knowledge in the proper techniques for helping her clients reduce their estate's overall tax liability, and she has achieved remarkable success helping her clients protect themselves, their assets and their loved ones for the future. A leader in her field, she has also written extensively and conducted lectures and seminars on a variety of topics related to estate planning, elder law, tax law and other similar matters.

A magna cum laude graduate of Rosemont College, Ms. Civitella Hilario obtained her Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in 2003. She also received her Master of Law in taxation from Boston University's Graduate Tax Program in 2006. 

Ms. Civitella Hilario is the current chair of the Boston Estate Planning Council's Marketing and Communications committee and former member of its Young Professionals committee. She is also a member of the Boston Bar Association and has served as co-chair of several of the organization's committees. She is an active member of various other local, state and national legal organizations, including the Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum.