Laura Fedele Riccio
Top rated Estate Planning & Probate attorney in Norwood, Massachusetts
Fedele and Murray, P.C.Practice Areas: Estate Planning & Probate, Real Estate, Tax
Licensed in Massachusetts since: 1996
Education: Western New England University School of Law
Fedele and Murray, P.C.
17 Walpole StNorwood, MA 02062 Phone: 781-551-5900 Email: Laura Fedele Riccio Visit website
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Ms. Riccio's practice is concentrated in the areas of estate planning and the administration of estates after clients' deaths. Ms. Riccio works with individual clients to establish their estate plans and thereafter assists their families to administer those plans after the clients pass away. She is an Accredited Estate Planner® (AEP®) designee by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC). Ms. Riccio is a current member of the Boston Estate Planning Council and had been two-time Past-President of the Norfolk & Plymouth Estate and Business Planning Council. She is the Vice-Chair and Member of the Probate Council of the Massachusetts Bar Association (2023-2025) and is a member of the committee working on current Technical Amendments to the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC).
Ms. Riccio has worked with clients to represent them with the sale of their real estate in the negotiations of purchase and sale agreements and the documents necessary to sell the property. She also is a licensed real estate broker and has been involved representing tenants in their search for apartments as well as being the listing, selling, and buying agent with respect to the purchases and sales of single family homes and condominiums. She has been a long-time member of the Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts (REBA).
Ms. Riccio graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (BA), from Western New England University School of Law (JD), and graduated with her Masters of Taxation from Boston University School of Law (LL.M.) She is a partner in her firm.
Ms. Riccio enjoys volunteering with UMass-Amherst by serving as an Alumni Admissions Councilor and appearing at college fairs. In that capacity she meets with prospective students and enlightens them on what UMass-Amherst has to offer academically and socially. She also enjoys her time working with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation helping to fundraise and find a cure for CF.
First Admitted: 1996, Massachusetts
Professional Webpage: http://www.fedeleandmurray.com/attorneys/laura_riccio.htm
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Member, Probate Council of the Massachusetts Bar Association.
- Norfolk County Bar Association
- Two-time Past-President, Norfolk and Plymouth Estate and Business Planning Council
- University of Massachusetts at Amherst B.A., Major: Political Science; Minor: History, 1992
- LL.M. (Taxation) -- Boston University School of Law., 2003
- Accredited Estate Planner® (AEP®) designee by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC). , 2020
- LL.M. (Taxation) -- Boston University School of Law, 2003
- Massachusetts Real Estate Broker's License, 2006
- Admission, United States Tax Court, 2011
- Admission, United States Supreme Court, 2010
- Together with Attorney Kristin Monaco, I put together a virtual presentation as to a quick overview of the Massachusetts probate process. We prepared and supplied the over 100 participants with handouts that detailed the probate process overall, specifically including details pertaining to the required documentation and traps for the unwary. We discussed and presented the best practices for getting a probate filed and allowed by the Probate Court. The presentation was part of the "Wake Up with Probate" series of lectures which was put together by the Probate Council of the Massachusetts Bar Association., Co-Presenter, Wake up with Probate - Probate Essentials, Legal - MassBar Association, 2021
- Prepared and presented a lecture to the Norfolk and Plymouth Estate and Business Council members. The talk focused on the then applicable Digital Asset laws and manners in which to manage those assets during one's lifetime. The presentation focused on what assets are considered digital and how to provide access to such assets post-mortem. , Presenter, Digital Assets: Life Beyond the Grave, Estate And Business Planning Council Members, 2019
- I was on a three-member panel to present the best practices for the preparation and filing of the Massachusetts Estate Tax Return (Form M-706). The presentation was presented live to a few dozen participants and several more who attended virtually. The presentation focused on what is best to include on the return and the manner in which to identify such information. , Co-Panelist, Preparation of Form M-706, Massachusetts Bar Association, Legal, 2018
- Dial-A-Lawyer through the Massachusetts Bar Association. Volunteered my time to answer questions from the public as to legal matters. I provided advice to callers as the best manners in which to legally handle their issues. , 2021
- Dial-A-Lawyer through the Massachusetts Bar Association. Volunteered my time to answer questions from the public as to legal matters. I provided advice to callers as the best manners in which to legally handle their issues. , 2022
- Volunteer for Dial-A-Lawyer program through the Massachusetts Bar Association., 2020
- Designated as a SuperLawyer in 2023. , SuperLawyer, https://profiles.superlawyers.com/massachusetts/norwood/lawyer/laura-fedele-riccio/949fc363-1012-48a7-a341-43112f921f3a.html, 2023
- Successfully Represented Tenants in their search for an apartment in the City of Boston., 2024
- Sale of Real Estate, as Listing Broker - Westwood, MA, 2020
- Sale of Real Estate as Listing Broker - Lexington, MA, 2020
- Purchase of Real Estate as Buyer's Broker - Waltham, MA, 2016
- Sale of Real Estate as Listing Broker - Chelmsford, MA, 2011
- Purchase of Real Estate as Buyer's Broker - Boston, MA, 2007
- Sale of Real Estate as Listing Broker - Boston, MA, 2007
- Boston Estate Planning Council
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- Massachusetts Bar Association
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- Norfolk County Bar Association
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- Real Estate Bar Association Of Massachusetts
- Walpole
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- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2005 - 2008, 2010