Gina M. Barry

Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 24 years of experience

Estate Planning, Real Estate

33 State Street, Springfield, MA 01103

About Gina M. Barry

Practice Areas

Education

Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1999
J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Law Review: Western New England Law Review, Staff Member, 1997 - 1998
Westfield State College, Westfield, Massachusetts, 1996
B.A.
- Honors: magna cum laude
Holyoke Community College, 1994
A.A.
- Honors: With High Honors

Classes and Seminars

Seminar: The Probate Process From Start to Finish, October 28, 2013
Seminar: Estate planning questions and answers, October 21, 2013
Seminar: Taking Control of Your Future: A Legal Checkup, May 18, 2011
Seminar: The Importance of Designating a Health Care Proxy Before You Need it, May 4, 2011
Seminar: Estate Planning Basics, July 29, 2010
Seminar: Paralegal Course: The UPC in Action – The Guardianship and Conservatorship Process & Preview of the 2011 Probate Changes, June 17, 2010
Seminar: Pet Estate Planning, February 4, 2010
Seminar: Demystifying the Emerging Treatment & Law of Eldercare, December 9, 2009
Seminar: Staying in Control: Understanding Massachusetts’ New Guardianship Laws, November 16, 2009
Seminar: When It’s All Going to the Dogs: A Primer on the Emerging Trend of Pet Trusts and Estate Planning, November 15, 2009
Seminar: Drafting the Simple Will, November 10, 2009
Contributor: Estate Planning Bits
Quoted: And to My Dear Woofy... Estate Planning, Bank Investment Consultant, July 2008
Guest on NPR discussing Leona Helmsley's $12M bequest to her dog, August 29, 2007
Speaker: Liberty Under Law: Empowering Youth, Assuring Democracy, Central High School, May 2007
Lecturer: The A-Z’s Of Real Property Issues, Suffolk University Law School, March 2007
Guest: WWLP TV Senior Showcase, 11/03
Court-Certified GAL Training for Category D Matters, MCLE, November 2002

Bar Admissions

Other Affiliations

Massachusetts Bar Association
Hampden County Bar Association
Estate Planning Council of Hampden County
Connecticut Bar Association
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Hampden County Bar Association, New Lawyer's Section, 2003 - 2004 (Chair)
Hampden County Bar Association, New Lawyer's Section, 2003 - 2004 (Probate Court Bench Bar Liaison)
Holyoke North Business Network International (Membership Committee)
Women's Partnership Communications Committee (Co-Chair)
Women's Partnership Board of Directors, 2003 - 2005
Joy of Jasper Horse Sanctuary, Founder, 2007-Present
Greater Springfield Business & Professional Women's Club, First Vice President, 2005-2006
Greater Springfield Business & Professional Women's Club, Second Vice President, 2004-2005
Western Massachusetts Elder Care Professionals, Member, Steering Committee
Meadows Homes Human Rights Committee, Member
Women's Business Owners Alliance of the Pioneer Valley, Inc., Cheryl Reed Memorial Loan Fund Chair
National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, 2018 - Present (Director)
Western Massachusetts Elder Care Professionals Steering Committee (Member)

Past Positions

Fraternities and Sororities

Gina M. Barry

Gary L. Fialky
Of Counsel
47 years of experience
Trusts, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Mediation, Worker's Compensation, Commercial Law, Landlord & Tenant, Land Use & Zoning, Immigration, Employment, Government
Michael J. Coyne
Of Counsel
40 years of experience
Trusts, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Mediation, Worker's Compensation, Commercial Law, Landlord & Tenant, Land Use & Zoning, Immigration, Employment, Government
Justin H. Dion
Of Counsel
22 years of experience
Trusts, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Mediation, Worker's Compensation, Commercial Law, Landlord & Tenant, Land Use & Zoning, Immigration, Employment, Government
Richard A. Corbert
Of Counsel
Trusts, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Mediation, Worker's Compensation, Commercial Law, Landlord & Tenant, Land Use & Zoning, Immigration, Employment, Government

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