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Lisa M. Rico

Lisa M. Rico

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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Probate, Real Estate, Business Law
190 North Main Street, Natick, MA 01760

    About Lisa M. Rico

    Practice Areas
    • Probate
    • Real Estate
    • Business Law
    Education
    • New York University School of Law, New York, New York, May, 1994
      L.L.M.
      • Major: Taxation
    • Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts, May, 1991
      Juris Doctor
      • Honors: cum laude
      • Honors: Class Rank: Top 10%
      • Law Review: Western New England Law Review, Member, 1989 - 1990
    • Western New England University, Springfield, Massachusetts, May, 1987
      B.A., Bachelor of Arts
      • Major: Government
      • Honors: magna cum laude

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • Massachusetts, 1992
    • Connecticut, 1991
    • New York, 1994
    • Maryland, 1995
    Other Affiliations
    • Boston Estate Planning Council, 2012 - 2013 (Women’s Initiative Committee)
    • Massachusetts Bar Association, Taxation Law Section Council (Member)
    • Boston Bar Association
    • Boston Estate Planning Committee
    • American Bar Association, Member
    • American Bar Association, Business Planning Group of the ABA’s Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section, 2013 - 2015 (Chair)
    • American Bar Association, Business Planning Group of the ABA’s Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section, 2011 - 2013 (Co-Vice Chair)
    • American Bar Association, Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section, CLE Committee, 2012 - 2015 (Member)
    • American Bar Association, Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section, Committee on Substantive Groups and Committees, 2012 - 2018
    • Estate Planning and Administration for Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers Committee of Business Planning Group of the American Bar Association’s Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section, 2010 - 2011 (Co-Chair)
    • Estate Planning and Administration for Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers Committee of Business Planning Group of the American Bar Association’s Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section, 2009 - 2010 (Co-Vice Chair)
    • Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
    • Massachusetts Bar Association Taxation Law Section Council, 2010 - 2012 (Chair)
    • Massachusetts Bar Association Taxation Law Section Council, 2009 - 2010 (Co-Chair)
    • Massachusetts Bar Association Taxation Law Section Council (Member)
    • Massachusetts Bar Association Probate Law Section Council, 2021 - 2022 (Chair)
    • Massachusetts Bar Association Probate Law Section Council, 2019 - 2021 (Vice Chair)
    • Massachusetts Bar Association Probate Law Section Council (Member)
    • Boston Estate Planning Council, Member
    • Boston Estate Planning Council (Programs Committee Chair, 2013-2014, 2017-2018)

    Articles

    Published Works
    • The New Tax Return Preparer's Standards, May, 2008
    • “Basic Strategies to Preserve and Protect the Family Business”, A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Massachusetts, Chapter 10, 4th ed., 2019 Supplement (2019), Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, co-author
    • “Irrevocable Trusts Holding S Corporation Stock”, Drafting Irrevocable Trusts in Massachusetts, Chapter 14, 2nd ed., 2020 Supplement (2020), Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, co-author
    • “Get Ready for the 3.8% Tax on Net Investment Income”, Probate & Property (July/August 2013), co-author
    • “Estate Planning with Portability in Decoupled States” Probate & Property (May/June 2013)
    • “Estate Planning with Portability: What You Need to Know”, SumNews,Vol. 23 No. 4, Summer II 2012
    • “Borrowing for Postmortem Liquidity, Part 1”, Probate & Property (November/December 2010)
    • “Borrowing For Postmortem Liquidity, Part 2 – A Primer On IRC § 6166”, Probate & Property (January/February 2011)
    • “Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010”, Massachusetts Lawyers Journal, Vol. 18 No. 8, April 2011
    • “End of the Estate Tax Looms”, Massachusetts Lawyers Journal, Vol. 18 No. 4, December 2010
    • “Gifts of Partnership or LLC Interests: Annual Exclusion Gifts?”, Taxation Law Section, Massachusetts Bar Association, Section Review, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2010
    • “Planning for Liquidity in Estates Holding Closely-Held Business Interests-Loans”, October, 2009 Update to Estate and Personal Financial Planning by Edward F. Koren and published by Thompson West
    • “The Knight Decision: The ‘2 Percent Floor’ Applies to Trust”, Taxation Law Section, Massachusetts Bar Association, Section Review, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2008
    • “The New Tax Return Preparer’s Standards”, Taxation Law Section, Massachusetts Bar Association, Section Review, Vol. 10, No. 1, Author, 2008

    Office Info

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    Lisa M. Rico
    Phone:
    (508) 206-9995
    Website:
    https://www.ricomurphydiamondbean.com/
    Address:
    190 North Main Street, Natick, MA 01760
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