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Paula A. Smith, Counsellor-at-Law

Ms. Smith earned a B.S. in Human Services, summa cum laude, and J.D. from State University of New York at Buffalo. She went on to Boston University to receive a Master of Laws in Taxation (LLM).

After practicing law in Massachusetts for more than 13 years, Ms. Smith opened the law office of Attorney Paula A. Smith, LLC in 2005 and continues to provide her clients with the high quality elder law and estate planning. [more]

Mark W. Worthington, Counsellor-at-Law

Mark W. Worthington is a licensed attorney in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rochester, and came to Massachusetts in 1983 to work for Raytheon Company. He has published articles on laser physics and computer software and hardware design.

Mark received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Northeastern University School of Law, and clerked for both federal district court and state supreme court while still in law school. He was awarded the Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from Boston University School of Law. The LL.M. is a post-doctoral degree in a specialized area of law. Only 6% of all lawyers go beyond the J.D. to earn an LL.M. in one of 50 different fields. Of those, only a fraction earn their LL.M. in taxation. [more]

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