Overview
Insights
News
Education and Credentials
Recognition and Community
Overview
Christine Fletcher has over two decades of experience advising clients through the legal aspects of personal life. Her practice concentrates on estate planning, trust and estate administration, probate litigation, and family business matters. She assists individuals and families with creating sophisticated estate plans, minimizing estate taxes and ensuring assets pass to intended recipients while navigating certain legalities, including death, marriage, prenuptial agreements and buying out a family business.
In her estate planning work, Christine addresses the complexities caused by second marriages and blended families, divorce and crises. She is also adept at developing plans with a charitable purpose while still providing for family members and loved ones in a tax-efficient manner.
Christine counsels clients on international asset plans for transitional and tax issues associated with having assets abroad. In probate courts, she helps clients probate estates, petition for guardianships and maneuver through disputes arising from contested estates. In addition, Christine advises clients with closely held or family-owned businesses with business succession planning or sale.
When matters are disputed, Christine presents clients with options and solutions advising as to risks and possible outcomes. She also provides practical advice to maneuver through the court system in an efficient and effective manner.
Insights
Author, December 3, 2024, Forbes.com
Author, September 23, 2024, Forbes.com
Author, July 29, 2024, Forbes.com
Author, May 20, 2024, Forbes.com
Author, March 4, 2024, Forbes.com
News
Featured, November 19, 2024, Boston Magazine
Mentioned, November 29, 2023, Day Pitney Press Release
Featured, November 21, 2023, Boston Magazine
Featured, July 7, 2023, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Featured, June 5, 2023, Law360
Education and Credentials
Education
Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 1994
Boston University, B.A., cum laude, 1991
Admissions
State of New York
State of New Jersey
State of New Hampshire
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Affiliations
Boston Estate Planning Council, Board of Directors, 2020-2023
Boston Bar Association
Family Firm Institute
Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum
National Association of Estate Planners and Councils (NAEPC) – Accredited Estate Planner designee, 2017
Recognition and Community
Recognition
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Selected to the list of Boston Magazine's Top Lawyers, Trusts and Estates, 2021-2022
Recognized as a Top Author in Wealth Management, JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards, 2020
Selected to the list of Women Worth Watching® by Profiles in Diversity Journal, 2018