Mega-Move: 15 Lawyers and Legal Professionals Join Hinckley Allen

Mega-Move: 15 Lawyers and Legal Professionals Join Hinckley Allen

Hinckley Allen announced plans to add 15 Trusts & Estates professionals, including partners Karen G. DelPonte, Lynn E. Riley, and Bridget L. Mullaney; counsel Nancy Fisher Chudacoff and Lori J. Lousararian; and associates Rory McEntee and Angeli E. Tillett.  

The team also includes eight professional paralegals and legal administrative assistants.  They will join the firm’s Providence, Rhode Island, office on July 1.

The group leaves Cameron & Mittleman LLP and joins Hinckley Allen's Trusts & Estates department.

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It is one of the biggest legal moves in Rhode Island in years.

According to Hinckley Allen, "the attorneys represent business leaders, entrepreneurs, families, and high-net-worth individuals throughout New England and Florida. The team has decades of experience in comprehensive legacy planning, tax counsel, asset protection, and generational wealth transfers. Hinckley Allen will have one of the largest and most experienced Trusts & Estates - Private Clients departments in New England as a result of this combination.”

“More and more clients are turning to Hinckley Allen for generational planning, tax advice, and wealth preservation,” said Managing Partner Patrick A. Rogers.  “Adding Karen, Lynn, Bridget, and their entire team brings top-of-the-market talent to Hinckley Allen to meet growing demand.  Culturally, it’s a great fit, too.  We know them, and they know us.”

“We are excited to welcome our new colleagues to Hinckley Allen,” said Leon C. Boghossian III, Chair of the firm’s T&E department.  “I have known them for years and admired their capabilities and professionalism. Like everyone at Hinckley Allen, they are practical, caring, and business-minded.  This expansion also reflects the firm’s commitment to our estate planning clients.  Our new colleagues and clients will benefit from Hinckley Allen’s deep resources, experience, and full-service platform.  I look forward to all we will accomplish together.”

 

About Our Trusts & Estates Group and New Partners

Hinckley Allen’s Trusts & Estates attorneys are leaders in their field and have been consistently recognized as such by Chambers High Net Worth, Best Lawyers, and Super Lawyers.

With this combination, the firm’s Trusts & Estates group will be comprised of 30 attorneys and professionals.  It will be "one of the most experienced and comprehensive Trusts & Estates practices advising clients throughout New England and Florida," said the firm.

Karen G. DelPonte – Partner. Karen’s practice focuses on estate planning with emphasis on advising individuals and business clients, including advice with respect to family-owned businesses, limited liability companies and family partnerships.  She is a graduate of Wellesley College and Boston College Law School. Admitted in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Lynn E. Riley – Partner. Lynn’s practice focuses on advising individuals, business owners, fiduciaries and families on all aspects of estate planning and administration, including wealth preservation, asset transfer, and charitable giving.  She is a graduate of Bentley College, Suffolk University Law School, with an LLM in tax from Boston University School of Law. Admitted in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Florida.

Bridget L. Mullaney – Partner. Bridget’s practice focuses on sophisticated estate planning for individuals and families, as well as trust and estate administration and gift and estate taxation. She is a graduate of Providence College and Catholic University of America Law School. Admitted in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

In recent months, Hinckley Allen said the following also joined the firm Jason Casey (White Collar & Government Enforcement) Linda J. Cohen (Health Care), Christopher D. Romeo (Intellectual Property), Christopher H. Suh (Trusts & Estates), Madeine M. Ursini (Corporate & Business Transactions), and welcomed back Real Estate lawyers Steven D. Catanach and Olaleye Onikuyide.