Probate Law
Section Leadership
Michael R. Christy
Christy, a Worcester resident, is an associate at Mirick, O'Connell,
DeMallie and Lougee LLP in Worcester, where he focuses his
practice primarily on probate, trust and fiduciary litigation. He
served as vice chair of the MBA's Probate Law Section during the
2010-11 association year. Christy is also a member of the MBA's
Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code Resource Desk Committee and
chair of an ad hoc committee reviewing Massachusetts' current Power
of Attorney law. He has served as a chair and panelist for several
continuing legal education seminars.
Jennifer L. Laucirica
Laucirica, a Scituate resident, focuses on trust administration
at Loring,
Wolcott & Coolidge in Boston. Previously, Laucirica
practiced at Goodwin Procter LLP in Boston in the Trusts and Estate
Planning Practice, managed Cushing & Dolan's estate
administration practice, was an associate with State Street Global
Advisors, specializing in estate taxation and estate
administration, and served as a probate paralegal for the Office of
the Attorney General. She is a member of Probate and Family Court
Chief Justice Paula M. Carey's Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code
Article III Implementation Committee. Laucirica is also a member of
the Boston Bar Association. She frequently writes and lectures on
the topics related to estate planning, probate litigation and
probate law. Laucirica was named a Massachusetts Super
Lawyer "Rising Star" in 2010.