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Should You Include a No-Contest Clause in Your Massachusetts Will or Trust? What Families Should Know
A disappointed beneficiary can challenge capacity, allege undue influence, attack a late amendment, question a trust, or try to undo a distribution that was deliberately unequal. A no-contest…
Updating Your Estate Plan After Marriage, Divorce, or the Birth of a Child in Massachusetts
Marriage, divorce, and the birth or adoption of a child can change inheritance rights, beneficiary arrangements, fiduciary appointments, and who should control property after death in Massachusetts. A…
Estate Planning for Massachusetts Business Owners: Succession Strategies That Protect Your Legacy
Your death can destroy the business you spent decades building. The biggest issue is what happens when you can no longer run the company. Who controls the bank…
Atty. Eric D. Correira Elected Secretary of the Rhode Island Bar Association
Correira Law is proud to announce that at the Annual Meeting of the Rhode Island Bar Association (RIBA) held in June of this year, Atty. Eric D. Correira…
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Quotes Atty. Eric D. Correira
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recently quoted Atty. Eric D. Correira regarding a case where the trustees of a family trust breached an agreement to use the proceeds from the…
Atty. Eric D. Correira Wins Case of First Impression in Massachusetts
Atty. Eric D. Correira recently won a case of first impression for clients in the Fiduciary Litigation Session (FLS) of the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court. That case,…
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Interviews Atty. Eric D. Correira
Atty. Eric D. Correira was interviewed by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly regarding a recent Massachusetts Superior Court decision where several individuals sued an attorney, his law firm, and his…
Rhode Island Protects Attorney-Client Privilege in Trust and Other Fiduciary Matters
On June 13, 2025, Governor Dan McKee signed into law legislation introduced by the Rhode Island Bar Association (RIBA) to protect the attorney-client privilege in trust and other…
Atty. Eric D. Correira Quoted by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recently quoted Atty. Eric D. Correira regarding a Massachusetts Superior Court case where the Court determined that the decedent’s estranged sister was entitled to his…
Atty. Eric D. Correira Joins Harvard Legal Services Center Leadership Council
Atty. Eric D. Correira was recently invited to join the Leadership Council for the WilmerHale Legal Services Center for Harvard Law School. Over the last several years, Atty.…