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Janet M. Smith

Janet M. Smith

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160 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110-1700

Trusts and Estates and Estate Planning

About Janet M. Smith

Janet M. Smith is a lawyer practicing trusts and estates, estate planning. Janet received a A.B. degree from Oberlin College in 1974, and has been licensed for 47 years. Janet practices at Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster Professional Corporation in Boston, MA.

Janet M. Smith (Boston, Massachusetts)

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Areas of Law

  • Trusts and Estates 1
    • Estate Planning

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Counsel
    Firm Name
    Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster Professional Corporation

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1979, Massachusetts
    1980, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
    Bar Fellowship
    of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (1990-2013)
    Chairperson of Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum (2002)
    Member of Executive Committee of the Boston Estate Planning Council (1990–1993)
    Chairperson of the Legislation Committee of the Massachusetts Bar Association Probate Section (1983-1985)
    Chairperson of the Wellesley Women's Business Network (1994-1995)
    Adjunct professor of law in estate planning at Northeastern University School of Law - 2000
    Lecturer on estate topics to tax and estate planning professionals and civic groups
    Trustee of Northeastern University (1996–2006)
    Elected Northeastern University Lifetime Trustee Emerita 2009
    Publications

    Contributing author to Drafting Wills and Trusts in Massachusetts (1990) published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE), (will and trust provisions dealing with the disposition and management of real estate)

    Author of chapter on wills and probate proceedings in Crocker's Notes on Common Forms, 8th ed. (MCLE 1995 & Supp. 1997, 2000)

    Honors and Awards

    Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2004-2013)
    Listed in Best Lawyers of America (1995-2013)


    Member: Boston (Member, Trusts and Estates Section) Bar Association. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Northeastern University
    Class of 1979
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Oberlin College
    Class of 1974
    A.B.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1952
    Leominster, Massachusetts, January 14, 1952

Janet M. Smith

Counsel at Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster Professional Corporation
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160 Federal StreetBoston, MA 02110-1700U.S.A.

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