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About Hilary M. Carlson

HILARY M. CARLSON, ESQ.

hcarlson@counselfirst.com

Professional Information:

Rhode Island Bar, admitted to practice, January 2007

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (Rhode Island); former hospice social worker

United States District Court (District of Rhode Island), admitted to practice, May 2007

Practice Areas:

• Adoptions
• Estate Administration
• Estate Planning
• Guardianship
• Guardian Ad Litem
• Medicaid Planning
• Probate
• Veterans’ Aid and Attendance Benefits
• Revocable (Living) Trusts

Presentations

• “Estate Planning and Long Term Care” – RI Deaf Senior Citizens, 2010
• “Estate Planning and Long Term Care” - Little Compton Library, 2010
• “Health Care Durable Power of Attorney Clinic” – RI Bar Association, Newport, 2009
• “Ethical Issues in End of Life Care” – University of Tel Aviv, bioethics seminar 2006

Memberships:

• Rhode Island Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Business Networking International
• RI Bar Assoc. Elderly Pro Bono Program
• Lawyer Referral Service

Education:

• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D.
• University of Connecticut, School of Social Work, M.S.W.
• University of Rhode Island, B.A.

Personal:

Born and raised in Wakefield, Rhode Island, currently living in Westport, Massachusetts. Married to Kurt A. Carlson, retired Coast Guard Captain. We have two daughters, Emily and Dana.