About

Benjamin Siracusa Hillman is a professional legal professional training in probate litigation, elder regulation, and property planning in Concord, New Hampshire. Learn greater about his understanding and revel in under. Benjamin Siracusa Hillman is a devoted lawyer who makes a speciality of probate litigation, elder regulation (including Medicaid eligibility), and property making plans. With a focal point on representing clients in probate disputes concerning incapacitated adults or following the loss of life of a cherished one, Ben is understood for his sensitivity to the emotional aspects of those matters. He is professional in attaining negotiated or litigated resolutions, tenacious when needed, and green in warding off unnecessary litigation charges. Ben has experience trying cases in each state and federal courts in New Hampshire and has efficaciously treated appeals of decrease courtroom decisions. In addition to his paintings in probate litigation, Ben additionally assists customers with estate planning, with a particular consciousness at the desires of the elderly, retirees, high net really worth customers, clients with special desires, equal-intercourse couples, and younger families. He practices in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts, imparting advice to clients with private affairs spanning more than one states. Ben has additionally performed a key position in drafting and advocating for regulation that simplifies the administration of uncontested New Hampshire estates with multiple beneficiaries. As a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Ben is recognized for his extraordinary contributions to the practice of accept as true with and property law. He additionally serves as in-residence ethics suggest for Shaheen and Gordon and has been a voter protection lawyer in each federal election cycle in view that 2012. Prior to becoming a member of Shaheen and Gordon, Ben served because the William J. Brennan Fellow at the national office of the American Civil Liberties Union, where he targeted at the Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. He additionally clerked for the Honorable Janet C. Hall of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and the Honorable William A. Fletcher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Legal Issues

Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Probate
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Elder Law

Certificates

No Certifications

Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Jurdictions
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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10th Circuit Jurdictions
10th Circuit
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9th Circuit Jurdictions
9th Circuit
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New Hampshire Jurdictions
New Hampshire
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Massachusetts Jurdictions
Massachusetts
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1st Circuit Jurdictions
1st Circuit
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U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York Jurdictions
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
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New York Jurdictions
New York
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Experience
  • Partner
    Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.
    2016
  • Associate Lawyer
    Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.
    2011
  • William J. Brennan Fellow
    AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
    2010
  • Law Clerk
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    2009
  • Law Clerk
    U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
    2008
Education
Yale Law School Education School Logo
Yale Law School
J.D. (2008)
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Harvard University Education School Logo
Harvard University
B.A. (2003)
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Associations
American College of Trust and Estates Counsel Professional Association
American College of Trust and Estates Counsel
Fellow
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American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire Professional Association
American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire
Board has membership
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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS Professional Association
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS
Former Board has membership
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New Hampshire Supreme Court Society Professional Association
New Hampshire Supreme Court Society
Former Board has membership
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New Hampshire Bar Association Professional Association
New Hampshire Bar Association
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Costs
  • Payment With Credit Card
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