Denise Kent

Attorney, Principal

Legal Field:

• Litigation and Mediation of Family Matters, including Divorce and Elder Law Issues
• Estate Planning: Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney
• Probate & Trust Administrations
• Elder Law, including Long-Term Care (Medicaid) Planning, and Guardianships and Conservatorships
• Planning for Gay and Unmarried Partners
• Special Needs Planning
• Asset Protection Trusts
• Pet Trusts

Professional development:

2002

Bachelor of Arts in History, Gordon College, Wenham, MA

2008

Juris Doctor Massachusetts School of Law, Andover, MA

2008

Founded Denise Kent Law Group

2010 

Certificate in Trust and Estate Planning, The Foundation for Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Wenham, MA

2013 Mediation Training, Community Dispute Settlement Center, Cambridge, MA

Memberships:

• WealthCounsel, LLC
• American Bar Association Member
• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Essex County Bar Association
• Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts
• Admitted to practice in Massachusetts and the Federal First Circuit Courts

Personal: 

Attorney Kent raised her son in Hamilton, MA, and now lives in Salem with her husband and their enormous black cat.  In her spare time she enjoys reading, collecting miniatures, and fighting for social justice.