Nancy joined the Firm in January, 2016. For the past 43 years, Nancy has been practicing law, the last 23 of which she was a Partner in the firm of Hardy, Tabor and Chudacoff. Prior to forming that firm, she was a Partner at Edwards & Angell (now Troutman Pepper & Locke) in Providence, Rhode Island.
She has extensive experience in the areas of estate planning, probate, estate and trust administration, and guardianships, with a particular emphasis on estate planning for persons with special-needs, special-needs trusts, and Medicaid and Social Security matters regarding special-needs trusts.
Professional Associations
-Rhode Island Bar Association
-Massachusetts Bar Association
-Fellow of The American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel and Academy of Special Needs Planners
Published Works
-Co-Editor of and author for, A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Rhode Island, published by MCLE New England in 2011.
Classes & Seminars
-Frequent presentations about guardianships and special-needs trusts to parent groups, bank trust departments, and -attorneys at the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
-Presentations on special-needs trusts and guardianships for the Rhode Island Bar Association.
-Presentations in 2013, 2014, and 2019 at the National Conference of The Academy of Special Needs Planners.
Honors
-Named a Partner in Philanthropy by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Rhode Island Chapter
-Designated a Rhode Island and New England Super Lawyer in the category of Estate Planning and Probate
-Best Lawyers in America, 2022, 2023, 2024
-Rhode Island Monthly, Professional Excellence in the Law, 2023