Squillace & Associates, P.C. is a boutique law firm dedicated to meeting individual client family needs with respect to life and estate planning.

We specialize in estate planning by assisting individuals and families in passing on wealth and wisdom to future generations. We are prepared to handle all of your estate planning needs including wills, trusts, and health care documentation as well as trust funding and eventually, probate and administration of you estate. It is our goal to help educate you and your loved ones on the available options for estate planning and help to optimize your choices. In addition, we are particularly sensitive to the unique needs of same gender couples in Massachusetts and elsewhere.

With over 20 years of experience, we also specialize in helping small and closely held businesses prepare for generational transitions.

Our offices are in the historic Ames-Webster Mansion in Boston's Back Bay. We are conveniently located at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street.

We have two attorneys on staff as well as paralegal assistance.

Various staff members are fluent in English, French, and Polish.

We are located in the Ames Webster Mansion in Boston's Back Bay. We are at the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street.

Our firm started in 2008 but our attorneys have over 35 years of experience.

We currently practice in Massachusetts, New York and Washington, DC. Scott is also admited to the the bar in Paris, France.

Estate Planning
Wills, Trusts, Probate

Scott Squillace is a international corporate and estate planning attorney with over 20 years of experience.

He is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts, New York and Washington D.C. and has been admitted to the Bar in Paris, France as an Avocat. Scott began his practice career as a corporate and transactional attorney at Skadden, Arps where he was among the first attorneys to open its Paris and Moscow offices. During his time at Skadden he did significant private and public company corporate work helping businesses to plan for financial and other growth needs. He worked in Skadden's Washington, D.C., New York, Paris, Moscow and Hong Kong offices.

Scott also spent a significant amount of time as an in-house corporate attorney first as General Counsel for Levi Strauss & Co.'s European Division based in Brussels and later as the first General Counsel for Grand Circle Travel, a privately held Boston based travel company. He also served as European Counsel for Cabot Corporation, a NYSE public company, headquartered in Boston. He has travelled and worked extensively in Asia, Latin America and Europe.

Scott is now the founder of Squillace & Associates, P.C. - a boutique law firm in Boston's historic Back Bay specializing in Life & Estate Planning matters for individuals and families. He specializes in planning needs for international clientele, corporate executives and small business owners. He is a member of the National Network of Estate Planning attorneys and works in collaboration with other attorneys nationally on life & estate planning matters. His practice also includes a focus on planning needs for same-sex couples and their families. He also regularly provides Pet Trusts for his clients, having 2 chocolate labs.

Scott is an active participant in a number of community and professional organizations. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Charlestown Preservation Society and Stonewall Communities, Inc., a Boston based non-profit organization dedicated to housing and aging needs for the LGBT community. He has served on the Board of Directors and past chair of the Fenway Community Health Center and the Association of Corporate Counsel, New England and European Chapters. He has served on the Boston Legal Foundation's, Massachusetts Advisory Council; the Editorial Board for New England In-House Magazine; Advisory Board Member , Boston University School of Management, Executive Education for Lawyers and proudly served as Treasurer and Board member for MassEquality, a coalition supporting Equal Marriage rights in Massachusetts.

Scott is now a member of the Boston Estate Planning Council, the Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association and its Estate Planning section, the Massachusetts Lesbian & Gay Bar Association and Pride Planners.

He holds his bachelors degree from Fordham University in New York; has studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris and earned his J.D. from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He is married and resides in Charlestown, MA.

Fordham College- New York, New York; BS

The Catholic University School of Law- Washington, DC; JD

1987

Massacshuetts State Courts
Federal Frist District
Federal Second District
Supreme Court of the United States

Massachusetts, New York, Washington, DC and Paris, France.

National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys
Boston Estate Planning Council
MA Chapter of NNEPA- Chair
Advisors in Philanthropy