Background
Schmidt, Mary H. was born on June 17, 1946 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States.
Schmidt, Mary H. was born on June 17, 1946 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States.
Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). University of Chicago Law School (Juris Doctor, 1971). Boston University School of Law (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1985).
Associate Editor, Massachusetts Family Law Manual, since 1988.
Worked at Packenham, Schmidt & Federico, Professional Corporation (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in Family Law, Domestic Relations, Trusts, Wills and Estates. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Massachusetts. 1976, United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts.
Associate Editor, Massachusetts Family Law Manual, 1988.
Author: "Sale of Personal Property," Massachusetts Probate Manual, 1988, 1990 and 1993. Faculty: Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Incorporated.
(MCLE), "Estate Planning for the General Practitioner," 1978, Massachusetts Bar Association ("Master of Business Administration"). "New Dimensions in Interspousal Giving," January, 1983.
MCLE, "Tax Aspects of Divorce," 1983.
Boston Estate and Business Planning Council, "Inter Vivos Giving," 1984. Colby College Estate Planning and Tax Institute, 1984 and 1993. MCLE, "Landmark Changes in Divorce Taxation," 1984.
MCLE, "Practical Answers to Everyday Probate Problems," 1985.
MCLE, (Chair) "Fundamentals of Estate Planning," 1984-1992. MCLE, "Tax Analysis for Family Lawyers," 1986.
MCLE/American Language Institute -American Bar Association, "Sophisticated Estate Planning Techniques," 1986. MCLE, "Fundamentals of Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts,", 1986.
"Marital Planning in Light of The Right Audience "86," Federal Tax Institute, "Estate Planning - Selected Areas," 1986.
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, "Domestic Relations - Back to Basics," April, 1986. Boston Estate Planning Council ("BEPC"), Third Annual Estate Planning Day, 1987. Estate Planning Council of Worcester County, 1988.
Guest Lecturer, Tax Planning Seminar, Graduate Tax Program, Bentley College, 1988-1990.
MCLE, "Tax Aspects of Separation and Divorce 1988," 1988, 1994 and 1996. MCLE, "Practice Pointers in Drafting for the Family Lawyer," 1988.
MCLE, A Potpourri of Issues for Family Lawyers," 1989. MCLE, "Pre-Retirement Planning," 1989.
MCLE, "Things An Estate Planner Needs to Know About Domestic Relations," 1989.
MCLE, "Fundamentals of Divorce Taxation," 1989. Harvard Club of Boston, "Estate Planning for the Single Person," 1989. MCLE, "Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute 1989," 1989.
BEPC, "Institute on Estate Planning," 1989.
MCLE, "49 Things You Need to Know to Practice Law," 1989. Master of Business Administration, "Transferring Family Real Estate to the Next Generation," 1990.
MCLE, "Drafting Tax Efficient Estate Plans With The Marital Deduction," 1990. Bentley College Thirteenth National Institute on Federal Taxation, "Recession Tax Planning," 1991.
MCLE, "Divorce Over 55," 1991.
MCLE, "Estate Planning Basics, 1991. BEPC, "Institute on Estate Planning," 1991. Master of Business Administration, "How to Draft and Define Prenuptial Agreements," 1993.
BEPC, "The Effect of Divorce on Estate Planning," 1992.
MCLE, "Tax Aspects of Separation and Divorce," 1992. Master of Business Administration, "Income, Gift and Estate Tax Aspects of Divorce," 1993.
MCLE, "Estate Planning in Anticipation of Divorce," 1993. MCLE, "Medical Insurance and Public Benefits," 1993.
Boston Bar Foundation Continuing Legal Education, "Dealing with Trusts in Domestic Relations Cases," 1993.
Master of Business Administration Annual Meeting, "Prenuptial Agreements," 1994. MCLE, "Sophisticated Probate Problems," 1994. Bachelor of Business Administration, "Prenuptial Agreement," 1995.
MCLE, "Divorce, Trusts, Inheritance & Life Insurance," 1995.
MCLE, Appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem in Estate Accounts & Equity Matters," 1995 and 1996. MCLE, " Drafting Domestic Relations Agreements," 1995.
MCLE, "Trial Law Advocacy Institute," 1995. MCLE, "Top Mistakes Divorce Lawyers Make Most," 1995.
MCLE, "Appointment of a GAL in the Probate Court," 1996.
ALI/American Bar Association, "Basic Estate and Gift Taxation and Planning," 1996. Member: Norfolk County Bench/Bar Committee, 1989. Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum, 1991.
Boston Estate Planning Council, 1987.
President, Boston Estate Planning Council, 1991-1992. Company-Director, Bentley College/Boston Estate Planning Council Institute on Estate Planning, 1989-1991.
Member, Massachusetts Bar Foundation, 1989. Trustee, Social Law Library, 1990.
Member: Boston (Member, Trust and Estate Section, Vice Chair 1994-1996.
Volunteer Lawyer"s Project, 1977-1980), Massachusetts (Member, Probate and Family Law Committees) and American (Member, Real Property and Probate Law Section) Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
"Sale of Personal Property," Massachusetts Probate Manual, 1988. Facualty: MCLE, "Estate Planning for the General Practitioner," October 1978. "New Dimensions in Interpersonal Civing,” January 1983.
MCLE, Tax Aspects of Divorce," October, 1983, Boston Estate and Business Planning Council. Inter Vivos Giving," MBA, May, 1984. Colby College Esate Planning and Tax Institute, July, 1984.
MCLE, "Landmark Changes in Divorce Taxation," October 1984. MCLE, "Practical Answers to Everyday Probate Problems," October 1985. MCLE, (Chairman) "Fundamentals of Estate Planning," since 1984.
MCLE, "Tax Analysis for Family Lawyers," March, 1986. MCLE/ALIABA, "Sophisticated Estate Planning Techniques," September, 1986. MCLE, "Fundamentals of Income Taxation of Estates and Tmsts," November, 1986.
"Martial Planning in Light of TRA '86. Estate and Business Federal Tax Institute, "Estate Planning-Selected Areas," April, 1986. Domestic Relations-Back in Business," Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, April, 1986.
Third Annual Estate Planning Day, Boston Estate Planning Council, November, 1987. Planning Council of Worecester County, January, 1988. Guest Lecturer, Tax Planning Seminar, Graduate Tax Program, Bentley College, 1988- 1990.
MCLE, Tax Aspects of Separation and Devorce 1988," June, 1988. MCLE, "Practice Pointers in Drafting for the Family Lawyers," October, 1988. MCLE, A Potpourri of Issues for Family Lawyers," February, 1989.
AMCLE, "Pre-Retirement Planning," March, 1989. MCLE, Things An Estate Planner Needs to Know About Domestic Relations," April, 1989. MCLE, "Fundamentals of Divorce Taxation," May 1989.
Harvard Club of Boston, "Estate Planning for the Single Person,” May, 1989. BEPC, "Institute on Estate Planning," June, 1989. MCLE, "49 Things You Need to Know to Practice Law," September, 1989.
MBA, Transferring Family Real Estate to the Next Generation," March 1990. Trustee, Social Law Library, since 1990.
Member: Norfolk County Bench/Bar Committee, 1989. Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum, 1991. Boston Estate Planning Council, 1987.
President, Boston Estate Planning Council, 1991-1992.
Company-Director, Bentley College/Boston Estate Planning Council Institute on Estate Planning, 1989-1991. Member, Massachusetts Bar Foundation, 1989.
Trustee, Social Law Library, 1990. Member: Boston (Member, Trust and Estate Section, Vice Chair 1994-1996.
Volunteer Lawyer"s Project, 1977-1980), Massachusetts (Member, Probate and Family Law Committees) and American (Member, Real Property and Probate Law Section) Bar Associations.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.