Virtual Workshop
When it's All Going To The Dogs: Pet Estate Planning
Join Dakin and presenter, Gina M. Barry - Attorney at Law, Bacon Wilson P.C., to learn more about estate planning for your animals.
Topics include:
- Key final questions that should be answered to address your pet’s welfare and their future
- Choosing continued care and your final decisions regarding your pets
- How to include and structure your will to ensure care for your animals and their legal status regarding your estate plan
- A discussion around pet trusts and special provisions to support and protect your beloved furry family member
- Necessary documents to include to protect your pets
Limited spots available - registration is required. If you have any questions about the virtual workshop or registration, please contact Stacey Price, Director of Development and Marketing with any questions at sprice@dakinhumane.org or 413-781-4000 ext. 121.
GINA M. BARRY is a shareholder with the regional law firm of Bacon Wilson, P.C., who practices law in Massachusetts and Connecticut. She graduated cum laude from Western New England University School of Law, where she served as the Articles Editor of the Western New England Law Review. She then completed a one-year clerkship with the Massachusetts Superior Court before beginning her career with Bacon Wilson. Attorney Barry is a board member of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Western Massachusetts Elder Care Professionals Association.
She served as the President of the Estate Planning Council of Hampden County from 2013-2014, and is the current President of The Joy of Jasper, a non-profit horse sanctuary she founded in 2007. She has been named as a Super Lawyer by Boston Magazine for many years. Attorney Barry has also received additional awards and recognition as follows: “Lawyer of the Year” for Springfield Elder Law by Best Lawyers (2019), Distinguished Alumni of Holyoke Community College (2015); Woman of Influence by the Women Business Owners Alliance (2015); Visionary Achievement Award from Western Mass Women's Magazine (2014); one of the Top Five Business Women in Western Mass by Western Mass Women's Magazine (2010); one of Forty Under Forty by Business West (2009); Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of America (2008), and Business Woman of the Year by the Women Business Owners Alliance (2005).
Attorney Barry is a frequent lecturer and published author in her field. She practices in Estate Planning, including Estate Planning for Pets, Asset Protection/Medicaid Planning, Elder Law, Probate and Trust Administration, Guardianships, Conservatorships, and Residential Real Estate.