About Us
Lauren Keane Dowley and her team provide the care and compassion necessary to assist you with ensuring yourself and your loved ones are provided for now and in the future. Our comprehensive planning includes the areas of Estate & Trust Planning, Tax Planning, Probate and Trust Administration, Special Needs Planning, Asset Protection, Incapacity Planning, and Fiduciary Services. With the partners of the firm having over twenty-five years of experience between them in estate planning and elder law, we at Dowley Law provide quality legal services with an emphasis on creating long lasting relationships with our clients. We provide thorough legal solutions using a client first focus. Whether it is simply updating your estate plan or navigating a crisis, we work with you to develop a solution based on your goals.
Lauren Keane Dowley,
Principal
Lauren Keane Dowley focuses her practice in the areas of Asset Protection Planning, Estate and Tax Planning, Community and Long-Term Care Masshealth/Medicaid Planning, Special Needs Planning, Public Benefits Eligibility, Guardianships/Conservatorships, Probate and Trust Administration, Fiduciary Services, and Masshealth/Estate Recovery Controversies. Attorney Dowley often assists multiple generations of families to transfer wealth. Attorney Dowley ensures that all relevant planning options are considered and that client needs are consistently met with compassionate legal perspective.
Through her practice she works with clients to establish proper planning for their futures and to protect their assets from estate taxes, creditors, and long-term care costs. Attorney Dowley is willing to serve as the appointed fiduciary for clients or to advise family members who are serving in these complex roles. She frequently lectures on such topics as estate planning issues, Medicaid and probate and trust administration.
While she is not busy leading the Dowley Law team and helping her varied clientele in all legal matters, Lauren enjoys skiing, sailing, golf, tennis, and spending time with her husband and three children, whether locally or vacationing in Newport, RI.
Education
Western New England University School of Law, LLM Estate Planning
Suffolk University Law School, J.D.
Providence College, B.S.
Professional Associations and Memberships
Boston Bar Association, Member
Boston Estate Planning Council, Member
Cambridge, Arlington, Belmont Bar Association, Member
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Dana Kokoska,
Director of Finance and Operations
After graduating UMASS with English and business management degrees, Dana Kokoska began a career in finance and established herself as a leader at legacy institutions such as the Filene’s Corporate offices, spearheading their training and operations during the merger with May Department Stores. She then began business consulting, followed by helping to build, expand, and sell businesses in the construction, marketing, and media industries.
A highly skilled and versatile real estate professional, Dana works with clients ranging from tenured homeowners looking to sell the longtime family home to first time buyers to vacation home buyers. A longtime resident of Boston and Martha’s Vineyard, with strong footholds in communities like Metro Boston and the North Shore, as well as several years spent in Medford, Dana brings a strong working knowledge of the area’s real estate. Her specialties include supporting Estate and Trust properties in Probate, helping to administer the challenges families face during a time of significant change and stress.
Rounding out her work in real estate are the ever-present and rewarding experiences of assisting her residential buyers and sellers. Dana’s deep understanding of finance, investment potential, knowledge of renovation and building costs, and the real estate market in general, is invaluable to her buyers looking for the perfect home or investment property.
Having been on both sides of the real estate process, Dana understands the delicate balance of being readily available to her clients and marketing their properties effectively. A skilled negotiator, Dana is a dedicated professional who will help her sellers get the best price for their home.
When she is not busy working for her real estate clients and other Dowley Law clientele, Dana enjoys swimming, cooking, and spending time with her husband and two young children.