Jennifer Santini

Jen is a founding partner at the law firm Sykora & Santini, which focuses on business law and estate planning. Prior to forming Sykora & Santini, Jen spent the majority of her professional career in the financial services industry in Boston, working in the legal departments of two investment management companies while attending law school.

Grieving in the Age of Facebook


January 14, 2011
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This past year a college friend passed away. I realized that this was the closest and most poignant death I faced since joining Facebook and realized that this social media outlet has changed the process of grieving.

Medical Assistance Basics For Minnesotans


December 30, 2010
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Medical Assistance (“MA”) is Minnesota’s Medicaid program* that is funded by state and federal dollars. MA is an extremely complex area of the law and one that gives many individuals great pause when thinking about his or her future and the aging process. Eligibility Requirements An individual’s eligibility for MA is based on several factors. […]

Wedding Bells Ringing?


December 12, 2010
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Each year thousands of people who will be getting married need to consider whether or not they will change their last name.  This no longer applies just to women. More often, men are considering changing their last name and more same-sex marriages are occurring.  If an individual does decide to change his or her last […]

Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Basics


November 30, 2010
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Generation-skipping transfer (“GST”) tax is the tax imposed on bequests that are made to an individual who is at least two generations younger than the donor (for example, a gift from a grandparent to a grandchild).  The purpose of the GST tax is to ensure that certain gifts, which could avoid either the estate and/or […]

Famed Actor Leslie Nielsen Dies at Age 84


November 29, 2010
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Hollywood lost a comedic icon on Sunday.  Leslie Nielsen died at a hospital in Fort Lauderdale where he was being treated for pneumonia.  Mr. Nielsen was primarily known to younger generations for his roles is numerous parody films, most notably the Naked Gun movies and Airplane! However, his acting career spanned back to the 1950s.

PRENUPS 101


October 27, 2010
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Prenuptial agreements, also referred to as antenuptial agreements or prenups for short, are agreements entered into before marriage that most often outline the ownership and division of property should a marriage end either by divorce or death of one of the spouses.  Prenups have commonly been associated with the ultra wealthy but that is no […]

Spotlight on Wills for Heroes


October 26, 2010
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This week, October 24 – 30, is the 2010 National Pro Bono Celebration, sponsored by the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service.  In honor of this celebration, I wanted to take a moment to spotlight a wonderful program that my fellow Epilawgers (Maggie Green, Jamie Held and Jayne Sykora) and I are […]

Key Players in Your Estate Plan


October 1, 2010
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While most estate planning attorneys prefer that clients review their estate planning documents on an annual basis to ensure that all key information is kept up-to-date, it is evident that this is not always the case. Since more often than not clients have their estate plans drafted and then file the documents away, never to […]

Estate Planning Basics – Get your ducks in a row


September 25, 2010
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It is essential to have your affairs in order to ensure that your property and family members are cared for after your death.  Your estate plan is the blueprint for your wishes and directives for when you are unable to express such requests either due to incapacity or death.  By creating an estate plan, you […]