Attorney Profiles

ERIC R. Carden is a partner in the Boston elder law firm of Machado & Carden, LLP, where he specializes in representing the legal needs of the elderly and disabled. He received his law degree from the Washington College of Law of The American University and his B.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Mr. Carden concentrates his practice in the areas of estate, disability and long-term care planning. A former chairman of the Elder Law Practice Group for the Massachusetts Bar Association's Probate Council, Mr. Carden is also a frequent lecturer on elder law issues for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, the Massachusetts Bar Association, Health Education Network and the Boston Tax Institute.

Mr. Carden authored the Older Clients and Long-Term Care Chapter for Drafting Estate Plans (MCLE, Inc. rev. ed.2004). He is the chairman of the MCLE seminars' Elder Law Litigation and Advocacy, Advising Elders in Crisis and Elder Law Basics for Paralegals. Mr. Carden is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Bar Associations.

For more information visit the following links:  

• Estate Tax Planning
• Probate Law
• Personal Injury Settlements
• Nursing Home Residents' Rights
• Medicaid Planning
• Guardianships and Conservatorships
• Special Needs Trusts
• Estate Planning
• Elder Law

Areas of Practice:

Estate

Disability and Long-term Care Planning

Bar Admissions:

Massachusetts, 1992

Rhode Island, 1992

U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1994

U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1993

U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1994

Education:

American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
B.A.

Published Works:

Older Clients and Long-Term Care Chapter for Drafting Estate Plans (MCLE, Inc. rev. ed.), 2004

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Frequent Lecturer, elder law issues for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Massachusetts Bar Association

Frequent Lecturer, elder law issues for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Health Education Network

Frequent Lecturer, elder law issues for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Boston Tax Institute

Professional Associations and Memberships:

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Member

Massachusetts Bar Associations.

Member

Rhode Island Bar Associations.

Member

Past Employment Positions:

Massachusetts Bar Association's Probate Council, Former Chairman, Elder Law Practice Group