Estate Planning Division

CannonMurray Law is the estate planning division of Brigantine Law, providing North Shore families with dedicated expertise in wills, trusts, probate, elder law, and estate planning, all within the Brigantine family of services.

Estate Planning Division
CannonMurray Law, llc
Estate Planning, Elder & Probate Law
Preserve and Protect Your Assets
Topsfield (alongside Brigantine Law)
458 Boston Street, Suite 1, Topsfield, MA 01983
Gloucester
224 Washington Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
North Andover
By appointment
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Estate Planning Division

Brigantine Law's Estate Planning Division.

CannonMurray Law operates as the dedicated estate planning division of Brigantine Law, bringing focused expertise in wills, trusts, probate, elder law, and asset protection to the families we serve.

Brigantine Law handles family law matters: divorce, custody, collaborative divorce, guardianship, conservatorship, and adoption. When those matters intersect with estate planning, CannonMurray Law, as our in-house division, provides that expertise seamlessly.

Clients work within one organization. There is no referral to an outside firm, no separate engagement, and no gap between the two areas of practice.

What the Estate Planning Division Handles

CannonMurray Law focuses exclusively on estate planning and related matters, providing Brigantine Law clients with focused, expert counsel in a complex area of law.

Wills

Clearly drafted wills that reflect your wishes and protect your family, prepared in plain language you can actually understand.

Living Trusts

Revocable living trusts that avoid probate, keep your affairs private, and take effect immediately if you become incapacitated.

Special Needs Trusts

Careful planning to protect family members with disabilities without affecting their eligibility for government benefits.

Probate

Guidance through the Massachusetts probate process after a loved one passes, handled efficiently and with compassion.

Elder Law

Planning that protects older adults and their families, including MassHealth planning and asset protection strategies.

Tax Planning

Estate tax strategies designed to preserve more of what you have worked for and pass it on to the people who matter most.

How the Division Works

CannonMurray Law operates within Brigantine Law as a dedicated estate planning practice. Here is what that looks like for clients.

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One Organization, Two Practice Areas

Brigantine Law handles family law. CannonMurray Law, as our estate planning division, handles wills, trusts, probate, and elder law. Both operate within the same organization.

2

We See the Full Picture

A divorce affects your estate plan. An adoption changes your beneficiary designations. Because estate planning is handled in-house, nothing falls through the cracks between practice areas.

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No Outside Referrals

When your matter involves estate planning, it stays within Brigantine Law. You are not sent to an outside firm. The expertise is already here.

Meet the Estate Planning Attorneys

The CannonMurray Law attorneys who handle wills, trusts, probate, and elder law for Brigantine Law clients.

Bridget Murray

Attorney at Law

Attorney Murray has practiced estate planning for 25 years. Before becoming an attorney, she wrote for The Economist in Tokyo, worked as a financial analyst for State Street Bank, and earned an MBA in International Management from the Thunderbird School of International Business. She holds a BA from Mount Holyoke College and a JD from Suffolk Law School, and she is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Minnesota.

Her practice focuses on estate planning, with particular depth in trusts, trust administration, special needs trusts, and tax planning.

She is a member of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), and the Essex County and Merrimack Valley Estate Planning Councils. She lives in Gloucester with her husband and two young adult children.

Heather Dennehy

Attorney at Law

Attorney Dennehy has worked with CannonMurray Law since 2022. She works with estate planning clients and is the attorney primarily responsible for probate matters. She is also the team member you are most likely to work with on reviews and updates to your plan.

Before joining CannonMurray Law, Attorney Dennehy ran her own law practice focused on estate planning. She served as an estate planning associate at Dalton and Finegold in Andover for eight years, and earlier worked as Associate Counsel in the legal department at Leasecomm Corporation and Microfinancial Incorporated in Waltham, Massachusetts.

She is a graduate of the Massachusetts School of Law and lives with her family in Andover.

Need Estate Planning Help?

Contact Brigantine Law and our estate planning division will take it from there. Wills, trusts, probate, and elder law, all handled in-house.