Crossroads Speaker Series - Theresa M. Varnet, ESQ - Fletcher, Tilton, P.C. - Worcester, MA

MAY 16^th – 7:00PM

Topic: Estate Planning and Legal Issues Approaching Adulthood

THERESA M. VARNET, ESQ – Fletcher, Tilton P.C., Worcester, MA

Theresa Varnet has been an advocate for persons with disabilities for over 40 years. In addition to being a lawyer, she is a certified teacher, licensed social worker and the parent of a disabled daughter. She has served as Social Services Director in a residential school for children with multiple disabilities, Coordinator for a Special Education Cooperative and as a Citizen Advocacy/Disability Rights Coordinator. While living in the Sultanate of Oman, she assisted the Omani Ministry of Social Affairs in developing the first preschool program for children with handicapping conditions.

She is a frequent speaker for volunteer and professional groups and has presented nationally at the National Conferences of TASH, AAMR, and the Arc, among others. She is also the co-author, with Richard Spain, of “Home Control Through Estate and Financial Planning,’ a co-author of MCLE’s ‘Estate Planning for the Aging Incapacitated Client in Massachusetts’ and a co-author of ICLE’s ‘Special Needs Trust.’

Ms. Varnet is an active volunteer in the national, state and local chapters of The Arc, is a member of TASH, AMI, The Autism Society, past member of the Developmental Disabilities Council in MA and KY, and past member of the KY Governor’s Advisory Panel on Special Ed.