Statewide Virtual Meeting Thu Feb 9th: Protect your Assets with an LLC, Inc or Trust

Learn why and how owners operate with an LLC, Inc., or trust. This presentation will review:

How entities can help with estate planning, bankruptcy containment, and business growth.
Which form of entity is most commonly used by Massachusetts landlords?
Why trusts are now out of favor.
The basic outline for what you or your attorney will do to create an entity.
Whether you need to create an entity at all.

Attendees will leave knowing the basics of asset protection and whether it's time.

picture of MassLandlords Executive Director Doug Quattrochi — MassLandlords Executive Director Doug Quattrochi

Attorney Melissa Gleick. (With Permission.)

A lawsuit can have different consequences depending on your choice of entities

Part of this presentation will be given by Doug Quattrochi, Executive Director, MassLandlords, Inc. Doug was a founding member of MassLandlords in 2013. He became the association's first Executive Director under new bylaws in 2014. Since then, he has scaled the organization from a core of 160 members in Worcester to approximately 2,500 dues paying businesses from Pittsfield to the Cape, and from an all-volunteer team to approximately 20 full and part-time staff plus 50 volunteers. Doug has been instrumental in advancing democratic governance mechanisms, including score voting for policy priorities and a staggered and democratically elected Board of Directors. Doug also oversees the RentHelper spin-off, which is expanding access to electronic banking for those of us who are unbanked or underbanked. Prior to MassLandlords, Doug held leadership roles in various Massachusetts startups, two of which are still operating. Doug holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

"Doug's presentation was excellent. He was very clear and provided detailed explanations." -Larry

"Doug always holds very informative classes full of substance and Very organized!" -Thomas

"Your answers to member's questions were most helpful." -Liz

Part of this presentation will be given by Melissa A. Gleick, Esq.. Attorney Gleick concentrates her practice in several related areas, primarily elder law and corporate law. Specifically, she works on Estate Planning, Long Term Care Planning, Special Needs Planning, Asset Protection Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, Equine and Pet Trust Planning, Guardianships, Conservatorships and Small Business Planning.

Melissa was admitted to practice in Massachusetts after having earned her Juris Doctorate in 2007 from New England School of Law in Boston where she was a member of the New England Law Review and where she graduated cum laude. She earned her undergraduate degree from Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts where she majored in Criminal Justice and graduated summa cum laude. She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association.

In 2013, Attorney Gleick was recognized by Worcester Business Journal and was awarded their 40 under Forty Award. In 2015 and again in 2017, she was recognized by Superlawyers Magazine and was awarded their Rising Star Award. She has hosted the Money Matters radio show and has presented seminars on various legal topics to MassLandlords and the Better Business Bureau.

Networking time will be moderated by Doug Quattrochi, Executive Director, MassLandlords, Inc.

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Thursday, February 9^th

Virtual Meeting Agenda

5:00 pm Sign-in and virtual networking: you can chit chat with others as people log in
5:40 pm Presentation
6:40 pm Virtual Meeting ends

By member survey, the business update has been reimagined as a set of convenient videos viewable anytime online.

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