Jennifer S. Rako

Jennifer Rako, a resident of Chatham, Massachusetts, is Counsel for Reynolds, Rappaport, Kaplan & Hackney, LLC. Her practice is exclusively focused in estate planning and administration. Ms. Rako joined the firm in 2005. Prior to moving her practice to the Cape and Island, Ms. Rako was a partner at Murtha, Cullina, a firm with offices in Connecticut and Massachusetts. A graduate of Northeastern University School of Law, Ms. Rako spent her early years of practice at the international firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (now K&L Gates).

Ms. Rako has extensive experience preparing wills, various trusts, powers of attorney and health care proxies.  She also advises clients with respect to family gift planning, planning for incapacity, charitable giving and prenuptial agreements.  In addition to probating estate matters, Ms. Rako appears in probate court on petitions for conservatorships, guardianships and adoptions. 

Community Involvement:

Ms. Rako helped create the Women's Early Detection Fund at Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation, which provides grants for diagnostic procedures not otherwise covered by insurance for women's cancers. Each year she partners with Cape Cod Academy's Pink Ribbon Club to host a dance marathon to raise money for the fund.

Personal:

Ms. Rako resides on Cape Cod with her daughter, Alexandra.

Practice Areas

Estate Planning
& Administration

Education

Northeastern University
School of Law,
J.D., 1992

New York University,
B.A., 1986

Bar Admission

Massachusetts, 1993

Publications

Co-author of Avoiding Common Estate Planning Errors, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Inc., 1997

Author of Developments in Connecticut Probate Law, Connecticut Bar Journal, Vol. 69, No.1, February, 1995
pp. 10 -31