Estate Planning Attorney

Serving families throughout Lynnfield, Wakefield, Reading, Peabody, Danvers, Beverly, Greater Boston Area, North Shore, and Southern New Hampshire area

As a child, I lived with my parents and sister on the second floor of a home owned by my grandparents. I had the unconditional love, support and encouragement of both my parents and grandparents. Family was always first.

After graduating from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT where I was co-captain of the basketball team, I earned my law degree from Suffolk University. Following law school, I was hired as an associate in a general practice firm, gaining experience in several areas of law. When my grandfather died in 1985, I assisted my grandmother in organizing her own finances and estate plan. After seeing what a relief that process was to my grandmother, it became clear to me then that I could make the greatest difference for my clients and their families by focusing my practice in the area of estate and elder law planning.

I often say that I am a teacher and a coach who went to law school by accident. I have devoted my career to taking care of families by educating clients about estate planning and elder law, designing plans that fit their lives now, and updating and monitoring the plan on a regular basis. But it’s not only about designing good estate plans; it’s about taking care of families when it really matters.


Vincent E. Bonazzoli is the principal and sole owner of Family Estate Planning Law Group founded in 2001.

He received his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in `85, and his B.A. in Psychology from Wesleyan University in 1982., Vinnie is a frequent lecturer and national speaker on estate, elder law and Medicaid planning techniques for attorneys, accountants, financial professionals, insurance professionals and the public. He was an instructor for Boston University’s Certified Financial Planner™ program for over 15 years. He is also an Adjunct Practice Advisor for Atticus, Inc., coaching attorneys in building sustainable, profitable law firms and supporting attorneys in achieving balance in their professional and personal lives. He has developed a unique estate planning ongoing client care program where clients hire the firm so that their estate and elder law plans are kept up to date. He also is the president and founder of the Client Care Academy where he coaches and teaches firms throughout the country to create their own customized client care program.

He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the New Hampshire Bar Association, WealthCounsel, and the Essex County Estate Planning Council, the latter of which he was President from 2005-2006.

Vinnie and his wife, Paula, reside in Swampscott. They are immensely proud of their two children, Danielle and Matthew.