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Attorney & Staff Bios
DEBORAH K. BLUM-SHORE
Partner
Working closely with professionals in the financial and health care fields, Deborah’s elder law and estate planning practice includes planning for disability, estate and long term care planning, public benefits counseling, Medicare and Medicaid claims, applications and appeals, preservation and transfer of assets, facilitation of long term care placements, end of life decisions, estate and trust administration, special needs planning, and guardianships.
Deborah’s practice is based on the philosophy of helping her clients to maximize their resources in order to achieve the best possible quality of life.
PETER D. SHORE
Partner
Peter’s elder law practice includes estate and trust administration, money management including serving as a fiduciary for “orphan elders,” and guardianship/conservatorships. Accredited by the VA, he also assists veterans and their surviving spouses to obtain and retain benefits from the Veterans’ Administration. Peter has over thirty-five years of experience as a creditors’ rights attorney, representing businesses and financial institutions in connection with contractual obligations. His objective is to maximize recoveries through effective investigation, negotiation and, where necessary, litigation.
JAMI ARAUJO
Legal Administrative Assistant
Jami has been with The Shore Law Firm since 2019. She has an Associate’s Degree in Travel and Tourism from The Sawyer School. In addition to her years of work experience with all aspects of client services and office administration, she brings to our Firm the dexterity, humor, and “domestic engineer” skills honed from her years of being the stay-at-home mom of three daughters, a dog, rabbits, and chickens, as well as over a decade of experience as a Girl Scout leader. When not working, Jami likes to travel around New England visiting historical sites.
News & Upcoming Events
THE TIMES THEY ARE A’CHANGIN’:
TSLF is Winding Down to Retirement
When we started our elder law practice in 1999, 60s sounded old(ish) and far away from our own ages. We accepted without question the notion that someone 62+ was an "elder" under the definitions of government assistance programs. Fast forward a bunch of years and now that we are in our 60s ourselves, 60 doesn’t seem that old really at all. What do you mean we are now "elders" ourselves??!!! As we have gotten older, we have experienced with our own parents and families many of the challenges that we have counseled our clients about, and have juggled our caregiving...