Hello! I am Liz McRae, an Associate Attorney specializing in special needs estate planning. With a background in special education, I bring a unique perspective and deep understanding of the complexities involved in planning for families with special needs.

I am deeply passionate about empowering and educating my clients, and I am fully committed to helping families protect their loved ones’ futures. I take pride in guiding families through the estate planning process with clarity and compassion, ensuring they fully understand their options and feel confident in their decisions.

Outside of my legal practice, I enjoy swimming, boxing, and spending time at the beach in Rhode Island, where my family lives. I am a proud resident of Cambridge where I live with my spouse and 13-year-old son and remain deeply connected to the special needs community, dedicated to ongoing education and advocacy in this field.

Banessa Llombart is an Associate Attorney at Law Mom, specializing in estate planning law. Banessa is dedicated to helping individuals and families protect their assets and honor their wishes, offering compassionate legal guidance that provides peace of mind. She is passionate about empowering clients through education, ensuring they make informed decisions about their future.

Fluent in Spanish, Banessa is committed to serving the Latin community by providing tailored legal solutions to Spanish-speaking families, helping bridge gaps in legal access and ensuring all clients receive the support they deserve.

Banessa lives in Pembroke and enjoys spending time with her husband, twin toddlers, and 20-year-old daughter. She also loves traveling and values her time with family.

Currently, Banessa assists clients with wills and trusts, striving to protect legacies and create lasting impact for future generations.

After graduating from Nichols College, Mel was eager to work within a company that genuinely cares about its clients and employees. Mel studied General Business with a focus on finance, accounting, and management, which taught her that many people don’t understand how their money could work for them. She felt that the same applied to Estate Planning and was excited to be a part of a team that values education and understanding on this overwhelming topic.

When Mel is not at the office, she is most likely at the rink, either coaching ice hockey to youth age groups or getting back on the ice herself.

Alyssa graduated with a bachelors in Medical Radiation Sciences from the University of Vermont in May of 2023. She left a clinical concentration within her major to pursue a concentration in her passion, technical and scientific writing. In her last semester, Alyssa completed an internship at the Community Health Centers of Burlington, an independent study in technical and medical writing, and was a teaching assistant for Introduction to Scientific Writing. Alyssa’s time at the Community Health Centers of Burlington was spent researching for and writing new standard of care procedure documents for the facilities labs. As a law clerk at LawMom®, Alyssa proofs documents before printing and tabbing them as well as attending and participating in client signings. Alyssa enjoys being able to utilize her detail-oriented organizational skills in her role at Law Mom®. Alyssa loves the team she works with here at Law Mom® and all that they are teaching her about estate planning. In her free time, Alyssa enjoys reading science fiction, hanging out with her dogs, Luca and Lila, her cat, Ceelo, and visiting friends.         

Astin graduated with a bachelors in Interpersonal Communication from the University of Missouri in May of 2020. In her final year she was able to complete an independent research study investigating how media trends affect divorce rates across the United States. During her time at the University of Missouri, Astin continued her lifelong passion for figure skating as the vice president of the synchronized figure skating team. After graduation, she took a year off in preparation to pursue a legal education. In May of 2024, Astin received a Juris Doctorate from New England School of law | Boston. It was during her time in law school that Astin found her passion for Estate planning and Intellectual Property Law. She received a certificate in Intellectual Property Law and maintained multiple semesters on the Dean’s List.

Luba was born in Ukraine (then a part of the former Soviet Union) and immigrated to the Boston area at the age of 8. Luba grew up in Newton MA and graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in Computer Information Science.  Luba also received an MBA with a concentration in IT from UMASS Boston.  Luba spent 15 years working in Corporate IT before she stepped back from Corporate IT to spend more time with her two girls.  Since then, she has been working with various small businesses and non profits in the south shore to manage their social media marketing as well as doing Freelance IT consulting work. Luba is really excited to join the Law Mom® family!