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tom@ranspell.com
Tel: 603.410.6636
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Assistant: Jo-Ellen Magalnick
Practice Areas:
Elder Law
Estate Planning
Land Conservation
Mediation & Arbitration
Probate Litigation
Trust & Estate Administration
Articles:
Conservation Stewardship Transfer Fees
The Conservation Easement as a Planning Tool
Update on Land
Tel: 603.410.6636
Download this profile
Assistant: Jo-Ellen Magalnick
Practice Areas:
Elder Law
Estate Planning
Land Conservation
Mediation & Arbitration
Probate Litigation
Trust & Estate Administration
Articles:
Conservation Stewardship Transfer Fees
The Conservation Easement as a Planning Tool
Update on Land
Thomas N. Masland
Tom is considered one of the foremost land conservation attorneys in New Hampshire, representing both landowners and conservation organizations in land protection projects and conservation transactions. Tom is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (and was recently selected as New Hampshire State Chair) and concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning and administration, land conservation, elder law and probate matters; he is also a trained Mediator. In addition, Tom is a frequent writer and lecturer on conservation easements and estate planning topics to professionals as well as the general public.
Tom is a member of the Board of Conservation New Hampshire a statewide political advocacy and education organization, and is a former member of the Board of the Squam Lakes Conservation Society, and the Lakes Region Advisory Board of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. Tom also is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and was the founding Chair of the Elder Law Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association.
Born in Hanover, New Hampshire on July 17, 1951, Tom graduated from Princeton University and received his law degree from the University of Maine. Tom lives in Canterbury, New Hampshire with his wife Sylvia Bates, a land conservation professional, and has three children and one grandson. Tom and Sylvia enjoy travel, hiking, canoeing, skiing and gourmet cooking.
Education
- Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1973)
- University of Maine (J.D., 1978)
Bar Admissions
1978, New Hampshire.