Kathleen Leitao Bernardo

Biography:

Kathy Bernardo is a member of the firm's Real Estate Department and Estate Planning and Estate Administration Department.

Kathy's real estate practice focuses on both residential and commercial real estate matters such as conveyancing, financing, leasing, title matters and all aspects of complex property transfers, including purchase agreements, easements, liquor license transfers, special permits, regulatory compliance, zoning and variance issues, boundary disputes, conservation restrictions, petitions to partition and other land court matters.

Kathy's probate practice includes the preparation of wills and trusts, estate and trust administration, equity petitions, guardianships and conservatorships. Kathy is also a Court approved Guardian Ad litem for the Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin County Probate Courts.

Kathy is a member of Ludlow Zoning Appeals and an affiliate member of the Real Estate Association of the Pioneer Valley.

Representative Experience:

Represented title insurance company to clear title defects affecting a large housing subdivision

Represented non-profit organization in the development of a new early childhood center

Represented non-profit hospital in major land acquisition

Represented state agencies in the acquisition of land in western Massachusetts

Represented both individuals and state agencies in matters of conservation easements and restrictions

Represented a quasi-politic organization in the acquisition of lands under Federal Aviation Association grants