Lauren E. DeMatteo

Lauren DeMatteo is a partner in the firm’s Elder Law and Trusts and Estates groups. Her practice focuses on elder law, special needs planning, estate planning, and trust and estate administration. In her over eight years of practicing law, Lauren has earned a reputation as a trusted advisor who helps clients make informed decisions to achieve their individualized goals. Her work includes designing and implementing estate plans, guiding clients through long-term care planning and supplemental needs planning, and representing individuals and families in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. She has specific expertise in the intricacies of elder law and the complex legal issues that come with incapacity and disability.

As a trusted advisor, Lauren takes great care to understand each of her client’s unique goals and to provide them with the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions to achieve those goals. Lauren strives to provide comfort to families as she helps them navigate their specific familial and legal challenges.

Prior to joining Rubin and Rudman, Lauren was an associate at a boutique law firm in Boston, where she practiced elder law, estate administration and estate planning.

Recognition and Awards

• Recognized, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®, Elder Law, 2023-2025
• Named, Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers List, Elder Law, 2022-2024
• Selected, Massachusetts Rising Stars List, 2019-2024

Professional and Community Involvement

• Member, Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (MassNAELA)
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA)
• Member, Boston Bar Association (BBA)
  • Past Co-chair of the Elder Law and Disability Section (2021-2023)
• Class II Graduate, New England Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estates Counsel (ACTEC)

Publications and Speaking Engagements

• Speaker, “Asset Pre-Planning: Avoiding the Graveyard of Disqualification,” National Business Institute (October 30, 2024)
• Speaker, “Medicaid Lookback Rules and Planning: Make Certain Your Clients' Long Term Care Needs Are Met,” National Business Institute (June 5, 2024)
• Author, “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The SJC’s Incorrect Decision in Commonwealth v. Gelfgatt Deprives Technology Users of Their Constitutional Rights,” New England Law Review, On Remand (Spring 2016)