SARASOTA, FL – Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Brigitte N. Gallagher and Kristin N. Richardson have joined the firm’s Sarasota office as paralegals in the Trusts and Estates practice group, bringing with them nearly four decades of combined experience.

Brigitte has been in the legal profession for more than 19 years both in Massachusetts and Florida, and Kristin has been working in the legal industry for more than 20 years. Both have experience in probate, estate planning and trusts, business organization, and residential real estate.

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