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Harbor & Vance LLP · Boston, Massachusetts
Steady counsel for the decisions that shape a family or a business.
Business, real estate and estate-planning law for New England families and owner-run companies. A partner on every matter, and fees agreed before we start.
Monday case review on the 24th floor, 100 Federal Street.
The firm
For almost forty years we have kept one promise: the lawyer you meet is the lawyer who does the work.
Our Back Bay office sits a short walk from Copley Square.
What every client can expect
Practice areas
Three practices, one standard of care.
Most clients come to us for one matter and stay for twenty years. Each practice is led by a partner with at least fifteen years in the field.
01
Business & Corporate
Formation, contracts and the sale of companies with up to $60M in revenue.
02
Real Estate
Residential and commercial closings across Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.
03
Estate Planning
Wills, trusts and probate, written so your family can actually follow them.
Managing partner
Eleanor Vance
Business & Corporate · Admitted in MA, NH and NY
Eleanor joined the firm in 1999 and has led it since 2014. She advises founders through their first hire, their first acquisition and, often, the day they hand the company to the next generation.
Education & admissions
Direct line
Recent results
Outcomes we are permitted to share.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Figures shared with each client’s consent.
How a matter works
From the first call to a signed agreement.
Most matters follow the same four steps. You will know the fee, the timeline and your attorney’s name before step two.
“When my father passed, Harbor & Vance settled a complicated estate across three states in under a year. They answered every question my sisters and I had — usually before we thought to ask it.”
Margaret Doyle
Estate client · Newton, MA
Fixed fees
Common matters, priced up front.
Flat fees cover the work from engagement letter to final filing. Anything outside the scope is quoted, in writing, before we start it.
Will & health proxy
$1,450 flat
For individuals with a straightforward estate.
Family trust plan
$3,900 flat
Our most requested plan for couples with a home and children.
Business formation
$2,250 flat
An LLC or corporation set up properly from day one.
Client notes
Notes for clients, written in plain English.
Business
Five clauses to read twice before you sign a commercial lease
Business
Selling the family company: what to fix the year before
Real Estate
First home in Massachusetts? What happens at a closing
Free client guides (PDF)
Short, practical checklists our attorneys hand to clients every week.
Contact
Talk to a partner this week.
Free 30-minute consultations, in person or by video. Tell us a little about your matter and we will call you back the same business day.
Boston
100 Federal Street, 24th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Boston, MA 02110
Cambridge
1 Brattle Square, Suite 400
Cambridge, MA 02138
Cambridge, MA 02138
