Maureen Allen
Maureen Allen joined the firm in 1992 and has over twenty-five years experience as a real estate paralegal in residential and commercial transactions. She specializes in the preparation of closing disclosures, settlement statements, title insurance policies, closing documentation and coordination of all post closing matters. Maureen has two sons and she resides in Pepperell with her husband and Italian Mastiffs. In her free time, she enjoys auctions, antiquing, hiking and watching football.
Michele Bedell
Michele joined the firm in October 2001. She has more than 30 years of experience as a residential and commercial real estate paralegal. For the past 13 years, she has assisted the firm’s estate planning attorney, Barbara Epstein, in preparing probate, trust and estate documents, working with clients to ensure that their requests are managed and met. She brings a keen attention to detail and multitasking skills to her work. Michele enjoys the company of family and friends, her cats and the outdoors.
Kristen Herrmann
Kristen Herrmann re-joined our firm in March of 2016 after having left back in 2005 to raise her family. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Paralegal Studies from Rivier College in 1997. Kristen is our pre-closer in the residential real estate department. She interacts closely with lenders, buyers, sellers, brokers and attorneys to gather all of the necessary information and documentation required to complete the real estate closing process. Her goal is to ease our clients towards a seamless and satisfying purchase experience. She is married with 2 teenagers – a daughter and son, who keep her very busy outside of the office. She enjoys spending time with her family (including 4 cats) and friends, summers in Maine and New Hampshire as well as vacationing in Aruba and Florida. She is an avid New England Patriots fan.
Dan Walton
Dan joined the firm in 2019 as a Legal Assistant, but has since completed his Paralegal Certificate with Boston University. He opens the purchase and refinance files, inputs the title report once completed, as well as any odd job around the office. He has also assumed the role of the firm's social media and marketing guru. Dan graduated from Acton Boxborough Regional High School in 2017 and has lived in Acton his whole life. He enjoys working on his fish tank and Jeep Wrangler and spending time with friends and family.
Barbara Logan
Barbara Logan joined the firm in May 2018 and has over twenty-five (25) years of experience as a real estate paralegal in commercial and residential transactions. Barbara is currently working remotely, part-time, assisting our staff as needed. In her free time Barbara enjoys spending her time with her children and grandchildren. She also enjoys painting and the creative arts as well as gardening and other creative pursuits.
Kelly Fruit
Kelly Fruit joined our firm in October 2021 with over ten years’ experience as a paralegal. She graduated from MWCC in 2009 with her associates degree in paralegal studies. Her experience includes all aspects of the real estate closing, from purchase & sale drafting and review to handling post-closing matters. Kelly is also well versed in bankruptcy, estate planning, estate & trust administration, as well as landlord/tenant matters, although she says her favorite part of her job is helping the clients on their next adventure, whether it’s selling or buying their home. Kelly lives in West Boylston with her family and when she isn’t working, she likes to hang with her dog and watch true crime shows and football.
Kylie Kukla
Kylie joined our firm in 2023 as our sales paralegal assisting both real estate attorneys, with close to 10 years of experience in residential and commercial sales. A former All-American soccer player, Kylie played division 1 college soccer and still enjoys playing pickup games when she has the chance. When she’s not working, Kylie enjoys hanging out with her husband and daughter and hiking in the White Mountains with their dog, Summit.