Elizabeth A. Lahey is an estate planning and probate attorney with Normandin, Cheney & O’Neil, PLLC in Laconia, New Hampshire. She helps individuals, families, business owners, and fiduciaries navigate everything from routine estate plans to sophisticated trust and estate matters.
Elizabeth’s practice focuses on the design and implementation of comprehensive estate plans, including revocable and realty trusts, wills, powers of attorney, health care directives, asset protection strategies, special needs planning, and planning for blended families. She works closely with clients to create practical plans that preserve wealth, minimize conflict, and provide peace of mind for future generations.
Elizabeth also advises families on the long-term preservation and transfer of vacation homes, lakefront properties, family camps, and other cherished generational assets. She works with clients to develop thoughtful succession plans that address ownership, governance, maintenance responsibilities, expense sharing, and the orderly transfer of these properties to future generations. Her goal is to help families preserve not only valuable real estate, but also the traditions, relationships, and memories that make these properties meaningful.
In addition to estate planning, Elizabeth regularly represents executors, trustees, and beneficiaries in probate and trust administration. She advises fiduciaries through every stage of the administration process, from probate filings and trust settlement to real estate transfers, beneficiary distributions, and fiduciary decision-making.
When disputes arise, Elizabeth’s litigation background allows her to guide clients through contested probate matters, trust disputes, fiduciary issues, and other discrete estate-related litigation. Her experience in both planning and litigation helps her identify potential areas of conflict before they become expensive legal problems.
Elizabeth is admitted to practice in New Hampshire and is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association. She serves on the Boards of Directors for 603 Legal Aid and has also served on the Boards of Reaching Higher New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Endowment for Health.