Evelyn Weiss Zawatsky

Evelyn Weiss Zawatsky has practiced law since 1987, bringing more than 30 years of focused experience to estate planning and probate matters. After early work with Providence law firms, she became a solo practitioner in 1992, building a practice centered on practical guidance, careful planning, and responsive client service.

Evelyn’s academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Distributed Science from American University, earned cum laude in 1984, and a Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law in 1987. At Boston University, she was recognized as a G. Joseph Tauro Scholar, reflecting academic achievement within the top 25 percent. Her practice includes wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, charitable planning, probate, guardianships, durable powers of attorney, health care powers of attorney, living wills, estate administration, and trust administration. She helps clients make key decisions, protect assets, and prepare goal-focused legal documents.

Clients rely on Evelyn to make complex estate and probate issues easier to understand. She works to identify efficient, cost-effective solutions while maintaining a professional approach that supports informed decision-making. Her work often helps individuals and families prepare for transitions, manage fiduciary responsibilities, and reduce uncertainty during difficult legal processes. She is admitted to practice in Rhode Island, the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Her career reflects steady service in estate planning, probate, trusts, and guardianship matters.

Evelyn Weiss Zawatsky’s professional involvement includes membership in the Rhode Island Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Probate and Trust Committee of the Rhode Island Bar Association, and the Estate Planning Council of Rhode Island. These affiliations support her continued engagement with developments affecting estate, probate, and trust practice. Through decades of practice, she has helped people plan for the future, administer estates, support loved ones through guardianship matters, and address charitable planning goals. Her work emphasizes efficiency, accessibility, and careful attention to each client’s objectives, allowing clients to move forward with greater confidence and legal structure in sensitive planning and administration matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Owner, Evelyn Weiss Zawatsky Attorney At Law
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Association, Probate & Trust Committee, Estate Planning Council
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association

Licensed State

• Rhode Island
• Massachusetts

Education

• Boston University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• American University
  BS in Major: Distributed Science & Minor: Computer Science, Cum Laude

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