W. Parish Lentz

W. Parish Lentz is a partner at Barton Gilman in Providence, Rhode Island. The practice focuses on estate and trust planning, probate and trust administration, elder law, Medicaid planning, guardianship, and business succession. Lentz works with individuals, families, business owners, and nonprofit organizations and handles matters requiring careful review of legal rights, obligations, documents, and procedural issues.

Lentz earned a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law and a B.A. from Kenyon College. This background supports careful legal analysis, research, and practical problem solving. The training helps with evaluating facts, identifying legal issues, communicating options clearly, and applying professional judgment to client matters.

Lentz brings practical experience to the representation. His work includes estate and trust planning and administration, business formation and ongoing corporate matters, and nonprofit counseling. He also handles trust reformations and accountings, will contests, guardianship matters, Medicaid and long-term care planning, and business succession issues. The work may involve counseling, document preparation, negotiation, administrative advocacy, or litigation as the matter requires.

W. Parish Lentz also brings professional experience beyond the core day-to-day practice. He has received repeated professional recognition in wills, trusts, and estates. His practice is structured around helping clients coordinate personal, family, fiduciary, and business planning while addressing the legal issues that arise in administration and contested matters. The verified record reflects a practical, client-focused approach grounded in preparation, clear communication, and careful attention to legal details.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Barton Gilman LLP
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Probate and Trust Committee of the Rhode Island Bar Association
• Volunteer, Rhode Island Bar Association’s U.S. Armed Forces Legal Services Project for Veterans and their Families
• Board Member, East Bay Rowing, Inc.
• Former Board Member, The Bethany Home of Rhode Island (2004-2021)
• Former Board Member, Arts Alive! (2011-2016)
• Former Board Member, The Home for Aged People in Fall River, MA
• Former Board Member, Hope Alzheimer’s Day Care Center in Cranston, RI
• Former Board Member, Barrington Youth Soccer Association
• Member, Bristol County, MA Estate Planning Council

Licensed State

• Rhode Island
• Massachusetts

Education

• Northeastern University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Kenyon College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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