Managing Director
Nancy E. Dempze
Nancy Dempze helps individuals and families manage complex trust issues. She works to develop long-term relationships, assisting clients with wealth management and estate, financial and tax planning.

Nancy Dempze is a Managing Director of Hemenway Trust Company. As a lawyer and trustee, Nancy helps individuals and families manage complex trust issues. She works to develop long-term relationships, assisting clients with wealth management and estate, financial and tax planning.

Nancy's training and experience as an oncology nurse, leadership in land conservation work and service on nonprofit boards have made her more sensitive to the needs and perspectives of her clients.

Nancy is also a Partner at Hemenway & Barnes LLP, where she helps clients develop and implement tax-efficient wealth transfer strategies for a variety of complex assets in ways that are consistent with her clients' overall goals and values.

  • Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America list
  • Named to the Massachusetts Super Lawyers list

A frequent lecturer, publisher and leader on issues important to the practice and her clients, Nancy’s service includes:

  • Massachusetts Committee Member, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
  • Former Moderator and Program Chair, Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum
  • Author of numerous articles and chapters in reference books:
    • Duties and liabilities of a personal representative chapter in the Massachusetts Probate Manual
    • A chapter on taxation law and conservation gifts in the MCLE publication Massachusetts Environmental Law (2016, updated 2019)
    • Charitable giving chapter in the textbook Practical Estate Planning

Nancy is active in her community, Westwood, and in organizations across Massachusetts. Recent involvement includes:

  • Trustee, Boston Museum of Science; Chair, Planned Giving Committee; Chair, Washburn Society; Member, Finance Committee; Member, Advancement Committee
  • Honorary Trustee, Old Sturbridge Village; past Chair, Investment Committee
  • Chair, Board of Trustees, Manomet (formerly Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences); Member, Investment, Development and Executive Committees
  • Past President and current Vice President, Westwood Land Trust
  • JD, Boston University School of Law (cum laude)
  • BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison (magna cum laude)
  • Massachusetts
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
  • Boston Bar Association

Related News & Resources

News

Q&A with Nancy Dempze Featured in Manomet’s Winter 2019 Newsletter

News

Nancy Dempze Named Manomet Board Chair

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