Thomas P. Jalkut

A frequent lecturer on issues relating to fiduciary law for MCLE and the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA), Tom serves as a member of the MBA's Professional Ethics Committee. He is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and past chair (1993-1995) of the MBA Probate Section Council. He is a member of the Boston Bar Association and co-editor of the forthcoming Massachusetts Probate Manual (MCLE 2012). Tom is also a contributing author of that publication and of Massachusetts Guardianship and Conservator Practice (MCLE 1997), Understanding and Using Trusts in Massachusetts (MCLE 2001) and Fiduciary Litigation in the Probate Court (MCLE 2006). A member of the MUPC Implementation Committee, Tom is one of the authors of the MUPC Estate Administration Procedures Guide that is posted on the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court’s website.

Tom is active in community and civic affairs. He was a representative town meeting member in Walpole for over 25 years and served as chairman of the town's Charter Review Committee and of the Walpole Finance Committee. He was a founding director of the Walpole Youth Basketball Association Inc. Tom is currently a Trustee of the International Museum of World War II and of Greater Yellowstone Coalition.