Leo J Cushing

Leo J Cushing

Cushing & Dolan, P.C.

Leo J Cushing is the founder of Cushing & Dolan, P.C., a law firm based in Waltham, Massachusetts, employing approximately 20 attorneys and 45 staff members. His practice concentrates on complex estate planning for owners of closely held businesses and high-net-worth individuals, as well as commercial and residential real estate, elder law, tax planning, corporate transactions, tax representation, charitable giving, and fiduciary litigation involving trusts, estates, probate matters, and shareholder disputes. Before establishing the firm in 1984, Mr. Cushing served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Bureau of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, where he prosecuted criminal tax cases and defended the state in post-conviction and civil rights matters. Earlier in his career, he worked as a forensic accountant for Attorney General Francis X. Bellotti and as a tax professional with Ernst & Young (formerly Ernst & Whinney), earning certification as a Certified Public Accountant during that time. Mr. Cushing has lectured extensively since 1984 and was inducted into the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame in 2025 for his significant contributions to the legal profession and the development of law in Massachusetts. He also received the M.C.L.E. Scholar Mentor Award in 2018 for over 30 years of teaching and authorship, including the standing volume Preparing Fiduciary Income, Gift, and Estate Tax Returns. He has taught Partnership Taxation and Income Taxation of Decedents’ Estates and Trusts at Boston University Law School’s Graduate Tax Program and has chaired the Estate Planning, Trusts, and Estate Administration Section of the Massachusetts Real Estate Bar Association. Mr. Cushing is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, as well as before the U.S. District Court, U.S. Supreme Court, and U.S. Tax Court. He received his J.D., cum laude, from New England Law Boston, his LL.M. in Taxation from Boston University School of Law, and his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame.

Leo J Cushing's Courses

  • Drafting IRA Trust Provisions

    Trusts, Estates & Probate

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Alaska CLE Reciprocity 3 Total
    Alabama CLE Approved 3 Total
    Arkansas CLE Approved 3 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
    California CLE Approved 3 Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
    Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
    Georgia CLE Approved 3 Total
    Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
    Iowa CLE Approved 3 Total
    Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
    Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
    Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
    Louisiana CLE Approved 3 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
    Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
    Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
    Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
    North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
    Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
    New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
    New Jersey CLE Approved 3.6 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
    New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
    Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
    Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
    South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
    Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
    Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
    Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
    Virginia CLE Approved 3 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
    Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
    Wyoming CLE Approved 3 Total
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