Leo J. Cushing is the founding Partner of Cushing & Dolan, P.C., a Boston based law firm established in 1984 specializing in closely held businesses, taxation, sophisticated estate planning, elder law and real estate. Leo's practice includes all aspects of sophisticated estate planning techniques, asset protection, trust planning, charitable giving and resolution of tax controversies. Prior to establishing Cushing & Dolan, P.C., Leo earned his certified public accountant designation while working as a tax professional for the international accounting firm of Ernst & Young. Prior to Ernst & Young, Leo served as an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts where he prosecuted criminal tax cases and defended the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in various civil claims against state agencies. Leo is a former Director of the Boston Estate Planning Council. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Association of Attorneys and CPAs, the Boston Estate Tax Council, Boston Bar Association and the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys. Leo is currently serving as a Notre Dame Law School Advisory Council member as well as a Lecturer in Law at the Boston University Law School’s Graduate Tax Program. Leo is a graduate of Boston Latin School, and he earned his Bachelors of Science in Accounting at the University of Notre Dame. He also earned his J.D., cum laude, from the New England School of Law, and his Master of Laws in Taxation from the Boston University School of Law. Leo is also a Certified Public Accountant. Leo is married with two children and currently lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.