Cushing & Dolan, P.C

Law Firm Overview

Lawyers Dedicated to Elder Law

When attorney Leo Cushing founded the Cushing & Dolan law firm in 1984, the lawyers focused on tax and estate planning issues for families and businesses. As our law firm grew, we noticed other issues were causing families great concern: long-term care and other matters associated with aging.

Serving the Elderly and Their Families throughout Massachusetts

The facts are clear: More than 43% of people over 65 will spend some time in a nursing home. How can the family prepare for that eventuality? Too many elderly people see their assets wiped out by long-term care. Because we care, the Elder Law Centers attorneys and staff focus on helping elderly people and their families.

Because our law firm cares, we offer:

• High quality legal services at a reasonable cost
• Lawyers who understand financial issues as well as legal issues (Leo Cushing is a CPA as well as an elder law attorney.)
• Estate planning and Medicaid planning tailored to the circumstances and needs of your family
• Long-term care planning that protects assets and provides necessary care

As children in their 40s and 50s seek ways to care for their parents, as seniors in their 70s and 80s seek ways to preserve their heritage, as families seek ways to assure older relatives are treated with dignity and respect, the Elder Law Centers are here to help and advise:

• Asset Protection
• Conservatorships
• Health Care Proxies
• Durable Powers of Attorney
• Life Estate
• Long-Term Care Planning
• Medicaid Applications—Fair Hearings
• Medicaid Trusts
• Patient Abuse/Neglect
• Private Annuities
• Probate Administration
• Property Liquidation
• Property Management
• Trusteeships
• Wills and Living Wills
• Domestic Asset Protection Trusts
• Buy/Sell Agreement Planning Business Owners
• Prenuptial Agreement Planning

The Elder Law Centers is an affiliate of Cushing & Dolan, P.C., a Boston law firm known for sophisticated and personalized approaches to estate planning and tax issues. Our lawyers devote their practices exclusively to helping elderly people and their families.

For more information:

• Read articles written by our elder law attorneys
• See our Elder Law Information Center

Our attorneys are members of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA).

Areas of Practice

• Elder Law
• Estate Planning
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law
• Trusts
• Wills
• Appellate Practice
• Asset Protection
• Gifting
• Taxation

West Practice Categories

Elder Law, Estate Planning, Nursing Home Abuse, Tax, Trusts, Wills