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Specialties: Arthur Leonard devotes his practice to the needs of closely-held businesses and their principals through U.S. and multinational income tax planning, asset protection planning, estate planning, business succession planning, and deferred compensation planning. He also assists individuals of various incomes with estate and Medicaid planning.. Mr. Leonard has substantial experience administering a Private Single Family Office from a legal and investment perspective.. He is an author of RIA State and Local Taxes, an influential national resource for lawyers and accountants and for the National Business Institute and Lorman, and other business and tax law publishers. He has also written a popular column on tax law for a leading Rhode Island daily newspaper and is a frequent lecturer to accountants and lawyers on estate and tax planning issues.. Mr. Leonard received a B.S. degree, cum laude, from Providence College, a J.D. degree from St. Louis University and a LL.M. Degree in Taxation from Boston University School of Law. He is a member of the Estate Planning Council and of the Rhode Island Bar Association Committee on Taxation. He is admitted to practice in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Florida, as well as before the U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Claims.

Marc practices federal and state taxation, including broad experience in tax planning, tax compliance, and tax controversy for business entities of all sizes, high net-worth individuals and their trusts, as well as private foundations and public charities. Marc also assists start-up and growth companies.

Elizabeth Manchester is familiar with the competing interests and stakeholders within a nonprofit institution and can translate that into sound, useful legal advice. Elizabeth is the best legal advisor to assist you, because she has been in your shoes as a nonprofit advocate and employee. Her unique background includes experience working internally in two large, sophisticated planned and estate giving programs for nonprofit organizations as a director. Elizabeth has extensive legal experience advising nonprofits about fundraising, taxation and corporate governance and advising individuals about estate, tax and charitable gift planning.  She began her legal career at the Providence firm of Davis, Kilmarx, Swan & Bowling and then practiced at the Providence office of Nixon Peabody LLP. She then moved to Brown University into the role of Associate Director of Planned Giving. She is presently the Director of Planned Giving at Providence College since June 2013.  Her background as an estate planner and business lawyer is ideally suited to represent your nonprofit’s legal interests in this complex area.. Navigating the legal world surrounding gift acceptance and planning giving may seem like a daunting task for a nonprofit institution. You may initially speak to a donor and think a transaction is straight forward, but the legal complexities are revealed as you move forward with the process. Legal expertise will allow your institution to be fully prepared for gift acceptance with appropriate internal policies. Elizabeth will also help you understand the variety of tax benefits available to donors to help you leverage gift discussions appropriately and advance your mission. She will also assist with preparation of legal documents associated with complex life income gifts, endowment gifts and gift agreements. She can advise you regarding up to date laws and regulations affecting IRA rollovers, donor advised funds, restricted gifts and a myriad of other topics.. Elizabeth is a board member and volunteers for several nonprofit organizations in Rhode Island, including the Mal Brown Club of Providence College, Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts, the Roger Williams University Pro Bono Collaborative, the Women’s Resource Center of Newport and Bristol Counties and Bethany Home of Rhode Island. She was nominated in 2016 and appointed to the board of the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning of Rhode Island. She was also selected to be a participant in the Mu II 2016 class of Leadership Rhode Island. She is married to Bernard Manchester and resides in Providence.

Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, raised in Blackstone, Massachusetts. Deb always knew she wanted to be an attorney. Both of her parents worked in textile mills and wanted to ensure that their daughter had every opportunity to go to college and then to pursue a degree in law. She was able to attend Classical High School in Providence, commuting daily from Blackstone, Massachusetts!. One of the highlights of her legal career was to serve as President of the Rhode Island Bar Association from 1999 - 2000. At that time, the organization had in excess of 5000 lawyers as members.. In 2004, she became the only divorce attorney (and remains so) from Rhode Island to be elected and designated a Diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers, of which there are approximately 100 members nationwide. Prior to that, in 1991, Deb became the first female from Rhode Island and only one of six attorneys to be elected and designated a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. In 1997, she was awarded the Distinguished Service Award. She has been on the Board of Governors of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 2012 and is President of the Acadamy's newly formed Northeast States Chapter. In 2013, Deb was appointed by Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Judge, Paul Suttell, to the Board of Bar Examiners. Deb has been chosen by her peers, since inception in 2007 as a Rhode Island Super Lawyer as well as the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in New England.. Most recently, in 2009 and continuing, she is the Co-Editor of A Practical Guide to Divorce in Rhode Island which was published in 2009 and is a go-to guide for attorneys, judges, accountants, and mediators.. She participates in various 5K's, half-marathons as a walker, raising money for various charities. In 2009, she walked the Boston Marathon for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund walk.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Providence and surrounding areas.