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Overview

Leigh Furtado advises clients on all stages of estate planning, estate administration, and trust administration. She is also a member of the firm's Tax-Exempt Organizations and Charitable Giving practice group. Leigh works with clients to develop personalized and tax-efficient estate plans which accomplish their family, business and charitable goals. Leigh also serves as trustee, advises trustees on fiduciary duties and manages complex trust administration matters. She earned her B.A., honors, from McGill University and her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law. Leigh is admitted to practice in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Education and Credentials

Education

  • Northeastern University School of Law, J.D., Dean's Scholar, Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Team, Northeastern University Law Journal
  • McGill University, B.A., honors

Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • State of Rhode Island

Affiliations

  • Rhode Island Womens Bar Association
  • Estate Planning Council of Rhode Island
  • American Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Class II of the New England Fellows Institute

Recognition and Community

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Recognitions

Honored by Rhode Island Monthly for Professional Excellence in Law Award for Wills, Trusts and Estates, 2023

Community Involvement

Leadership Rhode Island, Class of 2021

FountainHead RI (FHRI), Board Member

The Providence Singers, Former Board Member

Rhode Island Tutorial and Educational Services, Former Board Member

In The Media

Speaking Engagements

Media Mention

Publications

Leigh E. Furtado Latest News and Insights

January 2, 2025
Day Pitney Announces Elevation of New Class of Partners

Day Pitney Press Release

September 12, 2024
Leigh Furtado, Heather Harris, Katie Sapp and Chris Voukides Graduate from Class II of the ACTEC New England Fellows Institute

In September 2024, Day Pitney Trusts and Estates Attorneys Leigh Furtado, Heather Harris, Kaitlyn Sapp and Christopher Voukides graduated from Class II of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel New England Fellows Institute. The ACTEC New England Fellows Institute is an education and networking program for future leaders in trusts and estates.

May 2, 2022
Digital Assets and Smart Contracts: What Advisors Need to Know Now

Day Pitney Trusts and Estates Attorneys Tasha K. Dickinson and Leigh E. Furtado authored the article, "Digital Assets and Smart Contracts: What Advisers Need to Know Now," for the Daily Business Review.

April 11, 2022
Leigh Furtado Elected to the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation

Trusts and Estates Attorney Leigh E. Furtado has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF).

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