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
- Transitioning Business Wealth to Personal Wealth, Rhode Island Manufacturers Association Fall Workshop, October 1, 2024
- "Rhode Island Estate Administration From Start to Finish," National Business Institute, June 29, 2022
- Estate Planning Basics Seminar, March 1, 2021
- The Probate Process From Start to Finish, April 1, 2019
- Drafting Modern Wills and Trusts, March 1, 2019
Media Mention
- Day Pitney Elevates Attorneys Across 4 States To Partner, Law360 Pulse, January 2, 2025
- Professional Excellence in Law Awards: Rhode Island Monthly, Rhode Island Monthly, May 30, 2023
- Crypto Can Complicate Trust, Estate Planning, Providence Business News, May 27, 2022
- 2021 Excellence in Writing Awards, Probate & Property Magazine, january/february 2022 issue
- Leigh Furtado Graduates from Leadership Rhode Island Core Program, Leadership Rhode Island, October 29, 2021
Publications
- Proposed Regulations on Estate Planning for Family Controlled Entities, Rhode Island Bar Journal, November 1, 2016