Leon’s practice is focused primarily in assisting clients of various degrees of wealth in planning for the orderly and efficient distribution of their estates upon their deaths, with minimal tax costs. Towards that end, Leon also focuses on administering clients’ estates upon their passing, with efficiency and tax minimization. Leon is especially adept at mediating possible inheritance issues, including family disputes. He also represents clients in planning for disability, including powers of attorney, guardianships, conservatorships, and living trusts. Leon is an authority on trust and estate litigation, with particular emphasis on obtaining court approvals for trust accountings, trust modifications, and trust terminations. Leon is also well versed in the area of minimizing the use of one’s own assets to pay for long-term care costs, including Medicaid planning.
Professionals The Team Behind the Results
Work Experience
- Hinckley Allen
- Chair, Trusts & Estates Law Group
- Partner (1995-Present)
- Associate (1986-1994)
Honors & Awards
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Best Lawyers in America® (2007-2026)
- Lawyer of the Year (2021)
- Trusts and Estates
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Chambers High Net Worth (2021-2025)
- Private Wealth Law
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Rhode Island Monthly, Professional Excellence in the Law (2023-2026)
- Wills and Trusts
- Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly, Go To Lawyer for Trusts & Estates (2021)
- Harold B. Soloveitzik Professional Leadership Award, Recipient
- Martindale-Hubbell® AV Peer Review Rating, Recipient
- Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre, David Wax Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Arts (2018)
- Super Lawyers (2011-2012)
Charitable & Civic Involvement
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Bowdoin Club of Rhode Island
- Treasurer (1992-Present)
- President (1988-1989)
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John P. Burke Memorial Fund
- Secretary (2005-Present)
- President (1993-2005)
- Pawtucket Boys & Girls Club, Planned Giving Committee, Member; Board Member
- Providence Public Library, Planned Giving Committee, Member
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Rhode Island Children's Museum
- Board of Overseers (Present)
- Board Member (Past)
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Sandra Feinstein Gamm Theater
- President (2013-Present)
- Board Member (2008-2013)
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Bristol County Estate Planning Council
- Estate Planning Council of Rhode Island
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Pawtucket Country Club
- Rhode Island Bar Association
- St. Sahag and St. Mesrob Church
Bar Memberships
- Massachusetts, 1989
- Rhode Island, 1986
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1990
- United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, 1987
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