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| | Address | | The Heritage Building, 321 South Main Street | | Providence, Rhode Island 02903 | | (Providence Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 401-274-0300 | | Telecopier: 401-453-0073 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.smsllaw.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Salter McGowan Sylvia & Leonard,
Incorporated practices in the following areas of law:
Practice in Tax and Business Law Planning, Bankruptcy, Receivership and Creditors' Rights Law, Estate Planning and Administration, Litigation in these Specialty Practice Areas. | | Year Established: 1953 | | Firm Size: 8 | | Lester H. Salter (Member) born Waterbury, Connecticut, April 26, 1918; admitted to bar, 1948, Rhode Island; 1949, U.S. Tax Court; 1950, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1959, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1988, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1940); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1948). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Planning Law; Probate Practice; Federal and State Tax Litigation. Email: Lester H. Salter | | Matthew J. McGowan (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, November 25, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Rhode Island. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.S., 1978); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1982). Attorney, Office of the United States Trustee, Boston, Massachusetts, 1983-1985. Bankruptcy Trustee, Rhode Island, 1986-1998. Contributing Author: West's Bankruptcy Exemption Manual. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute. (Board Certified in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification). Reported Cases: U.S. v. Energy Resources, represented prevailing party in U.S. Supreme Court Case. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Receiverships; Creditors Rights; Commercial Law and Litigation. Email: Matthew J. McGowan | | Mark G. Sylvia (Member) born New Bedford, Massachusetts, July 4, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Connecticut; 1988, Rhode Island; 1989, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Providence College (B.S., 1984); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., 1987); Boston University School of Law (LL.M., in Taxation, 1991). Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning; Elder Law; Tax Law; Asset Protection. Email: Mark G. Sylvia | | Arthur J. Leonard (Member) born Providence, Rhode Island, August 31, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Rhode Island and U.S. Tax Court; 1990, Massachusetts, Florida and U.S. Court of Claims. Education: Providence College (B.S., cum laude, 1986); Saint Louis University (J.D., 1989); Boston University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1991). Member: Rhode Island (Member, Committee on Taxation, 1993) and Massachusetts Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Elder Law; Business Law; Asset Protection Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; U.S. and Multinational Tax Planning. Email: Arthur J. Leonard | | ASSOCIATES | | Matthew J. Leonard (Associate) born Providence, Rhode Island, April 2, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Rhode Island; 2001, Massachusetts; 2002, Florida; U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Providence College (B.S., 1992); Roger Williams University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning; Civil Litigation; Asset Protection Planning; Probate Litigation; Real Estate; Elder Law; Probate Practice. Email: Matthew J. Leonard | | Sheri L. Montecalvo (Associate) born Attleboro, Massachusetts, January 27, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Rhode Island and Massachusetts; 2005, Connecticut; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island. Education: Rhode Island College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); Roger Williams University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Business Law; Civil Litigation; Creditors Rights; Elder Law; Estate and Asset Protection Planning; Estate Administration. Email: Sheri L. Montecalvo | | OF COUNSEL | | Alan L. Swartz (Of Counsel) born Providence, Rhode Island, May 6, 1935; admitted to bar, 1959, Rhode Island; 1960, Massachusetts. Education: Boston University (B.S., 1957; J.D., cum laude, 1959); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1960). Practice Areas: Personal and Business Tax Planning Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning and Probate. | | Paul R. Merlino (Of Counsel) born Providence, Rhode Island, July 8, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Rhode Island. Education: Providence College (B.S., 1980); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 1986); Bryant College (M.S., Taxation, 1992). Member: Rhode Island Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Pension Planning; ERISA. |
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