Practice:

• Private Client
• Probate & Trust Litigation
• Trusts & Estates

Bar Admissions:

Connecticut
Massachusetts

Experience:

Steven Goodwin has been a Partner at Burns & Levinson since 1980 and established the firm's Trusts and Estates Group in 1985. Mr. Goodwin represents clients in estate and asset protection planning, settlement of estates, and the administration of trusts. He represents banks, trust companies and other professional fiduciaries in the administration of complex estates and trusts.

Mr. Goodwin has particular expertise in the estate planning problems faced by entrepreneurs whose wealth is principally in nonliquid assets. He is also experienced in the disposition of family businesses where competing interests must be weighed, judged and dealt with efficiently and properly. He advises clients on the intricacies of purchase and sale agreements, funded irrevocable life insurance trusts, charitable remainder and similar split interest vehicles. He represents clients before federal and state tax examiners and has an excellent reputation in the settlement of difficult or complex audits.

Memberships:

• Boston Bar Association

Additional Information:

• Mr. Goodwin serves as a director of Nashawtuc Charities, Inc. of Concord, and the National Brain Injury Research, Training and Treatment Foundation of Charlottesville, VA.

Education:

• J.D., Boston College School of Law
• B.S., Siena College

Awards:

• Massachusetts Super Lawyer in 2006. The selection of attorneys is based on a poll and internal research done by Law & Politics Magazine and reviewed by an independent blue ribbon panel of their peers. Listed attorneys and finalists consist of the top 5% of attorneys in Massachusetts. The listing appeared in the November issue of Boston Magazine and in New England Super Lawyers Magazine.