Steven M. Cunningham, Jr.

Steven M. Cunningham, Jr.


Sullivan & Worcester LLP

Recognized since 2024

Boston, Massachusetts

Practice Areas

Trusts and Estates

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Steve focuses his practice on estate planning, helping high net worth individuals preserve and build wealth for the benefit of future generations. In particular, Steve counsels clients on minimizing income, estate, gift and generation skipping taxes, as well as succession planning for family-owned businesses. In addition to implementing wealth transfer strategies under wills and revocable trusts, Steve utilizes intentionally defective grantor trusts (IDGTs), irrevocable life insurance trusts (ILITs), spousal lifetime access trusts (SLATs), grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs), family limited liability companies (FLLCs), family limited partnerships (FLPs), and qualified personal residence trusts (QPRTs).

In addition to estate planning, Steve also counsels personal representatives and trustees on the administration of estates and trusts. In this role, he has experience handling a wide range of probate court matters and working toward the settlement of estate or trust administration.

Steve also has experience preparing and reviewing estate tax returns, gift tax returns, and fiduciary income tax returns.

Before joining Sullivan, Steve was in the Trusts & Estates group of another mid-size law firm and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Victoria A. Graffeo of the New York Court of Appeals.

Location
  • One Post Office Square
    Boston, MA 02109
Education
  • Syracuse University, J.D.
  • Boston University, B.A./M.A.
Bar Admissions
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
Affiliations
  • Boston Bar Association - Member

Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts

33 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

9 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 for work in:
  • Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • "Ones to Watch," Best Lawyers in America®, Trusts and Estates (2024)

  • "Rising Star," Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2020-2022)

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