Amy B. McLellan

Amy B. Kaufman-McLellan is a Senior Attorney at Knudsen, Burbridge and Manchur, P.C. where she focuses on estate planning, trust administration, tax planning, business planning, and elder law.  She is also a law school Professor at Massachusetts School of Law in Andover, Massachusetts.  Professor McLellan is known for her advanced law school courses on Federal Income Taxation, Corporate Taxation, and Business Entities Taxation including the taxation of partnerships, and limited liability companies.

Attorney McLellan received her bachelor's degree from Brandeis Univerisity where she graduated with Honors, and was the recipient of several awards including the Student Affairs Award and the Sanctity of Life Award.  She completed her doctorate in jurisprudence from Northeastern University School of Law.  Then, she went on to obtain an advanced law degree, LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Taxation, from Boston University School of Law Graduate Tax Program, where she graduated at the top of her class and had the pleasure of speaking at her graduation alongside U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

Attorney McLellan has been an attorney since 1994 and is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.  Attorney McLellan devoted the early years of her law career to public interest law by assisting low-income seniors, disabled adults, homeless families, and disabled students before going into the private practice of law.  Ms. McLellan has a background in tax, corporate and non-profit accounting and has taught extensively to professionals and the public on matters of estate planning and taxation. 

Attorney McLellan is a contributing author to several books including: Love, Money and Control; A Practical Guide to Estate Planning and The Practice; Creating, Growing, and Maintaining a Successful, Client-Centered Estate and Business Planning Law Firm and The Practice Toolkit.  She is an honored member of Strathmore’s Who’s Who of Notable Attorneys. 

Attorney McLellan is the mother of three children.  She lives with her husband and family in Southern New Hampshire.  She is the founding member and leader of the Greater Derry Holistic Moms Network.