Todd E. Lutsky

Todd E. Lutsky joined Cushing and Dolan, P.C. in 1995 initially concentrating in the preparation of estate plans, including the use of revocable trusts, joint trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts and family limited partnerships. He has since expanded his practice to include business planning through the use of regular limited liability companies, Delaware series limited liability companies, sale of assets to an intentionally defective grantor trust, cross purchase agreements, stock redemption agreements, Deferred Compensation agreements, and the use of spousal lifetime access trusts. He has further expanded his practice to include Medicaid and asset protection planning for the elderly, assisting clients with the Medicaid application, preparation and eligibility process of obtaining MassHealth benefits, fair hearings, and advanced Medicaid planning and the preservation of assets through the use grantor irrevocable income only trusts. Mr. Lutsky graduated from the University of Toledo School of Law in 1991 and obtained a Masters Degree in Taxation from the Boston University School of Law in 1992. He joined the public sector as a tax attorney with the International accounting firm of Price Waterhouse LLP. He is also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Boston Estate Planning Council, and is co-founder of the Boston chapter of the National Aging in Place Council.

Mr. Lutsky also provides his expertise since 1998 as the Co-Host on a nationally syndicated live call-in radio talk show entitled "Money Matters" in which he answers questions and provides information on topics such as asset protection planning, Medicaid eligibility, how to avoid probate, income and gift tax issues along with other estate tax planning matters.

In 2013, Mr. Lutsky has been given the opportunity to host his own radio show called, “The Legal Exchange with Todd Lutsky,” and it can be heard every Saturday at 5:00PM on WRKO 680AM and on four other local stations. This show will continue to focus on educating the public on estate, gift and income tax planning matters, asset protection and Medicaid eligibility matters while addressing a special legal gust each week to talk about another area of the law.

Mr. Lutsky is a regular speaker for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, the Foundation for Continuing Education, Massachusetts Association of Accountants, and the Mass Society of Enrolled Agents on such topics as:

"Medicaid Update" generally addressing elder law planning techniques and most recent cases and developments in the elder law arena

"Estate Planning for the Moderate Estate" – MCLE, MAA, and MSEA

"Preparing Federal and Massachusetts Estate Tax Returns" - MCLE

"Basic Estate Planning Essentials with a Form 706 Example" - FCE

"Fiduciary Income Tax Returns for Estates and Trusts" – FCE and MAA

"Income Tax Refresher" which included information on the 1997 tax reform act - FCE

"Tax Issues Associated With Divorce" - FCE

"Medicaid Planning Update, A Survival Guide" - FCE

Mr. Lutksy has also spoken several times for the Advanced Legal Studies at Suffolk Law School on topics such as, “Fundamentals of Elder Law and Special Needs Law,” and the use of trusts to combine both estate and asset protection planning at the same time.

Mr. Lutsky's written materials include:

"Irrevocable Trusts Not As Frightening As You Might Think"- an article authored by Mr. Lutsky and published in the July/August 2002 edition of the PanAm Clipper Magazine

"Medicaid Update"- frequent contributing author - MCLE

"Medicaid Planning Update, A Survival Guide"- frequent contributing author - FCE

"Basic Estate Planning Essentials with a 706 Example" - frequent contributing author - FCE

"Estate Planning for the Moderate Estate" - contributing co-author MCLE

Monthly educational articles on a variety of estate and Medicaid planning matters along with gift and income tax issues used in conjunction with his radio show

Areas of Practice

Estate Plans

Revocable Trusts

Joint Trusts

Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts

Personal Residence Trusts

Family Limited Partnerships

Medicaid Planning

Elder Law Planning

Irrevocable Medicaid Trusts

Limited Liability Companies

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 1992

Massachusetts, 1992

Education

Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts

LL.M. - 1992

Major: Taxation

University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio - 1991

Published Works

Irrevocable Trusts Not As Frightening As You Might Think, PanAm Clipper Magazine, July/August, 2002

Medicaid Update

Medicaid Planning Update, A Survival Guide

Basic Estate Planning Essentials with a 706 Example

Estate Planning for the Moderate Estate, Co-Author

Classes/Seminars

Speaker, "Medicaid Update", Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education

Speaker, "Estate Planning for the Moderate Estate", Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education

Speaker, "Preparing Federal and Massachusetts Estate Tax Returns", Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education

Speaker, "Basic Estate Planning Essentials with a Form 706 Example", Foundation for Continuing Education

Speaker, "Fiduciary Income Tax Returns for Estates and Trusts", Foundation for Continuing Education

Speaker, "Annual Elder Law Institute", Suffolk University Law School

Speaker, "Income Tax Refresher", Foundation for Continuing Education

Speaker, "Medicaid Planning Update, A Survival Guide", Foundation for Continuing Education

Professional Associations and Memberships

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member

Boston Estate Planning Council, Member

National Aging In Place Council, Member

Provisors

Past Employment Positions

Price Waterhouse LLP, Tax Attorney