Leslie Crane Slavin is a principal of the firm.  She is a recognized expert in the employee benefits (ERISA) area and regularly advises clients on the design and implementation of qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation plans for both taxable and tax-exempt employers.  She also represents employers involved in Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor audits of their retirement plans.  She frequently reviews non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements for compliance with the intricate rules of IRC section 409A and regularly advises individual clients with respect to tax planning for distributions from qualified retirement plans.

In addition, she often consults with employment lawyers on tax issues related to employment contracts, compensation packages, and severance agreements.

Ms. Slavin has many years of experience in estate planning and probate and trust administration.  She helps families with estate and generation-skipping tax issues, as well as sensitive family matters.

Kevin Willis is counsel with the firm and has extensive experience creating estate plans, settling estates, administering trusts, and advising clients with guardianship and conservatorship matters.  Kevin also represents clients in connection with fiduciary litigation matters in the Probate Court and serves as personal representative, trustee, and conservator.  Prior to joining Lourie & Cutler, Kevin spent 28 years with the Private Client Group of an international law firm based in Boston.

Kevin dedicates a large portion of his practice to pro bono matters, particularly with the Suffolk Probate and Family Court Lawyer for the Day program, where he has volunteered regularly since 2003.