Donna S. Madden

Donna S. Madden is a lawyer at Sullivan Estate Law, focused on elder law, Medicaid planning, estate planning law and administration, guardianship, and real estate. She has extensive experience with the Medicaid application process and develops strategies designed to help clients qualify for benefits. Her work further includes estate and tax planning and advising fiduciaries who serve as trustees, executors, or agents under powers of attorney.

Donna attended Providence College before continuing her education at Suffolk University School of Law. She completed her undergraduate studies at Providence College and earned her J.D. from Suffolk University School of Law. Her legal education prepared her for work involving estate planning, probate-related matters, elder law, and other areas requiring detailed knowledge of fiduciary and property issues.

Donna worked for the Supreme Court of Rhode Island before entering her current areas of practice. She served as the supervisory member of the Law Clerk Pool, where she provided legal research and courtroom assistance to the Superior, Family, and District Courts. She is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association and participates in its Title Standards, Probate, Trust, and Elder Law Committees.

Donna S. Madden was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar in 1988. Her professional memberships include the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and its Rhode Island chapter. She has further served with the Rhode Island Foundation’s Professional Advisory Group. Her practice combines Medicaid planning, asset protection, fiduciary guidance, estate matters, guardianship, and real estate services for clients facing complex planning and administration concerns.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Sullivan Estate Law
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Association
• Member, Washington County Bar Associations
• Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Licensed State

• Rhode Island

Education

• Suffolk University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Suffolk University School of Law
  Undergraduate