Elizabeth Flynn Sullivan

Elizabeth Flynn Sullivan is a lawyer at Sullivan Estate Law, focused exclusively on estate planning law, estate tax matters, and estate administration. She leads the Estate Tax practice and has extensive experience with federal and Rhode Island estate taxes. Her work includes preparing complex estate plans that incorporate strategies designed to minimize estate tax exposure. She further assists clients with estate tax return administration and related planning concerns.

Elizabeth earned her undergraduate degree from Boston College before attending Rutgers University School of Law, where she received her J.D. She later returned to Boston College and earned a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration. Her education combines a legal foundation with advanced study in education administration, complementing her professional work and longstanding interest in education.

Elizabeth previously worked as an associate attorney handling civil litigation and insurance coverage matters. She later worked with a Boston litigation firm and served as a law clerk to Justice Thomas F. Kelleher of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Her earlier litigation and judicial experience provided a broad legal foundation before she concentrated her practice on estate planning and estate taxation.

Elizabeth Flynn Sullivan was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar in 1988 and the Massachusetts Bar in 1989. Her professional affiliations include the Rhode Island Bar Association. Her current practice centers on estate planning, estate tax minimization strategies, and federal and Rhode Island estate tax return administration. She helps clients address complex tax considerations while developing estate plans suited to their financial and family objectives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Sullivan Estate Law
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Association

Licensed State

• Rhode Island
• Massachusetts

Education

• Rutgers University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Boston College
  Undergraduate