Stephen J. DiGianfilippo, Esq.

Attorney Stephen J. DiGianfilippo is a partner in the firm, his primary areas of practice are estate planning, long-term care planning, business succession planning, probate, and trust and estate administration. 

Mr. DiGianfilippo received his B.S. degree in Accounting, magna cum laude, from Providence College and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Suffolk University. He served as Law Clerk to Justice Victoria Lederberg of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, was a member of the Suffolk Transnational Law Review, and has published several articles, including “Estate Planning for the Business Owner” (which appeared in the 1999 Rhode Island Resource Guide) and “Effective Estate Planning for the Small Estate in Rhode Island” (which was published in 2000 by the National Business Institute). Mr. DiGianfilippo has also addressed various professional groups in matters concerning his areas of practice, including fellow members of the Rhode Island Bar Association.

Mr. DiGianfilippo is a member of the Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations, and serves on the Rhode Island Bar Association’s Probate & Trust Committee. He also is admitted to practice law in the U.S. District Court, Districts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Mr. DiGianfilippo has been practicing law since 1992. In addition, he has worked in the Accounting profession. He represents a wide-range of clients, including business executives, business owners, elderly persons, disabled persons, and physicians. Over the years, he has helped his clients avoid unnecessary tax losses; avoid having their estates pass through Probate Court upon death or incapacity; navigate through the trust and estate administration process, and pass their businesses and other wealth on to their inheritors in the most cost-efficient manner possible. Mr. DiGianfilippo also has helped his clients plan for long-term care in a nursing home, qualify for governmental nursing home and other benefits, and preserve and protect assets from nursing home costs and other liability claims.