Kevin M. McDonald

Kevin McDonald is an associate in Shipman’s Boston office. He supports clients in designing and administering estate plans, preparing fiduciary returns, and addressing issues in probate and trust matters. Kevin works closely with clients to align planning strategies with their financial goals and family circumstances, offering grounded guidance to help mitigate tax exposure and simplify transitions.

Kevin assists with drafting core estate documents including wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives, and helps structure lifetime giving strategies and wealth transfer techniques in line with client objectives. He also plays a role in trust and estate administration, aiding fiduciaries, and personal representatives in managing probate obligations, tax compliance, and asset distribution. His background in trusts and estates gives him insight into both the planning side and the administrative side of succession matters, which enables him to support clients from strategy to execution.

When the need arises, Kevin represents clients in dispute resolution, including trusts and estates litigation, disputes among business owners, contracts, real estate disputes, and fiduciary and trust accounting controversies.

Clients appreciate Kevin’s thoughtful manner, his attention to detail, and his commitment to making technical legal matters accessible. He supports more senior attorneys at the firm in complex transactions and leads discrete assignments of work in a way that preserves quality and ensures consistency.