About Steward & Legacy

Advice built to outlast the advisor.

We're a small, independent firm of estate attorneys, CFPs, and family-governance specialists who believe the best plans are personal, patient, and built for decades — not quarters.

An advisor discussing a family's legacy plan with a senior couple in a warm, comfortable setting

How we began

Started at a kitchen table, not a boardroom.

In 1998, founder Eleanor Voss left a large trust practice frustrated that families were handed thick binders and little else. She started Steward & Legacy with a simple rule: no plan leaves the office until the client can explain it back, in their own words.

Three decades on, that rule still governs every engagement. We've stayed intentionally small — four partners, one location, no proprietary products to sell — so that every family gets the same unhurried attention as our first.

What guides us

Four commitments we don't compromise on.

Plain language, always

If you can't explain a clause to your spouse, we haven't finished our job. We write and speak in plain English, not statute references.

Independence from products

We don't sell insurance, funds, or proprietary trusts. Our only incentive is a plan that serves your family well.

The whole family, not just the estate

Numbers are the easy part. We spend as much time on communication and governance as on documents.

Built to be revisited

Laws change, families grow. Every plan ships with a review cadence, not a one-time signature.

The partners

A small team, deliberately.

Every engagement is led by a partner from first call to final signature — never handed down the chain.

Portrait of Eleanor Voss, Founding Partner at Steward & Legacy

Eleanor Voss

Founding Partner, Estate Strategy

27 years advising multigenerational families on trusts, succession, and estate structure.

Portrait of Marcus Feld, Partner in Family Governance at Steward & Legacy

Marcus Feld

Partner, Family Governance

Facilitates family councils and charters that keep the next generation aligned and informed.

Portrait of Dana Achebe, Partner in Wealth Transfer at Steward & Legacy

Dana Achebe

Partner, Wealth Transfer & Tax

CFP and tax specialist focused on gifting strategy and cross-border succession planning.

CFP®Certified Financial Planners on staff
JDIn-house estate & trust counsel
Fee-onlyNo commissions, no product sales
1998Founded in Boston, Massachusetts

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