Daniel W. Doherty is a shareholder in MacLean Holloway Doherty Ardiff & Morse, P.C. where he concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate law, tax law, estate planning and administration. He received his B.S.B.A. from Merrimack College and his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School, cum laude. Mr. Doherty is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Prior to joining MacLean Holloway Doherty Ardiff & Morse, P.C., Mr. Doherty was a partner in a Boston law firm where he headed the tax department. He previously had been a member of Coopers & Lybrand’s tax department (International Mergers and Acquisitions Group).

He is a co-author of "Limited Liability Companies: The Entity of Choice in Massachusetts," National Business Institute, Inc. (1996, 1997, 1998) as well as an instructor for the Foundation for Continuing Education, presenting programs such as "IRS Practice and Procedure" (1996-1999), "Corporate Tax Strategies" (1996), "Asset Protection Strategies" (1996-2006), "Choice of Entity" (1999-2006) and "Purchase and Sale of Businesses" (2003-2006). He is a frequent lecturer in the areas of tax and estate planning.

Mr. Doherty is admitted in the courts of Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the United States Tax Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Tax, Probate and Real Property), Massachusetts Bar Association (Member, Tax Council), Massachusetts Society of Certified Accountants and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Mr. Doherty was recognized by his peers as being one of the best estate planning lawyers in Massachusetts, being named a "Massachusetts Super Lawyer" for his expertise in estate planning in the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 editions of Boston Magazine.