FirmBristol, CT
Since 1907 · Serves 2 counties
Bristol firm whose practice traces to 1907, now in the Federal Hill district, serving Bristol, Southington, Plainville, Plymouth, West Hartford, Farmington, New Britain and Wolcott. Probates wills, oversees guardianship proceedings and sets up special needs trusts, alongside wills, trusts and advance directives. Offers a free consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipSpecial Needs Planningand 5 more
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- 43 Bellevue AvenueBristol, CT 06010
FirmBridgeport, CT
Since 1939 · Serves 1 county
Bridgeport firm practicing since 1939 and serving Fairfield County, including Westport and Fairfield. Guides appointed executors and administrators through probate deadlines and represents them in probate litigation, including will contests. Planning work covers wills, trusts, special needs trusts and Medicaid planning. Offers a free consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationSpecial Needs Planningand 5 more
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- 1087 Broad StreetBridgeport, CT 06604
FirmHamden, CT
Serves 1 county
Hamden general practice firm serving New Haven County, including North Haven, Wallingford, Cheshire, Branford, Milford and Waterbury. Handles probate from the application to probate the will through distribution, and represents executors and beneficiaries in will and probate disputes in probate and superior court and in trust disputes. Elder law work includes Title XIX applications.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 6 more
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- 3127 Whitney AvenueHamden, CT 06518
Solo PracticeWaterbury, CT
Serves 1 county
Solo attorney based in Waterbury, practicing estate planning and real estate law since 1994. Helps executors with probate administration, from paying bills and settling debts to distributing assets, and prepares wills, trusts, living wills and powers of attorney. Spanish-speaking paralegal on staff.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal Estate
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- 678 Chase ParkwayWaterbury, CT 06708
Solo PracticeBrookfield, CT
Serves 1 county
Solo practice based in Brookfield, with a by-appointment office in Cooperstown, New York, settling probate estates for people who died in Connecticut or New York. Prepares and hand-delivers the probate filings, then secures access to the decedent's bank accounts and authority to sell assets; billed hourly or as a percent of the estate. Free initial consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawPersonal InjuryReal Estate
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- 304 Federal Road, Suite 317Brookfield, CT 06804
FirmLitchfield, CT
Since 1960 · Serves 1 county
Litchfield firm serving Litchfield County since 1960. Settles estates for families, preparing and filing the probate documents and estate tax returns, distributing property under the will or the law and resolving probate disputes; also handles trust administration and accounting, conservatorships and guardianships. Farm and municipal clients make up a second practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
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- 93 West StreetLitchfield, CT 06759
Solo PracticeSouthbury, CT
Serves the whole state
Southbury solo practice whose estate and probate work is mostly in New Haven County, with clients taken from all areas of Connecticut. Attorney William K. Gernert, in practice since 1998, helps executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries with estate and trust administration, probate court forms, will contests, and Title 19 Medicaid applications. Offers a free consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more
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- 1 Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 302Southbury, CT 06488
FirmGlastonbury, CT
Serves 3 counties
Glastonbury firm with six Connecticut offices, the others in Hartford, Simsbury, New Hartford, East Hampton, and Essex. Represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in administering decedents' estates, testamentary trusts and living trusts, in conservatorships and guardianships, and in will contests, will constructions and trustee removal actions, including federal and state tax audits.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
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- 2252 Main StreetGlastonbury, CT 06033
Solo PracticeWest Hartford, CT
Serves 1 county
West Hartford elder law and estate practice working with families through Connecticut probate estate settlement after a death, and with post-death issues where there is no probate estate. Represents fiduciaries, counsels trustees of supplemental needs trusts, and assists conservators and Medicaid (Title 19) applicants. Attorney Rebecca Hajosy has been an accredited VA claims attorney since 2009.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more
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- 28 North Main Street, Suite 201West Hartford, CT 06107
Solo PracticeSimsbury, CT
Serves 1 county
Simsbury solo practice serving Hartford County, where Attorney Charles D. Houlihan, Jr. has focused for more than 25 years on clients in Simsbury and the Farmington Valley. Drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living wills, and guides clients through what the probate court will require of their survivors. Offers a free initial consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawReal Estate
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- 75 West StreetSimsbury, CT 06070
FirmBranford, CT
Since 1973 · Serves 1 county
Branford firm on the shoreline, providing legal services since 1973 to high net worth individuals and closely held businesses. Its four attorneys handle probate administration and probate litigation, estate and gift tax reduction, and Medicaid eligibility and long-term care planning for older clients.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 3 more
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- 420 East Main Street, Building 1, Suite 10Branford, CT 06405
FirmSouthbury, CT
Serves the whole state
Southbury estate settlement firm serving executors, administrators and trustees in probate courts throughout Connecticut. Attorneys Lisa E. Wnuck, in practice since 1987, and Elizabeth A. Fisher handle decedents' estates, trust settlements, small estates, estates with no will, and ancillary probate for nonresidents who owned Connecticut property. Offers a free estate consultation.
PracticesTrust AdministrationProbate
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- 493 Heritage RoadSouthbury, CT 06488
Solo PracticeStonington, CT
Serves 1 county
Stonington trust and estate boutique serving families across New London County. Attorney Paul G. Holland, Jr., who trained in estate administration at Cummings & Lockwood, guides executors through Probate Court filings, asset inventories, creditor claims and estate and income tax returns, and advises successor trustees settling funded revocable trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningAsset Protection
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- 107 Wilcox Road, Suite 102Stonington, CT 06378
FirmGreenwich, CT
Serves 1 county
Greenwich office of Mandelbaum Barrett PC, the firm Ivey, Barnum & O'Mara LLC became, with a Trusts & Estates group based in Connecticut. Guides executors and other fiduciaries through estate administration, prepares federal and state estate and gift tax returns, and handles will contests, trust disputes and fiduciary litigation.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 6 more
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- 170 Mason StreetGreenwich, CT 06830
Solo PracticeStamford, CT
Serves 1 county
Stamford solo practice serving Fairfield County. Attorney James M. Rubino represents executors, administrators, trustees, conservators and beneficiaries in Probate Courts throughout Connecticut on decedents' estates, trusts, conservatorships and will contests. Also represents clients before the IRS and the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services on audits and appeals.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 3 more
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- 1100 Summer StreetStamford, CT 06905
FirmWethersfield, CT
Serves 3 counties
Wethersfield firm that has represented individuals and families in probate and estate administration for over 50 years, with satellite offices in Farmington and Moodus. Helps executors and personal representatives gather, value and account for estate assets and take the estate through probate, and advises on guardianships and conservatorships. Offers virtual visits by phone or Zoom.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipReal Estate
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- 433 Silas Deane HighwayWethersfield, CT 06109
FirmVernon, CT
Since 1964 · Serves 1 county
Vernon firm founded in 1964, with four partners in its probate and fiduciary administration group. Prepares probate court filings and the required tax returns for executors and administrators, processes non-probate assets such as life insurance and retirement accounts, mediates disputes, and establishes conservatorships and guardianships. Its elder law attorneys also prepare Medicaid applications.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipand 3 more
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- 45 Hartford TurnpikeVernon, CT 06066
FirmPlainfield, CT
Since 1986 · Serves 2 counties
Plainfield general practice firm serving Windham and New London counties for more than 35 years, with real estate closings as its main focus. Handles probate matters and will drafting, led on that side by founding partner B. Paul Kaplan, who has chaired the Court Visitation program for Windham County for over 20 years.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal Estate
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- 643 Norwich RoadPlainfield, CT 06374
FirmCheshire, CT
Since 1920 · Serves 1 county
Cheshire firm in the Hon. Silas Hitchcock House on Main Street, in continuous practice since 1920, with attorneys Andrew S. Knott and Robert J. Santoro. Handles probate, estates and trusts, conservatorships, international probate, and genealogy and heirship work. Meets clients remotely or in person.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 4 more
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- 125 Main StreetCheshire, CT 06410
FirmStratford, CT
Since 1953 · Serves 2 counties
Stratford firm founded in 1953 that has advised families in Fairfield and New Haven counties since then. Partners Barry C. Knott and Kathleen M. Dunn handle probate administration alongside wills, trusts, and Medicaid (Title XIX) planning for families facing nursing home care, including crisis planning when a parent unexpectedly needs care. Consultations are free.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawMedicaid PlanningReal Estate
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- 1656 Main StreetStratford, CT 06615
