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Wiggin and Dana LLP

Private Wealth Law

High Net Worth Guide 2025 : Connecticut

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Wiggin and Dana LLP

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Our experienced and highly skilled Private Client Services attorneys help our varied clients, both national and international, and from wide-ranging businesses and professions, deal successfully with complex issues that impact them and their families.

From business-succession planning to philanthropic arrangements to trust and estate issues, we provide sophisticated counsel that helps families and individuals with substantial assets maximize their wealth for themselves and future generations. In addition, we pay particular attention to each client's unique family situation to develop an overall plan that addresses both economic and non-economic concerns.

We provide a full spectrum of private client services, working collegially with your other consultants and advisors to craft seamless and effective solutions to your estate planning needs.

While we provide a broad array of private client services, here are some of the specific areas in which we can serve you:


•Business Succession Planning
•Charitable Planning
•Estate Planning
•Family and Closely-Held Business Planning
•Family Office Representation
•International Private Client Services
•Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreement Planning
•Probate Litigation
•Trusts and Estate Administration Services

Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Law - Connecticut

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Wiggin and Dana's private client team has a strong reputation for advising high net worth clients on contentious and non-contentious matters.
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Strengths

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  • Wiggin and Dana has a top notch team with smart and sensible lawyers.

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  • Wiggin and Dana is well-resourced to handle all aspects of probate litigation and any related trusts and estates planning, tax and civil litigation needs that its client may have.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Daniel L. Daniels
    Daniel L. Daniels

    Daniel L. Daniels

    Daniel Daniels advises high net worth clients on both estate and business planning matters.

    • Daniel Daniels is at the top of the heap in the profession. He is very well respected by peers, clients and by competitors.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Daniel Daniels is extremely bright and is incredible at making things simple for clients to understand. He is very easy to work with.

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  • Carolyn A. Reers
    Carolyn A. Reers

    Carolyn A. Reers

    Carolyn Reers advises high net worth clients on international estate and tax planning.

    • Carolyn is really exceptionally knowledgeable about her areas of expertise. She understands deeply how things play out in practice, which benefits her advice.

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    • Carolyn understands what corporate fiduciaries can do. Her insight into that that makes her a better lawyer in dealing with her clients.

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    • Carolyn Reers is very comprehensive in her advice and is very personable.

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  • Michael Clear
    Michael Clear

    Michael Clear

    Michael Clear acts for high net worth clients on estate planning, business succession planning and trusts matters.
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  • Leonard Leader
    Leonard Leader

    Leonard Leader

    Leonard Leader is experienced in advising affluent clients on estate, tax and business succession planning.

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  • Jevera Hennessey
    Jevera Hennessey

    Jevera Hennessey

    Jevera Hennessey advises wealthy clients on trust and estate planning and administration matters. Her work includes estate and gift tax plans.

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  • Vanessa Maczko
    Vanessa Maczko

    Vanessa Maczko

    Vanessa Maczko advises wealth individuals and families on wealth and asset transfer matters. Her work includes tax planning and trust structuring.

    • Vanessa Maczko is a responsive, creative and knowledgeable attorney who provides excellent value to her clients.

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