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Band 3

Private Wealth Law

Connecticut

5 Years Ranked

About

Provided by George Smith

High Net Worth

Practice Areas

• Trust and Estate Administration Disputes

• Private Clients Group

Professional Memberships

• Connecticut Bar Association, Member

• New York State Bar Association, Member

• Florida Bar Association, Member

• American Bar Association, Member

• Greenwich Bar Association, Past President

• Executive Committee of the Estates and Probate Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, Ex-Officio Member

Publications

• Speaker, Estate Administration, Greenwich Bar Association

• Speaker, Connecticut Bar Association – Various Topics on Estate Planning & Administration

• Speaker, Estate Planning, Stamford Regional Bar Association

• Speaker, Will Awareness, Archdiocese of New York

• Speaker, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 2024 Annual Meeting Symposium

Expert in these Jurisdictions

• New York, 1982

• Florida, 1985

• Connecticut, 1988

Experience

George practices in all areas of estate and trust planning and administration, including advising individuals on the tax consequences associated with planning for the disposition of assets. In addition to representing individuals in their estate planning matters, he represents individuals, banks, and trust companies serving in fiduciary capacities. Mr. Smith also assists individuals in designing charitable giving plans.

He is admitted to practice law in Connecticut, New York, and Florida and is a member of the bar association in each of these states. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee of the Estates and Probate Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. In addition, he is an Emeritus Professional Advisor of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Professional Advisory Council.

Education

Trinity College

St. John's University School of Law

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George Smith advises high net worth clients on estate and trust planning and administration. Smith recently joined Cummings & Lockwood from Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan.

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