Laura Beck

Practice Areas

• Private Clients Group - Former Chair

• Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning

• Probate and Estate Administration

• Fiduciary and Trustee Services

• Wealth Protection Planning

• Philanthropic Giving

• International Estate and Tax Planning

• Business Succession Planning

• Trusts and Estates Litigation

• Estate Planning for Hedge Fund and Private Equity Principals

• Estate Planning for Corporate Executives

• Estate Planning for Collectors, Authors, Artists and Musicians

• Family Office and Closely Held Business Group

Professional Memberships

• Connecticut Bar Association, Estates & Probate Section, Executive Committee

• New York State Bar Association

• Fairfield County Bar Association

• Greenwich Bar Association

Publications

• Death Taxes in Connecticut, 4th Edition, co-author, Thomson Reuters

• Drafting Wills in Connecticut, 3rd Edition, co-author, Thomson Reuters

• Drafting Trusts in Connecticut, 2nd Edition, co-author, Thomson Reuters

• Revocable Trusts and Trust Administration, co-author, Thomson Reuters

• Incapacity, Powers of Attorney and Adoption in Connecticut, 4th Edition, co-author, Thomson Reuters

• Connecticut Domestic Asset Protection Trusts

• Connecticut Probate Deskbook, co-author, Thomson Reuters

• Family and Business Succession Planning, 2014 Edition, Inside the Minds, co-author, Aspatore

• Estate Planning Client Strategies, 2012 Edition, Inside the Minds, co-author, Aspatore

Experience

Laura Weintraub Beck is Firm-wide Chairman and Managing Director of Cummings & Lockwood. She is based in the Greenwich office. She focuses her practice on estate planning, including business succession planning and planning for real estate holdings, estate administration, probate litigation and trust administration.

Laura was formerly the Chairman of Cummings & Lockwood’s Private Clients Group. In addition, she was previously Director of Client Communication for the Private Clients Group and in charge of attorney training for several years. Prior to attending law school, Laura worked for the United States Senate Judiciary Committee drafting reports and legislation relating to crime and drug policies.

Education

Expert in these Jurisdictions

• Connecticut, 2000

• New York, 2001