Michael Kaelin

Practice Areas

• Litigation Group

• Trust and Estates Litigation

• Employment Litigation

• Business and Commercial Litigation

• Closely-Held Business Litigation

• Tax Controversy and Litigation

• Appellate Litigation

• Family Office and Closely Held Business Group

• Fiduciary and Probate Litigation Group - Principal and Co-Chair of Fiduciary and Probate Litigation Group

• Trusts and Estates Litigation

Professional Memberships

• Connecticut Bar Association

• The Florida Bar

• New York City Bar Association

• Palm Beach County Bar Association

Publications

• Anatomy of a Will Contest

• Probate Jurisdiction and Procedure in Connecticut, 3d Edition, co-author, Thomson Reuters

• Probate Litigation in Connecticut, 3d Edition, co-author, Thomson Reuters

Experience

Michael P. Kaelin is a Principal and Co-Chair of Cummings & Lockwood's Fiduciary and Probate Litigation Group. He also is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Litigation Group, and Family Office and Closely Held Business Group, and represents clients in both Connecticut and Florida.

Mike represents individuals, fiduciaries and businesses in probate, trusts and estates, conservatorship, guardianship, investment, employment and commercial disputes, including will contests, fiduciary removal proceedings, contested accountings, fee disputes, construction proceedings, undue influence actions, and commitment proceedings in trial and appellate courts in Connecticut and Florida.

Education

Expert in these Jurisdictions

• Connecticut

• Florida

• New York

• United States District Court, District of Connecticut

• United States District Court, Middle District of Florida

• United States District Court, Southern District of Florida

• United States District Court, Southern District of New York

• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York

• United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan

• United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

• United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

• United States Supreme Court