INDIVIDUAL PROFILE
Michael Kaelin

Michael Kaelin

High Net Worth 2025

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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

Duke University School of Law

J.D.

1984

Duke University

B.A., cum laude

1981

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

Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Disputes - Connecticut

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Individual Editorial
Michael Kaelin is a highly rated litigation lawyer with significant experience handling contentious trust and estate disputes.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Michael Kaelin is a very good lawyer and skilled litigator.

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  • Mike Kaelin is very smart and he is a tireless advocate.

    Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth

Ranked Individuals at Cummings & Lockwood LLC (11)

Connecticut

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