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Private Wealth Law | High Net Worth

Connecticut

Work in this area includes but is not limited to: charitable planning; wealth transfer; business succession planning; estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax planning (in the US); life and health insurance planning; the creation and administration of trusts and estates; asset transfer; the taking-public of closely-held businesses; and structuring outward and inward investment. Contentious matters are also included, such as trusts disputes, probate contests and contested wills. In larger jurisdictions, these matters are ranked separately in a Private Wealth Disputes table.

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Band 1

  1. Cummings & Lockwood
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    Cummings & Lockwood
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Cummings & Lockwood advises on trust and estate planning matters. Its team often advises on matters involving very high asset values.
  2. Day Pitney LLP
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    Day Pitney LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked

    Day Pitney provides a comprehensive range of services to high net worth clients, including international estate planning, business succession planning, and probate and trust litigation.

  3. 1
    Wiggin and Dana LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Wiggin and Dana's private client team has a strong reputation for advising high net worth clients on contentious and non-contentious matters.
  4. 1
    Withers
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked

    Withers Bergman handles trust and estate planning for high net worth and ultra high net worth clients at both a domestic and international level. In addition, Withers Bergman's attorneys also offer offshore trust and foreign investment planning.

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Band 2

  1. Dungey Dougherty PLLC
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    Dungey Dougherty PLLC
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    Dungey Dougherty has a team of highly regarded trust and estate planning specialists. The team frequently advises on offshore trusts and complex cross-border estate planning.
  2. Pullman & Comley, LCC
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    Pullman & Comley, LCC
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked

    Pullman & Comley advises on a range of work including estate and tax planning, trust administration and charitable foundations. The firm represents clients in contentious matters, including probate litigation.

  3. Shipman & Goodwin LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. 3
    Brody Wilkinson PC
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked

    Brody Wilkinson advises high net worth individuals and family offices on trust and estate administration in Connecticut. It also advises on charitable giving and business succession planning. Brody Wilkinson's attorneys also handle elder law, conservatorship and guardianship issues.

  2. Harris Beach Murtha
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 3
  3. Reid and Riege PC
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 3
  4. Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 3