Cummings & Lockwood Welcomes Two Trusts and Estates Attorneys to Its Greenwich, Connecticut, Office

Cummings & Lockwood is pleased to announce the addition of two trusts and estates attorneys to its Greenwich, Connecticut office -- George L. Smith, Senior Counsel and Eva V. Kliegman, Principal.

Prior to joining the firm, George was a Partner in the Trusts and Estates Practice Department at Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLC.  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.  George also assists individuals in designing charitable giving plans.

George received his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law and his B.A. from Trinity College.  He is admitted to practice law in Connecticut, New York and Florida.

Eva was previously a Partner in the Trusts and Estates Department at Whitman Breed’ Abbott & Morgan LLC s in Greenwich, Connecticut.  She represents clients in all estate planning matters, including gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax planning; the preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills and related documents; estate settlement; and trust administration.  

Eva also represents clients in tax controversy and collection matters.  Earlier in her career, Eva practiced at a law firm in New Haven where she represented clients in estate planning and administration, commercial litigation, tax controversy, and business matters.

Eva received her J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law and her B.A. from the University of Connecticut.  She is admitted to practice law in Connecticut and before the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, and the U.S. Tax Court.

“We are excited to have these two highly experienced practitioners join our private clients practice in Greenwich to serve our high net worth clients,” noted Heather J. Rhoades, Chairman of Cummings & Lockwood’s Private Clients Group.

About Cummings & Lockwood LLC

Founded in 1909, Cummings & Lockwood provides sophisticated legal counsel to high net worth individuals and families, their family offices, closely held businesses, and charitable entities, as well as other commercial enterprises.  Our core services include trusts and estates, corporate and finance, litigation and arbitration, and commercial and residential real estate.

The firm has over 200 attorneys, fiduciary accountants, paralegals and staff, as well as six offices located in Stamford, Greenwich and West Hartford, Connecticut, and in Naples, Bonita Springs and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.  While many of our clients reside in Connecticut, New York and Florida, we have clients in nearly all 50 U.S. states and in over 20 countries around the world.

For more information, visit our website at www.cl-law.com.

About the Private Clients Group

Cummings & Lockwood has one of the largest and most respected trusts and estates practices in the United States. For over 100 years, Cummings & Lockwood has been building meaningful and lasting relationships with our private clients, serving as trusted advisors throughout their lifetimes and providing sophisticated legal counsel at every important stage of their lives.

We offer our clients a broad range of services, including estate planning and administration; estate, income and gift tax planning; wealth protection planning; trust formation and management; philanthropic giving; probate and estate settlement; international estate and tax planning; executor and trustee services; business succession planning; fiduciary and probate litigation; and tax controversy and litigation.