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LexisNexis Practice Guide: Connecticut Contract Litigation

Connecticut Contract Litigation is a practice-oriented resource that has streamlined chapter organization with cross-references to relevant content, practice tips icons classified by type, and the essential forms for the Connecticut commercial litigation attorney. 

Michael P. Kaelin of Cummings & Lockwood Authors Book Entitled, Probate Litigation in Connecticut

March 23, 2017

Cummings & Lockwood is pleased to announce that Michael P. Kaelin has recently authored the definitive guide to probate litigation in Connecticut.  Published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw, Probate Litigation in Connecticut is a valuable a resource for probate litigation attorneys and discusses all phases of Connecticut probate litigation, including forms, cases and statutes.

Help Clients Avoid 10 Common Estate Planning Mistakes

March 2017

Developing an understanding of your client’s circumstances, needs, concerns and wishes will enable your clients to make better personal, financial, and legal decisions.


Journal of Financial Planning

Mary Beth Crawford, Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Bonita Springs Office, to Be Honored by the Women's Foundation of Collier County

March 14, 2017

Cummings & Lockwood is pleased to announce that Mary Beth Crawford, a Principal in the Firm’s Private Clients Group and partner-in-charge of the Firm’s Bonita Springs office, has been named among the 2017 Women of Initiative by The Women’s Foundation of Collier County for her charitable and civic contributions.

Daniel Fitzgerald Quoted in Article on "Estate Planning Key, Even For Young People"

February 25, 2017

Sometimes, it's a benefit to be in the minority: Only 42 percent of U.S. adults have wills, according to a recent survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.


The Stamford Advocate and Greenwich Time

Wills - Who Needs Them?

February 23, 2017

Sometimes, it's a benefit to be in the minority: Only 42 percent of U.S. adults have wills, according to a recent survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.


The Norman Transcripts
By Julie Jason

The Importance of Domicile

A Private Clients Group White Paper

Our society has become increasingly mobile and people frequently relocate from state to state, own vacation homes in a state different from that of their year-round residence or retire out of state. 

Revocable Trusts and Trust Administration in Connecticut

Revocable Trusts and Trust Administration in Connecticut concisely covers principles of revocable trusts, including what they are, what their advantages and disadvantages are and how they compare with wills. 

By Laura Weintraub Beck and Ralph H. Folsom

Drafting Trusts in Connecticut, 2d

Emphasizing a detailed knowledge of the client's intent and how to capture it, Drafting Trusts in Connecticut provides step-by-step guidance to the drafting of trusts documents in Connecticut estates practice.

By Laura Weintraub Beck and Ralph H. Folsom

Drafting Wills in Connecticut, 2019-2020 ed.

Drafting Wills in Connecticut contains the forms and annotations necessary to complete a will in the state of Connecticut. Drafting legal documents has often been described as part science and part art.

By Laura Weintraub Beck, Douglas H. Olin, and Ralph H. Folsom

Settlement of Estates in Connecticut, 3d

Settlement of Estates in Connecticut covers every phase of the probate and estate management process from the time a death occurs through distribution of an estate's assets. 

Death Taxes in Connecticut, 4th

Death Taxes in Connecticut provide insights into such topics as the nature and theory of state death taxation, penalties, and the effects on decedents' estates.