Trusts and Estates Litigation

Cummings & Lockwood’s Trusts and Estates Litigation Practice combines preeminent trusts and estates attorneys with formidable litigation attorneys to achieve our clients’ objectives in contested judicial proceedings.  We represent successful individuals, families, and institutions, personally and in fiduciary capacities, in a wide range of trusts and estates disputes in trial and appellate courts in Connecticut and Florida, including:

• Will contests
• Conservatorship and guardianship proceedings
• Fiduciary removal proceedings
• Contested accountings
• Disputes concerning the administration of trusts and estates
• Fiduciary fee disputes
• Construction proceedings
• Reformation actions
• Undue influence actions
• Investment disputes 
• Tax controversies

Cummings & Lockwood - The Choice for sophisticated legal counsel.

Books & Guides

• Probate Jurisdiction and Procedure in Connecticut, 3d
• Probate Litigation in Connecticut, 3d

News & Press Releases

• Cummings & Lockwood Garners the Top Spot in Private Wealth Law and Private Wealth Disputes in Connecticut in the Chambers 2021 High Net Worth Guide
• Cummings & Lockwood Successfully Represents 9/11 Widow in Connecticut Supreme Court
• Michael P. Kaelin of Cummings & Lockwood Authors Book Entitled, Probate Litigation in Connecticut
• Cummings & Lockwood Selected as "Best Law Firm" by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers
• Cummings & Lockwood Wins Significant Probate Law Ruling from Connecticut Supreme Court Concerning Calculation of Surviving Spouse's Statutory Share

Videos

• Anatomy of a Will Contest