News & Press Releases
Robert L. Lancaster Provides Expert Testimony Before Florida Senate and House on Decedent’s Property
March 24, 2019Recently Robert L. Lancaster, a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood’s Private Clients Group in the Firm’s Naples, Florida office, served as an expert for the Real Property Probate Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar in connection with pending legislation in Florida relating to Decedent’s Property.
Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Represent Owner in One of the Largest Commercial Lease Transactions in Fairfield County Over the Last 25 Years
March 20, 2019Cummings & Lockwood is pleased to announce that it has assisted its client, George Comfort & Sons, Inc., in closing a major global headquarters lease at the former UBS site at 677 Washington Boulevard in Stamford, Connecticut.
2019 Connecticut Legal Awards
March 6, 2019Cummings & Lockwood is delighted to announce that Partners, Howard S. (Terry) Tuthill III and Edward F. Rodenbach have been selected as 2019 Best Mentor Honorees by the Connecticut Law Tribune for the 2019 Connecticut Legal Awards.
YWCA Greenwich's 2019 Women Who Inspire Awards
January 24, 2019Cummings & Lockwood was a proud sponsor of the YWCA Greenwich’s 2019 Women Who Inspire Awards event, which was held at the Greenwich Country Club on January 25, 2019.
Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America
October 31, 2018Cummings & Lockwood LLC is pleased to announce that 32 of its attorneys in Connecticut and Florida have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.
17 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Have Been Named 2018 New England Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
October 24, 2018Cummings & Lockwood is pleased to announce that 12 attorneys have been selected to the 2018 New England Super Lawyers list and five attorneys have been selected to the 2018 Rising Stars list.
Cummings & Lockwood’s Naples, Florida Office Marks Its 40th Anniversary
Cummings & Lockwood’s Naples, Florida office recently marked its 40th Anniversary. Established in 1978, the Naples office was the first Cummings & Lockwood office to be opened in Florida.
Cummings & Lockwood’s Palm Beach Gardens Office Named “Trust & Estates Law Firm of the Year in Florida” by Global Law Experts
Cummings & Lockwood’s Palm Beach Gardens, Florida office has been selected as the 2018 “Trust & Estates Law Firm of the Year in Florida” by Global Law Experts.
Cummings & Lockwood Assists Estate in Preserving Significant Estate Tax Deduction Challenged by IRS
August 29, 2018
Cummings & Lockwood LLC successfully defeated an argument by the Internal Revenue Service where the IRS required the payment of additional federal estate tax based on the IRS’s partial disallowance of the deduction for state death taxes under § 2058 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”).
Laura Weintraub Beck Appointed New Chair of Cummings & Lockwood’s Private Clients Group
August 1, 2018Cummings & Lockwood is pleased to announce that Laura Weintraub Beck has been appointed Chair of the Firm’s Private Clients Group, effective immediately.
Cummings & Lockwood Recognized As One of the Leading Trusts and Estates Practices in Connecticut by Chambers & Partners
July 25, 2018Cummings & Lockwood is pleased to announce that for the third year in a row the Firm’s Private Clients Group has been ranked in Tier 1 by Chambers & Partners in the 2018 edition of Chambers High Net Worth Guide.
Seven Cummings & Lockwood’s Trusts & Estates Attorneys Named 2018 Florida Super Lawyers
June 17, 2018Cummings & Lockwood is pleased to announce that the following seven trusts and estates attorneys in the Firm’s Naples and Bonita Springs offices have been selected Florida Super Lawyers in 2018.