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
• Trust and Estate Administration Disputes
• Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Management Claims
• Fiduciary Fee Disputes
• Construction Proceedings
• Reformation Actions
• Undue Influence Actions
• Investment Disputes

Cummings & Lockwood - The Choice for sophisticated legal counsel.

Books & Guides

• Probate in Connecticut
• Probate in Florida
• Connecticut Probate Deskbook
• Probate Litigation in Connecticut, 3d

News & Press Releases

• Heather J. Rhoades and Kelley Galica Peck Selected as 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” Honorees by Best Lawyers
• Cummings & Lockwood Assists Estate in Preserving Significant Estate Tax Deduction Challenged by IRS
• 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 Attorneys Named 2016 Florida Super Lawyers

Videos

• Anatomy of a Will Contest