Elizabeth A. Falkoff
Background
Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Falkoff is an associate in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Stamford office. Betsy has nearly 10 years of experience in trusts and estates law. She represents individuals and families in the creation and implementation of sophisticated estate plans facilitating the passage of wealth through generations. Betsy's estate planning practice includes gift planning and the use of trusts as tools for asset management, creditor protection, charitable giving and minimization of taxes. She has extensive experience as a trusts and estates fiduciary advisor representing Executors and Trustees in the administration of complex estates and trusts in both Connecticut and New York.
Practice Areas
- Private Clients Group
- Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
- Wealth Protection Planning
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Fiduciary and Trustee Services
Education
- Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2012)
- University of Connecticut (B.A. in Political Science, cum laude, 2008)
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 2013
- New York, 2013
Professional Organizations
- Connecticut Bar Association, Member
- New York State Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Fairfield County Bar Association, Member
- Probate, Estates and Elder Law Committee Co-Chair
- Greenwich Bar Association, Member
Professional Recognition
- Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2022 - Present
- Fairfield and Westchester County Business Journals, Millennial + Gen Z Award, 2022
- Moffly Media Top Lawyers in Fairfield County, 2021, 2023
- The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch", 2024
Civic and Philanthropic Activity
- Friends of Greenwich Point, Board Member
- Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Board Member
Articles/Publications/Presentations
- NBI CT Probate and Trust Administration: What You Need to Know About Trusts, June 2022
- Connecticut Society of CPAs Spring 2022 Estate and Gift Tax Law Update
- Basics of Decedents' Estate Administration in Connecticut, presented to the Fairfield County Bar Association
Associate
6 Landmark Square
Stamford,
CT
06901
T 203.351.4198
F 203.708.3861
Background
Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Falkoff is an associate in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Stamford office. Betsy has nearly 10 years of experience in trusts and estates law. She represents individuals and families in the creation and implementation of sophisticated estate plans facilitating the passage of wealth through generations. Betsy's estate planning practice includes gift planning and the use of trusts as tools for asset management, creditor protection, charitable giving and minimization of taxes. She has extensive experience as a trusts and estates fiduciary advisor representing Executors and Trustees in the administration of complex estates and trusts in both Connecticut and New York.
- Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2012)
- University of Connecticut (B.A. in Political Science, cum laude, 2008)
- Connecticut, 2013
- New York, 2013
- Connecticut Bar Association, Member
- New York State Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Fairfield County Bar Association, Member
- Probate, Estates and Elder Law Committee Co-Chair
- Greenwich Bar Association, Member
- Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2022 - Present
- Fairfield and Westchester County Business Journals, Millennial + Gen Z Award, 2022
- Moffly Media Top Lawyers in Fairfield County, 2021, 2023
- The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch", 2024
- Friends of Greenwich Point, Board Member
- Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Board Member
- NBI CT Probate and Trust Administration: What You Need to Know About Trusts, June 2022
- Connecticut Society of CPAs Spring 2022 Estate and Gift Tax Law Update
- Basics of Decedents' Estate Administration in Connecticut, presented to the Fairfield County Bar Association