Katherine Cotter Gent
Background
Katherine (“Kacie”) Cotter Gent is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood’s Private Clients Group and is based in the Greenwich office. Kacie joined Cummings & Lockwood in 2016 and focuses her practice on estate planning, which includes the drafting of Wills, Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts, Powers of Attorney and Health Care documents. She also advises high net worth individuals on estate and taxation issues, including estate and gift tax planning, generation-skipping transfer tax planning and income tax planning. In addition, Kacie has experience with estate and trust administration, in which she represents Executors/Personal Representatives and Trustees and assists such fiduciaries throughout the estate and trust administration process.
Prior to joining Cummings & Lockwood, Kacie served as a Legal Intern with various organizations, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Pratt & Whitney, the Office of the Connecticut Attorney General and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Practice Areas
Education
- University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 2015)
- Connecticut College (B.A. in Government and Economics, cum laude, 2012) with distinction in Economics
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 2015
Professional Organizations
- Connecticut Bar Association, Member
- Fairfield County Bar Association, Member
- Greenwich Bar Association, Former President
Professional Recognition
- Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2022 - Present
- The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch", 2021 - Present
Civic and Philanthropic Activity
- Ron Foley Foundation, Volunteer
- Kingswood Oxford School, 2008 Class Agent
Articles/Publications/Presentations
- Drafting Wills in Connecticut, 3rd Edition, co-author, Thomson Reuters
- "Quid Pro Quo for Charitable Gifts", Webinar, January 20, 2021, Trusts & Estates Magazine
- "Quid Pro Quo and Fundraising Events", Trusts & Estates Magazine, June 2020 Issue, co-author with Conrad Teitell and Rachel B.G. Sherman
- "Quid Pro Quo Isn't Just a Political Issue", Trusts & Estates Magazine, May 2020, co-author with Conrad Teitell and Rachel B.G. Sherman
- "Living Will and Appointment of Health Care Representative, Connecticut, Practical Law Guide, co-author, Thomson Reuters
- Advance Health Care Directive, Connecticut, Practical Law Guide, co-author, Thomson Reuters
Articles
Books & Guides
- Living Wills and Appointment of Health Care Representatives in Connecticut
- Advance Health Care Directives in Connecticut
News & Press Releases
- 29 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® in Connecticut for 2023
- Greenwich Office - 2023 Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch™
- 12 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Have Been Recognized as Connecticut Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in 2022
- Five Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Recognized as “Ones to Watch” in 2021 by The Best Lawyers in America
- 35 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Have Been Named Among The Best Lawyers in America for 2021, 2 Attorneys Received Lawyer of the Year Awards and 8 Attorneys Have Been Identified as the Ones to Watch
Videos
Principal
2 Greenwich Plaza
Suite 230
Greenwich,
CT
06830-6390
T 203.863.6577
F 203.862.2613
Background
Katherine (“Kacie”) Cotter Gent is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood’s Private Clients Group and is based in the Greenwich office. Kacie joined Cummings & Lockwood in 2016 and focuses her practice on estate planning, which includes the drafting of Wills, Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts, Powers of Attorney and Health Care documents. She also advises high net worth individuals on estate and taxation issues, including estate and gift tax planning, generation-skipping transfer tax planning and income tax planning. In addition, Kacie has experience with estate and trust administration, in which she represents Executors/Personal Representatives and Trustees and assists such fiduciaries throughout the estate and trust administration process.
Prior to joining Cummings & Lockwood, Kacie served as a Legal Intern with various organizations, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Pratt & Whitney, the Office of the Connecticut Attorney General and the U.S. House of Representatives.
- University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 2015)
- Connecticut College (B.A. in Government and Economics, cum laude, 2012) with distinction in Economics
- Connecticut, 2015
- Connecticut Bar Association, Member
- Fairfield County Bar Association, Member
- Greenwich Bar Association, Former President
- Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2022 - Present
- The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch", 2021 - Present
- Ron Foley Foundation, Volunteer
- Kingswood Oxford School, 2008 Class Agent
- Drafting Wills in Connecticut, 3rd Edition, co-author, Thomson Reuters
- "Quid Pro Quo for Charitable Gifts", Webinar, January 20, 2021, Trusts & Estates Magazine
- "Quid Pro Quo and Fundraising Events", Trusts & Estates Magazine, June 2020 Issue, co-author with Conrad Teitell and Rachel B.G. Sherman
- "Quid Pro Quo Isn't Just a Political Issue", Trusts & Estates Magazine, May 2020, co-author with Conrad Teitell and Rachel B.G. Sherman
- "Living Will and Appointment of Health Care Representative, Connecticut, Practical Law Guide, co-author, Thomson Reuters
- Advance Health Care Directive, Connecticut, Practical Law Guide, co-author, Thomson Reuters
- 29 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® in Connecticut for 2023
- Greenwich Office - 2023 Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch™
- 12 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Have Been Recognized as Connecticut Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in 2022
- Five Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Recognized as “Ones to Watch” in 2021 by The Best Lawyers in America
- 35 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Have Been Named Among The Best Lawyers in America for 2021, 2 Attorneys Received Lawyer of the Year Awards and 8 Attorneys Have Been Identified as the Ones to Watch