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Margaret A. Deluca

Background

Margaret A. Deluca is Chairman of Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Stamford office.  She joined the Firm in 1996 and concentrates in the areas of estate planning, business succession planning, estate and trust administration and probate litigation.  She is a member of the Firm's Board of Directors.  

Throughout her career, she has been a leader in the Private Clients Group.  Meg has served as a volunteer on countless PCG projects, including a 28 year tenure on the firm’s estate planning Drafting Committee during which she designed the firm’s proprietary drafting software.  She has been a frequent instructor in the Associate Training Program and a mentor to many young associates and partners in recognition of which she received the Ladder Award from the Connecticut Bar Association. Meg has also participated in Firm management as a member of the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee.

Practice Areas

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1996)
  • Princeton University (A.B. in Psychology, cum laude, 1992)

Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut, 1996
  • United States Tax Court

Professional Organizations

  • Connecticut Bar Association

Professional Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America, 2018 - Present
  • Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Section, Ladder Award for significant contributions to the development and success of women in the legal profession, 2010
  • American Jurisprudence Award for excellence in legal research and writing
    (while at Georgetown)

Civic and Philanthropic Activity

  • Vice President of the Board of Directors at the Darien Arts Center, a nonprofit dedicated to making dance, music, visual arts, and theater accessible to the lower Fairfield County community.
  • Former board member for the Guardianship & Advocacy Resource Program (GARP) and served on the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Event Committee for the Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut.

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Margaret A. Deluca

Principal

Chairman of Private Clients Group

6 Landmark Square
Stamford, CT 06901

T 203.351.4298

F 203.708.5623

mdeluca@cl-law.com

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Background

Margaret A. Deluca is Chairman of Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Stamford office.  She joined the Firm in 1996 and concentrates in the areas of estate planning, business succession planning, estate and trust administration and probate litigation.  She is a member of the Firm's Board of Directors.  

Throughout her career, she has been a leader in the Private Clients Group.  Meg has served as a volunteer on countless PCG projects, including a 28 year tenure on the firm’s estate planning Drafting Committee during which she designed the firm’s proprietary drafting software.  She has been a frequent instructor in the Associate Training Program and a mentor to many young associates and partners in recognition of which she received the Ladder Award from the Connecticut Bar Association. Meg has also participated in Firm management as a member of the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee.

Education
  • Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1996)
  • Princeton University (A.B. in Psychology, cum laude, 1992)
Bar Admissions
  • Connecticut, 1996
  • United States Tax Court
Professional Organizations
  • Connecticut Bar Association
Professional Recognition
  • The Best Lawyers in America, 2018 - Present
  • Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Section, Ladder Award for significant contributions to the development and success of women in the legal profession, 2010
  • American Jurisprudence Award for excellence in legal research and writing
    (while at Georgetown)
Civic and Philanthropic Activity
  • Vice President of the Board of Directors at the Darien Arts Center, a nonprofit dedicated to making dance, music, visual arts, and theater accessible to the lower Fairfield County community.
  • Former board member for the Guardianship & Advocacy Resource Program (GARP) and served on the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Event Committee for the Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut.