Robert B. Fawber
Background
Robert B. Fawber is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the West Hartford office. His primary areas of practice are estate and charitable planning, estate settlement, trust administration and residential real estate transactions. Prior to joining Cummings & Lockwood, Bob practiced real estate, estate planning and general business law in the Hartford area from 1975 to 1996.
While at Georgetown Law, Bob served in the United States Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General Corps, Fort Meade, Maryland, and was an intern in the United States Senate office of the Honorable Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
Practice Areas
- Private Clients Group
- Residential Real Estate
- Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Fiduciary and Trustee Services
- Wealth Protection Planning
- Philanthropic Giving
- International Estate and Tax Planning
- Business Succession Planning
- Commercial Real Estate Group
- Commercial Real Estate Leasing
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1975)
- Trinity College (B.A. in English, Phi Beta Kappa, 1971)
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1975
Professional Organizations
- Connecticut Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Professional Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2018 - Present
- Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2013
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
Civic and Philanthropic Activity
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Law, 2008 - 2021
- Connecticut Veterans Legal Center, Attorney Mentor, 2014
- Professional Advisory Committee of Hartford Foundation of Public Giving, Past Member
- Board of Directors of Seabury Charitable Foundation, Past Member
- Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, Past Member, Commission on Ministry, Gift Planning Committee, Committee on Constitution and Canons, Screening Committee on Ministerial Vocations
- St. James's Episcopal Church, Vestry, Past Senior Warden, Planned Giving Committee, Past Chairman
Articles/Publications
- Ancillary Estate Proceedings in Connecticut, Practical Law Guide, co-author, Thomson Reuters
Books & Guides
News & Press Releases
- 29 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® in Connecticut for 2023
- West Hartford Office - 2023 Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch™
- 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
- 24 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Named in the 2020 Edition of Connecticut’s Best Lawyers
- 34 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named Among The Best Lawyers in America for 2020
- Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America
- 32 Cummings & Lockwood LLC Attorneys Named to 2018 Best Lawyers® List
Principal
Blue Back Square
75 Isham Road, Suite 400
West Hartford,
CT
06107
T 860.313.4931
F 860.313.4967
Background
Robert B. Fawber is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the West Hartford office. His primary areas of practice are estate and charitable planning, estate settlement, trust administration and residential real estate transactions. Prior to joining Cummings & Lockwood, Bob practiced real estate, estate planning and general business law in the Hartford area from 1975 to 1996.
While at Georgetown Law, Bob served in the United States Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General Corps, Fort Meade, Maryland, and was an intern in the United States Senate office of the Honorable Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
- Private Clients Group
- Residential Real Estate
- Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Fiduciary and Trustee Services
- Wealth Protection Planning
- Philanthropic Giving
- International Estate and Tax Planning
- Business Succession Planning
- Commercial Real Estate Group
- Commercial Real Estate Leasing
- Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1975)
- Trinity College (B.A. in English, Phi Beta Kappa, 1971)
- Connecticut, 1975
- Connecticut Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2018 - Present
- Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2013
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Law, 2008 - 2021
- Connecticut Veterans Legal Center, Attorney Mentor, 2014
- Professional Advisory Committee of Hartford Foundation of Public Giving, Past Member
- Board of Directors of Seabury Charitable Foundation, Past Member
- Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, Past Member, Commission on Ministry, Gift Planning Committee, Committee on Constitution and Canons, Screening Committee on Ministerial Vocations
- St. James's Episcopal Church, Vestry, Past Senior Warden, Planned Giving Committee, Past Chairman
- Ancillary Estate Proceedings in Connecticut, Practical Law Guide, co-author, Thomson Reuters
- 29 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® in Connecticut for 2023
- West Hartford Office - 2023 Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch™
- 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
- 24 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Named in the 2020 Edition of Connecticut’s Best Lawyers
- 34 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named Among The Best Lawyers in America for 2020
- Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America
- 32 Cummings & Lockwood LLC Attorneys Named to 2018 Best Lawyers® List