Connecticut Estate Planning Lawyers

Estate Planning Law

200 Glastonbury Blvd suite 202, Glastonbury, CT 06033, USA

Barry D. Horowitz is a founding partner and president of the law firm of Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates, P.C. He received his diploma from the Loomis Chaffee School and his Bachelor of Arts from Bennington College, where he dual majored in philosophy and music. Mr. Horowitz was awarded his Juris Doctor degree with honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law. While attending law school, Mr. Horowitz received the American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Ethics and the Nathan Burkan Award. After graduation from law school, Mr. Horowitz continued his legal education at New York University School of Law where he received a Post Doctorate Law Degree in Taxation. He has also recently received a national achievement award. He was selected for Super Lawyers in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. In November, 2023, Connecticut Magazine selected Mr. Horowitz as one of their “Top Attorneys in Connecticut.” Mr. Horowitz is admitted to practice before all the state courts in the State of CT.

Estate Planning Law

330 S Main St, Middletown, CT 06457, USA

Cate is a trusted advisor for individuals and families who seek practical strategies for their estate planning and estate-related needs. Her practice focuses on trust and estate planning, Medicaid / Title XIX, probate, and business succession planning. Cate also handles residential and commercial real estate transactions. Ericson, Scalise & Mangan was voted Best Law Office in 2022 and Best Eldercare Attorneys in 2021 in the poll. Cate earned her undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin and her Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac University School of Law, Magna Cum Laude. During her time in law school, she was inducted into the legal honor society Phi Delta Phi and was the recipient of The John L. Hanny Memorial Scholarship, The Sandra and Martin Lax Endowed Scholarship, and the Distinguished Academic Achievement Awards for Civil Procedure I, Mediation, Healthcare Compliance Law, and Representing Clients. Upon graduating, Cate was the faculty’s choice for the Superior Classroom Performance award. Cate is a member of the Greater New Britain Chamber of Commerce, Wethersfield Chamber of Commerce, Connecticut Bar Association’s Trust and Estate and Elder Law sections, and West Hartford Phoenix BNI. Trained in Alternative Dispute Resolution processes, Cate is an empathetic and compassionate attorney who strives to establish meaningful connections with her clients. Her experience includes a Sappern Fellow in the Family Services Center of the Hartford Superior Court, intern at The Children’s Law Center of CT, and Associate Attorney in estate administration and estate planning. Demonstrating an impeccable eye for attention to detail and excellent organizational skills, Cate provides exceptional client service with time-sensitive work requiring fast action and composure under pressure. Cate serves on the Board of Directors for Healing Hoofbeats, a non-profit organization that specializes in working with individuals, families, and veterans to overcome trauma through Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy. Cate is also active as a fundraiser for the Amyloidosis Foundation, helping to finance finding a cure. A classically trained dancer, in her spare time, she enjoys mentoring young dancers, spending time with her family, and being outdoors.

Estate Planning Law

315 HIghland Avenue, STE 101, Chesire, CT 06410

Mr. Hendel has been practicing wealth preservation planning for over twenty years. He is a graduate of the University of Rochester, has a Masters in Business Administration (concentrating in finance and accounting) from Cornell University, and received his law degree from the University of Connecticut, with honors. In addition, he is a Certified Public Accountant. This background enables him to appreciate and understand the legal as well as the financial objectives of his clients, and to design and recommend planning that is not only consistent with a client’s economic goals but also is cost effective. Mr. Hendel represents successful professionals, families, and businessmen who own closely held businesses. He participates in a “virtual law firm” with several attorneys with differing areas of expertise. This allows Mr. Hendel’s clients to benefit from the legal advice of experts in many areas, and to insure that their wealth preservation plans incorporate the knowledge of several disciplines. He also has numerous legal and financial contacts throughout the world that enable him to provide clients who have international needs with planning that takes into account both US law as well as the laws of any other applicable country, and to enable clients to obtain expert advice overseas. Mr. Hendel is admitted to practice law in the States of Connecticut and New York.

Estate Planning Law

714 Hopmeadow St suite 9, Simsbury, CT 06070, USA

Ms. Watterworth was admitted to the practice of law in Connecticut in 1988. She maintains a membership in the Connecticut State Bar Association, and the Estate & Probate Section and the Elder Law Section of the Bar Association. She is also a member of the Simsbury Bar Assocaition. She practices in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, asset protection planning, conservatorships, and elder law. She has more than two decades of experience with roles in major law firm private practice at Murtha, Cullina in Hartford, CT and Cummings & Lockwood in Stamford, CT, and Wall Street investment banking with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Gayle earned a Juris Doctorate Degree with High Honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she served as Managing Editor of the Connecticut Journal of International Law. She graduated from Fairfield University in 1984, where she earned a B.A., cum laude, in Art History. In 2017, Gayle attended the Harvard University Graduate Program in Non-Profit Management. Prior continuing education studies included the FINRA Institute at Wharton. Gayle has been a long-time resident of Simsbury, CT, where she is currently a weekly activities volunteer at the McLean Home. She has previously served as a Co-leader in STEM Scouts and a volunteer chef for Church Street Eats, a local soup kitchen program in Hartford, CT. Gayle is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, Hartford Bar Association, and Simsbury Bar Association. She is also a Board member of NAMI – Farmington Valley, CT.