By Amy Zabetakis The COVID-19 pandemic has brought its share of 2020 surprises, including a home-sales boom here in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Indeed, real estate continues to trade at a head-spinning rate here in our local communities slowing only due to a lack...

Now is an important time to review your estate plan and accompanying Power of Attorney and Health Care documents. If you have moved from a different state, there are different statutory forms and there may be different estate tax planning issues that are relevant in...

By Kate Diehm Our 2020 economy continues to bump along, and business as usual has been turned on its head. People in every industry and role have had to pivot and redefine how they deliver goods and services—including content creators, who find that some of their...

Congratulations to George A. Reilly for being recognized again this year by Connecticut Magazine as a Super Lawyer. The lawyers are selected through peer nominations and evaluations combined with independent research. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state...

Small business owners should be aware if they receive a letter in the mail with an “official” looking invoice for annual reports due to the State of Connecticut.  Closer inspection reveals that these are being sent by a company called “CFS” and there is a notation in...

We’ll talk about it another time. I don’t know where to begin. We’re not wealthy enough to need one. Those are just a few of the reasons why family members often put off conversations about estate planning. In fact, the prevalence of estate planning has trended in the...

Our stay-at-home routine may have provided some time for reflection for you and your spouse resulting in a renewal of your commitment to each other.  Unfortunately, that reflection may have also resulted in a reality that the “new normal” must involve moving forward...

It would have surprised no one if residential real estate had come to a dead halt when Governors from every state instituted stay at home orders and required schools and businesses to close. But in Fairfield County, Connecticut the real estate market has exploded due...

Kate Diehm, Regent of the Abigail Hinman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, participated in a grave marking ceremony for Daniel Eldredge on July 4, hosted by the Nathan Hale Branch of the Sons of the American Revolution at the Crary Burial Ground in...