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How to Find a Trusts and Estates Attorney

Column distributed by Hearst Connecticut Media Group.

Links to resources referenced:

  • ACTEC Estate Planning Essentials 
    • https://www.actec.org/estate-planning-essentials/estate-planning-full-video-library/  
      • Related column excerpt:
        • “Given this landscape, it pays to become familiar with estate planning concepts. Start with the Estate Planning Essentials video series, offered at the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) website. Also see the site’s Resource Center. ACTEC is ‘an organization of trust and estate lawyers and law professors in the United States and around the world.’” 
  • Find an ACTEC Fellow
    • https://www.actec.org/find-a-lawyer/#/ 
      • Related column excerpt:
        • “To find an estate planning lawyer, use ACTEC’s searchable ‘Find a Lawyer’ tool. You can search for your location to review ACTEC Fellows (lawyers who ‘must have more than 10 years of experience in the active practice of probate and trust law or estate planning’). In the state of California, ACTEC lists more than 60 lawyers who handle general trust and estate matters. Connecticut has 25, New York 56, and Florida 53.”  
  • NAEPC: Search Accredited Estate Planner Designees
  • Connecticut Bar Association: Find a Lawyer CT
    • https://members.ctbar.org/search/custom.asp?id=2968  
      • Related column excerpt:
        • “You may also want to try an attorney search with the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils. Don’t leave out your local bar association. (For example, the Connecticut Bar Association has a Find a Lawyer CT search engine.)”