Cohen and Wolf, P.C., WestportMs. Brew is an associate in Cohen and Wolf’s Trusts and Estates, Tax, Elder Law and Business & Corporate Groups. Resident in the firm’s Westport office, her practice includes a wide range of estate planning, estate administration, taxation, and corporate matters. Ms. Brew assists clients in achieving their tax and assets preservation goals by providing strategic advice on legal matters related to complex estate planning issues, business succession plans, and corporate structure formation. She also aids clients in preparation and review of estate planning documents, including wills and various trusts, such as revocable, insurance and special needs trusts. Ms. Brew manages all phases of estate administration, including probate, preparation of estate tax returns, and estate tax audits. Ms. Brew is admitted to practice in the jurisdictions of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and the United States Tax Court. She is a member of the New York and Connecticut State Bar Associations, and the Westchester and Fairfield County Bar Associations. She is also a member of the Westchester Estate Planning Counsel and is the past treasurer of the New Rochelle Bar Association. Ms. Brew also serves as the co-chair of the Tax Section of the Fairfield Bar Association and on Executive Committee and Communications Sub-committee of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Tax Section.

Davidson, Dawson & Clark LLP, New Canaan, CT
Ms. Brunalli is a partner in the New Canaan, Connecticut office of Davidson Dawson & Clark LLP where she enjoys counseling clients on the technical and practical aspects of estate planning, estate and trust administration, and tax planning. Ms. Brunalli graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. degree in 2001 and remains an enthusiastic Notre Dame football fan. She earned her J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law, with a Certificate in Tax Studies, in 2007. She was admitted to practice in Connecticut in 2007 and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Estate and Probate Section of the Connecticut Bar Association.

Wiggin and Dana LLP, in Greenwich, CT
Mr. Clear is the chair of the firm’s Private Client Services Department. Mr. Clear focuses his practice on estate planning, estate and trust administration, probate litigation and business succession planning. Mr. Clear guides fiduciaries and beneficiaries through estate settlement and trust administration matters. He also assists business owners with succession planning by presenting to family groups on business/estate planning matters and by preparing business entities, shareholders’ agreements, buy-sell agreements, and grantor-retained annuities and trusts. He also facilitates the sales/purchases of business assets. Mr. Clear is a co-chair of the Probate and Estates Section of the Fairfield County Bar Association and the president of the Fairfield County Chapter of the Exit Planning Exchange (CT XPX). He received his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the Quinnipiac University School of Law, where he served as the Executive Managing Editor of the Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal.
 

Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLC, GreenwichMr. Tashjian is an associate in the Firm’s Trusts & Estates, Business Law, and Tax Departments. His practice includes structuring tax efficient transactions; advising clients on the tax effects of proposed transactions; preparing estate planning and corporate documents; probating estates and preparing tax returns; representing businesses in mergers, acquisitions, and sales; forming for profit and not-for-profit entities; and representing parties in tax controversies and collection matters. Mr. Tashjian is the chair of Connecticut Bar Association’s Tax Section, a member of the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Tax Section, chair of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Tax Section’s Communications Subcommittee, and co-chair of the Fairfield County Bar Association’s Tax Committee.