Experience and Wisdom at Your Service
There is no substitute for experience. Perhaps in no other legal area is this adage more appropriate than in the area of estate planning and probate. Protecting assets and distributing assets, defending inheritance rights and helping administrators with their demanding responsibilities: these demand experience and wisdom.
At Barry, Harvey & Later, P.C., we have been representing Connecticut clients in a wide range of probate and estate planning matters since 1958. Our Wethersfield estate planning attorneys bring the experience and skill necessary to protect your interests.
With every estate planning or probate client, our firm brings the added benefit of being a general practice firm as opposed to a specialty firm. The experience that we have in many different areas of law allows to help our clients get a comprehensive, holistic view of the possible pitfalls and benefits of their various options. An "estate planning specialist" lawyer would generally only know about estate planning law, but perhaps have no idea how your estate planning choices would impact your other elder law concerns like Medicare planning.
Probate Litigation
We place an emphasis on probate litigation. When relationships break down or problems arise regarding wills, trusts or other estate planning documents, we help our clients obtain the most effective, efficient outcomes in their cases. We negotiate and mediate whenever possible, to minimize cost and stress for our clients, and when cases need to be litigation, we advocate fiercely for our clients' interests in the courtroom.
We represent beneficiaries as well as fiduciaries of all kinds, including trustees, will executors and administrators in issues that include:
- Will contests
- Trust disputes
- Breach of fiduciary duty
- Undue influence
- Lack of capacity
- Accounting administration and compliance counsel for trustees, executors and administrators
Estate Planning
It is never too early to consider the transfer of wealth and the handling of details as you grow older. Let us help to formulate a comprehensive estate plan with:
- Wills
- Trusts
- Powers of attorney
- Advance health care directives
- Guardianships
- Conservatorships
We can help you make sure your wealth is transferred to the people you want, in the way that you want it transferred, while minimizing tax consequences. We can also help you make sure you give decision-making power and direction to the right people in case you are ever in a position where you cannot make decisions on your own.
Contact Hartford Probate Attorneys at Barry, Harvey & Later, P.C.
Call 860-578-8171, 800-535-0829 toll free, or contact us online to schedule a free initial consultation with a lawyer from our firm. We look forward to speaking with you.