Danielle Ferrucci practices in the areas of estate planning, estate settlement and trust administration. She assists clients with the full range of planning techniques for tax-effective intergenerational and charitable transfers. Danielle also prepares, and advises those preparing, probate documents, estate tax returns and fiduciary income tax returns as well as represents estates before the IRS and DRS on audit. In addition, Danielle actively administers trusts and advises trustees. She also represents clients in contested matters in Connecticut's probate courts.
Prior to joining the firm, Danielle served as a law clerk to Connecticut Supreme Court Justices Joette Katz and Richard Palmer.
Distinctions
· AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
· Symposium Editor, Connecticut Law Review
Teaching Positions
· Adjunct Professor, Western New England College School of Law, LL.M. Program in Estate Planning and Elder Law
Professional Affiliations
· Estate & Business Planning Council
· Hartford Foundation for Public Giving: Chair, Professional Advisory Committee
· Planned Giving Group of Connecticut: Board Member
· University of Connecticut Foundation: Professional Advisory Committee
· Connecticut Bar Association: Executive Committee, Estate and Probate Section
· National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Community Involvement
· Leave A Legacy Connecticut: Statewide Co-Chair
· Connecticut Children's Museum: Board of Trustees
· Spring Grove Cemetery, Hartford: Board of Directors
Experience
Challenge to Income and Principal of Will and Trust as Assets of Bankruptcy Estate
Publications
May 19, 2011, Retroactive Connecticut Estate and Gift Tax Legislation Passed
February 15, 2011, Estate and Gift Tax Changes
December 21, 2010, New Legislation Affects Federal Estate, Gift, and GST Taxes
November 2010, Year-End Planning Reminders
January 29, 2010, Important Estate Tax Law Changes Now in Effect
February 23, 2009, Good News: Required Minimum Distributions Waived for 2009
August 11, 2008, Federal Estate Tax Update
News
January 6, 2011, Danielle P. Ferrucci Named Partner
Events
March 15, 2012, Continuing Legal Education Seminar
May 6, 2011, A Guide to Probate Accounting
February 16, 2011, 2011 Heckerling Update
November 18, 2010, 2010 National Philanthropy Day® Conference
May 6, 2010, An Estate Planning Update
September 17, 2009, Planned Giving Group of Connecticut Meeting
June 24, 2009, Greater Hartford Probate Forum
June 16, 2009, CSCPA Financial Planning & Investment Conference
March 26, 2009, Caring for Loved Ones
March 5, 2008, Charitable Giving with Charitable Trusts
September 27, 2007, IRA Legislation
January 26, 2006, Charitable Giving Update
September 9, 2005, How to Protect Assets During Life and Avoid Estate Taxes at Death in Connecticut
June 16, 2005, Fiduciary Liability
May 25, 2005, End of Life Issues: Living Wills, Health Care Agents, Etc.
April 26, 2005, Physician Asset Protection in a Rough & Tumble World
June 22, 2004, Tax Issues in Estate Planning and Probate in Connecticut