Conrad Teitell

Through his law practice, lectures, publications, columns and congressional activities, Conrad strives to help charitable organizations receive and donors make taxwise charitable gifts that take into account their entire estate plan for themselves and their families. He is also frequently called upon to help clients patch-up plans that have gone awry.

He has been an adjunct law professor at the University of Miami School of Law (Graduate LL.M. program in Estate Planning) since 1980 and has lectured nationwide at over 800 programs sponsored by bar associations, estate planning councils, colleges, universities, law schools and other organizations.

Conrad was the on-air tax adviser for the PBS series On the Money, has done six PBS television specials on taxes and estate planning, and taught public speaking on a six-part PBS series. He has been a commentator on National Public Radio's Marketplace.

Professional Recognition

•The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), fellow
•American Law Institute/American Bar Association, Harrison Tweed Award for Special Merit in Continuing Legal Education
•Connecticut Bar Association, Federal Tax Institute of New England's Outstanding Achievement Award
•The Best Lawyers in America, 1993 - Present
•The Best Lawyers in America, Stamford, Connecticut Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year, 2012
•National Association of Estate Planners and Councils, Distinguished Estate Planner
•American Council on Gift Annuities, Lifetime Achievement Award
•Partnership for Philanthropic Planning, Distinguished Service Award
•American College of Public Relations Association, Distinguished Service to Higher Education
•Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
•Hartman Axley Lifetime Service Award by National Association of Estate Planners and Councils

Civic and Philanthropic Activity

•As a volunteer, he has testified for numerous charitable organizations at hearings held by the U.S. Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, the Senate Finance Committee, the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Judiciary Committee.

Alerts & Updates

• Client Alert - Tax-Free Direct Charitable/IRA Distributions

Articles

•Time Share Charitable Contribution Scheme: Promoter Penalized $8.4 Million
•Donors’ Charitable Pledges
• Contracts to Make a Will
• Philanthropic Tax Planning for Family Members and Charities
• Charitable Tax Planning in an Uncertain Coronavirus and Tax World
• Quid Pro Quo and Fundraising Events
• Quid Pro Quo isnt Just a Political Issue
• No Thank You: Tax, Legal and Practical Consequences of Charitable Gifts Returned to Donors
• Creating and Operating Charitable Entities
• Fractional Gifts of Art
• Deducting Charitable Art Donations
• The IRS Man Cometh for College Admission Scammers
• Cryptocurrency - Estate and Charitable Planning and Compliance
• Charitable Deduction for Gifts by Individuals, Partnerships and Corporations
• Increased Charitable Giving Through the Legacy IRA Act
• Bargain Sales to Charities: Charitable Deductions and Capital Gains Savings
• What Beats A Charitable Bequest Under The New Tax Law?
• Not Knowing the S Corp Rules Can Be Dangerous to Your Clients Wealth
• Diversifying Charitable Remainder Trust Investments
• Substantiating Charitable Deductions at the IRS
• New Federal Bill Authorizes Charitable Life-Income IRA Rollovers
• Legal Underpinnings for Formulating (And Defending) Estate Plans
• Charitable Remainder Trust Pitfalls
• Patching Up Mucked Up CRTs
• Termination of Charitable Remainder Trusts

Events

• Cool Charitable Contribution Strategies in the New Tax Climate

News & Press Releases

• 29 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in Connecticut for 2023
• Stamford Office - 2023 Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch
• 35 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Have Been Named Among The Best Lawyers in America for 2021, 2 Attorneys Received Lawyer of the Year Awards and 8 Attorneys Have Been Identified as the Ones to Watch
• 24 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Named in the 2020 Edition of Connecticut’s Best Lawyers
• 34 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named Among The Best Lawyers in America for 2020
• Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America
• 32 Cummings & Lockwood LLC Attorneys Named to 2018 Best Lawyers List
• Conrad Teitell to Receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils
• 21 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named 2017 Best Lawyers in America
• Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named The Best Lawyers in America for 2016
• Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named The Best Lawyers in America for 2015

of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He is the author of the five-volume treatise, Philanthropy and Estate Planning. Conrad Teitell has lectured to a broad range of audiences on the subjects of taxes, wills, and estate planning. He received his A.B. from the University of Michigan, his LL.B. from Columbia University Law School and his LL.M. from New York University Law School. Conrad was profiled in Bloomberg Personal Finance as one of the nation's lawyers who has reshaped estate planning by helping clients protect wealth, avoid taxes and benefit charities.

Conrad was one of the four invited witnesses who testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on estate tax revision. One of the other witnesses was the Oracle from Omaha---Warren Buffett.