Cummings & Lockwood LLC

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  • Established in 1909
  • Firm Size 67

  • Peer Reviews

    4.9/5.0 (141)
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Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Gold Client Champion
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About this firm

Founded in 1909, Cummings & Lockwood provides sophisticated legal counsel to individuals and families, family offices, closely held businesses, other commercial enterprises and charitable entities. Our core services include trusts and estates, corporate and finance, litigation and arbitration, and commercial and residential real estate.

The firm has over 200 attorneys, fiduciary accountants, paralegals and staff, as well as six offices located in Stamford, Greenwich and West Hartford, Connecticut and in Naples, Bonita Springs and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. While many of our clients reside in Connecticut, New York and Florida, we have clients in nearly all 50 U.S. states and in over 20 countries around the world.

Practice & Industry Groups

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Areas of Practice (50)

  • Trusts
  • Estates Planning
  • Administrative Law
  • Investments
  • Settlement
  • Taxation
  • Planned
  • Charitable Giving
  • Charitable Trusts And Foundations
  • Public Charities
  • Private Foundations
  • Elder Law
  • Special Needs Law
  • Retirement Planning
  • Probate Administration
  • Employee Benefits
  • Asset Protection
  • Wealth Preservation
  • Family Law
  • Closely-Held Businesses
  • Family Wealth Transfer
  • Fiduciary Accounting
  • General Liability
  • Civil Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Arbitration
  • Creditors' Rights
  • Toxic Torts
  • Trial Practice
  • Residential Real Estate
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Environmental Law
  • Real Estate Sales
  • Mergers And Acquisitions
  • Real Estate Financing
  • Leasing
  • Zoning Law
  • Planning Law
  • Tax Advocacy
  • Audits
  • Appellate Practice
  • Corporate Law
  • Partnership Law
  • Banking Law
  • Lending
  • Business Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Wills
  • Probate
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Matthew Turko: Attorney with Cummings & Lockwood LLC
Matthew Turko
Principal
No Reviews
Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Private Clients Group, International Estate and Tax Planning, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning View More

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Laura Weintraub Beck: Attorney with Cummings & Lockwood LLC
Laura Weintraub Beck
Principal, Chairman and Managing Director
4.7
3 Reviews
Greenwich, CT

Private Clients Group - Chair, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration, Fiduciary and Trustee Services, Wealth Protection Planning, Philanthropic Giving, International Estate and Tax Planning, Business Succession Planning, Trusts and Estates Litigation, Estate Planning for Hedge Fund and Private Equity Principals, Estate Planning for Corporate Executives, Estate Planning for Collectors, Authors, Artists and Musicians, Family Office and Closely Held Business Group View More

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David Halpen: Attorney with Cummings & Lockwood LLC
David Halpen
Counsel
No Reviews
Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Private Clients Group, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration, Fiduciary and Trustee Services, Philanthropic Giving, International Estate and Tax Planning, Business Succession Planning, National Charitable Planning Group, Estate Planning for Collectors, Authors, Artists and Musicians, Tax Controversy and Litigation, Family Office and Closely Held Business Group View More

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Mary Beth Crawford: Attorney with Cummings & Lockwood LLC
Mary Beth Crawford
Principal
4.9
21 Reviews
Bonita Springs, FL

Private Clients Group, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration, Fiduciary and Trustee Services, Wealth Protection Planning, Philanthropic Giving, International Estate and Tax Planning, Business Succession Planning, Estate Planning for Corporate Executives View More

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John F. Carberry: Attorney with Cummings & Lockwood LLC
John F. Carberry
Principal
4.9
2 Reviews
Stamford, CT

Litigation Group, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Business and Commercial Litigation, Commercial Real Estate Group, Trusts and Estates Litigation, Fiduciary and Probate Litigation Group View More

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Paul L. Bourdeau: Attorney with Cummings & Lockwood LLC
Paul L. Bourdeau
Principal
5.0
1 Review
Palm Beach Gardens, FL , 
West Hartford, CT
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Private Clients Group, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration, Fiduciary and Trustee Services, Wealth Protection Planning, Philanthropic Giving, International Estate and Tax Planning, Business Succession Planning, Estate Planning for Hedge Fund and Private Equity Principals, Estate Planning for Corporate Executives, Family Office and Closely Held Business Group View More

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Caroline Demirs Calio: Attorney with Cummings & Lockwood LLC
Caroline Demirs Calio
Principal
4.2
1 Review
West Hartford, CT

Private Clients Group, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration, Fiduciary and Trustee Services, International Estate and Tax Planning, Business Succession Planning, Estate Planning for Hedge Fund and Private Equity Principals, Estate Planning for Corporate Executives, Family Office and Closely Held Business Group View More

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John W. Cannavino: Attorney with Cummings & Lockwood LLC
John W. Cannavino
Principal
5.0
Stamford, CT

Litigation Group, Business and Commercial Litigation, Closely-Held Business Litigation, Real Property and Environmental Litigation, Trusts and Estates Litigation, Tax Controversy and Litigation, Employment Litigation, Commercial Real Estate Group, Appellate Litigation, Fiduciary and Probate Litigation Group View More

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Peer Reviews

4.9/5.0 (141 reviews)

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.9/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.9/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.9/5.0

  • Communication

    4.9/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.8/5.0
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Diversity

Equal Opportunity Commitment

Cummings & Lockwood is among the group of Connecticut law firms which have committed to increasing the number of minority lawyers successfully practicing at our firm and at the same time increasing opportunities for growth and development of those lawyers. The Statement of Connecticut Law Firms on Minority Hiring and Retention is available at your placement office for further information.

Cummings & Lockwood is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Statement of Affirmative Action

Cummings & Lockwood is committed to the principals of equal employment opportunity for all job applicants and current employees. The firm bases all employment decisions upon the qualifications and abilities of each individual without regard to race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, status as a veteran of the Vietnam era or as a disabled veteran, learning disability or present or past history of mental disorder, mental retardation or physical disability, including but not limited to, blindness.

To implement this policy, the firm will continue to:

  •  Recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, status as a veteran of the Vietnam era or as a disabled veteran, learning disability or present or past history of mental disorder, mental retardation or physical disability, including but not limited to, blindness.
  • Base employment decisions only on job-related criteria and the legal needs of our clients so as to further the principle of equal employment opportunity.
  • Ensure that promotion decisions are in accord with principles of equal employment opportunity by imposing only valid job-related requirements for promotion opportunities.
  • Ensure that all personnel actions (including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, firm-sponsored training, education, tuition assistance, and social and recreational programs) are administered without regard to race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, status as a veteran of the Vietnam era or as a disabled veteran, learning disability or present or past history of mental disorder, mental retardation or physical disability, including but not limited to, blindness.

      • Recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, status as a veteran of the Vietnam era or as a disabled veteran, learning disability or present or past history of mental disorder, mental retardation or physical disability, including but not limited to, blindness.

         
      • Base employment decisions only on job-related criteria and the legal needs of our clients so as to further the principle of equal employment opportunity.

         
      • Ensure that promotion decisions are in accord with principles of equal employment opportunity by imposing only valid job-related requirements for promotion opportunities.

         
      • Ensure that all personnel actions (including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, firm-sponsored training, education, tuition assistance, and social and recreational programs) are administered without regard to race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, status as a veteran of the Vietnam era or as a disabled veteran, learning disability or present or past history of mental disorder, mental retardation or physical disability, including but not limited to, blindness.

         

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