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Jessie A. Gilbert

Cummings & Lockwood LLC
  • Recognized Since:
    2018
  • Recognized in:
    Trusts and Estates
  • Law School:
    Case Western Reserve University
  • Lawyer Page:
    https://www.cl-law.com/profess...
  • Website:
    http://www.cl-law.com
  • Phone Number:
    (203) 863.6503
  • E-mail:
    jgilbert@cl-law.com
  • Location:
    Two Greenwich Plaza
    Greenwich, CT 06830-6390
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Jessie A. Gilbert is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Greenwich office.  Jessie advises high net worth individuals on estate and tax issues, helping them with succession, generation-skipping and asset protection planning.  She also represents executors and trustees with respect to probate, estate and trust administration matters, as well as with estate and fiduciary income taxes.

Jessie is a frequent writer and lecturer on estate planning and administration topics, including business succession planning, fiduciary income tax, and the Principal and Income Act.  She has also served as a law clerk with the United States Tax Court in Washington, D.C.

In her spare time, Jessie enjoys acting in community theater productions and practicing karate, in which she has a black belt.

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Lawyer Bio

Jessie A. Gilbert is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Greenwich office.  Jessie advises high net worth individuals on estate and tax issues, helping them with succession, generation-skipping and asset protection planning.  She also represents executors and trustees with respect to probate, estate and trust administration matters, as well as with estate and fiduciary income taxes.

Jessie is a frequent writer and lecturer on estate planning and administration topics, including business succession planning, fiduciary income tax, and the Principal and Income Act.  She has also served as a law clerk with the United States Tax Court in Washington, D.C.

In her spare time, Jessie enjoys acting in community theater productions and practicing karate, in which she has a black belt.

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Education:

  • New York University, L.L.M., graduated 1986
  • Case Western Reserve University , J.D., graduated 1985
  • Hamilton College, A.B., graduated 1982

Bar Admissions:

  • Connecticut, 1989
  • New York, 1986

Affiliations:

  • Connecticut Bar Association - Member
  • Estate Planning Council of Lower Fairfield County - Member
  • Greenwich Bar Association - Member
  • Westport Country Playhouse - Board of Trustees
  • Darien Arts Center - Past Board Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Trusts and Estates
 

Awards:

  • Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers, 2007
  • Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated

Federal Clerkships:

  • United States Tax Court

Additional Information:

Practice Areas
  • Private Clients Group
  • Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
  • Probate and Estate Administration
  • Fiduciary and Trustee Services
  • Wealth Protection Planning
  • International Estate and Tax Planning
  • National Charitable Planning Group
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Estate Planning for Hedge Fund and Private Equity Principals
Articles/Publications
  • Probate:  Connecticut, Practical Law Guide, co-author, Thomson Reuters
  • Settlement of Estates in Connecticut, 3d, co-author, Thomson Reuters
  • Connecticut Probate Deskbook, co-author, Thomson Reuters
 

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Cummings & Lockwood LLC
http://www.cl-law.com
 
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Six Landmark Square
Stamford, CT 06901
(203) 327.1700
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Two Greenwich Plaza

Greenwich, CT 06830-6390

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(203) 869.1200

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75 Isham Road

West Hartford, CT 06107

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The Brooks Grand Plaza, Suite 300

8000 Health Center Boulevard

Bonita Springs, FL 34135

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Collier Place II, Suite 400

3001 Tamiami Trail North

Naples, FL 34103

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Golden Bear Plaza, Suite 502-W

11760 U.S. Highway One

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33408

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