Trusts and Estates
Katherine C. Gent
Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2021 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Katherine (“Kacie”) Cotter Gent is an Associate in Cummings & Lockwood’s Private Clients Group and is based in the Greenwich office. Kacie joined Cummings & Lockwood in 2016 and focuses her practice on estate planning, which includes the drafting of Wills, Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts, Powers of Attorney and Health Care documents. She also advises high net worth individuals on estate and taxation issues, including estate and gift tax planning, generation-skipping transfer tax planning and income tax planning. In addition, Kacie has experience with estate and trust administration, in which she represents Executors/Personal Representatives and Trustees and assists such fiduciaries throughout the estate and trust administration process.
Prior to joining Cummings & Lockwood, Kacie served as a Legal Intern with various organizations, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Pratt & Whitney, the Office of the Connecticut Attorney General and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Overview
- University of Connecticut, J.D., graduated 2015
- Connecticut College, B.A., cum laude, graduated 2012
- Connecticut, 2015
- Connecticut Bar Association - Member
- Fairfield County Bar Association - Member
- Greenwich Bar Association - President
- Kingwood Oxford School - 2008 Class Agent
- Ron Foley Foundation - Volunteer
- Connecticut, 2015
- Connecticut Bar Association - Member
- Fairfield County Bar Association - Member
- Greenwich Bar Association - President
- Kingwood Oxford School - 2008 Class Agent
- Ron Foley Foundation - Volunteer
- University of Connecticut, J.D., graduated 2015
- Connecticut College, B.A., cum laude, graduated 2012
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
- Trusts and Estates
News & Media
Additional Information
- Articles/Publications/Presentations
- Drafting Wills in Connecticut, 3rd Edition, co-author, Thomson Reuters
- "Quid Pro Quo for Charitable Gifts", Webinar, January 20, 2021, Trusts & Estates Magazine
- "Quid Pro Quo and Fundraising Events", Trusts & Estates Magazine, June 2020 Issue, co-author with Conrad Teitell and Rachel B.G. Sherman
- "Quid Pro Quo Isn't Just a Political Issue", Trusts & Estates Magazine, May 2020, co-author with Conrad Teitell and Rachel B.G. Sherman
- Living Will and Appointment of Health Care Representative, Connecticut, Practical Law Guide, co-author, Thomson Reuters
- Advance Health Care Directive, Connecticut, Practical Law Guide, co-author, Thomson Reuters
- Practice Areas
- Private Clients Group
- Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
- Probate and Estate Administration
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