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Kelley Galica Peck

Cummings & Lockwood LLC
  • Recognized Since:
    2017
  • Recognized in:
    Litigation - Trusts and Estates
    Trusts and Estates
  • Law School:
    Western New England University
  • Lawyer Page:
    https://www.cl-law.com/profess...
  • Website:
    http://www.cl-law.com
  • Direct Dial:
    (860) 313.4919
  • E-mail:
    kpeck@cl-law.com
  • Location:
    Blue Back Square, Suite 400
    75 Isham Road
    West Hartford, CT 06107
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Kelley Galica Peck is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the West Hartford office. Kelley focuses her practice in the areas of estate and trust planning and probate law. Kelley has significant experience working with individuals and families to plan for the management, protection, and transfer of wealth, including succession planning for owners of closely-held businesses. She handles complex charitable gift planning, estate planning for nontraditional families, planning for protection and preservation of assets, and estate, gift and income tax return preparation and review.  Kelley also represents individual and professional fiduciaries and beneficiaries in probate courts.
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Kelley Galica Peck is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the West Hartford office. Kelley focuses her practice in the areas of estate and trust planning and probate law. Kelley has significant experience working with individuals and families to plan for the management, protection, and transfer of wealth, including succession planning for owners of closely-held businesses. She handles complex charitable gift planning, estate planning for nontraditional families, planning for protection and preservation of assets, and estate, gift and income tax return preparation and review.  Kelley also represents individual and professional fiduciaries and beneficiaries in probate courts.
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Education:

  • Florida Southern College, B.S.
  • Western New England University, J.D.
  • Western New England University, L.L.M

Bar Admissions:

  • Connecticut, 1997
 

Court Admissions:

  • United States Tax Court

Affiliations:

  • Columbia Financial Planning and Allocation Commission - Member
  • Connecticut Bar Association - Member
  • Estate and Business Planning Council of Hartford - Member
  • Western New England University School of Law - Juris Doctorate and Master of Laws Program, Adjunct Professor
  • The Salvation Army of Southern New England - Professional Advisor Committee

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Hartford (2019)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates
 

Awards:

  • The American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Fellow
  • Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide, Band 1 Practitioner, 2017; Band 3 Practitioner, 2016
  • Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated

Additional Information:

Practice Areas
  • Private Clients Group
  • Probate and Tax Litigation
  • 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
Articles/Publications/Presentations
  • Revocable Trusts:  Connecticut, Practical Law Guide, co-author, Thomson Reuters
  • "Mitigating the Impact of the Medicare Surtax for Estates and Trusts," CBA Estates & Probate Newsletter, Spring 2013"
  • A Practical Guide to Probate in Connecticut," Chapter 11:  Accounts, MCLE, Inc., 2013"
  • Best Practices for Document Retention and Delivery," CBA Estates & Probate Newsletter, Fall 2010
  • "Avoiding Attorney Defalcation," CBA Estates & Probate Newsletter, Fall 2009
  • "Responsible Party Litigation," Connecticut Law Tribune, Spring 2009
  • Revocable Trusts - Line by Line, Thomson Reuters/Aspatore, 2008
  • Trusts and Estates Litigation and Dispute Resolution, co-authored with Elizabeth Luckenbach Brown, Edward R. Munson, and David W. Woodburn, Thomson Reuters/Aspatore, 2008
 

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

Two Greenwich Plaza

Greenwich, CT 06830-6390

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(203) 869.1200

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West Hartford, CT

Blue Back Square, Suite 400

75 Isham Road

West Hartford, CT 06107

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(860) 313.4900

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