Litigation - Trusts and Estates
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Stamford.
Wyatt Jansen
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Wyatt Jansen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Trusts and Estates.
Wyatt, who practices law in Stamford, Connecticut, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Wyatt is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Wyatt is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Fiduciary and Probate Litigation Group and Litigation Group. He represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in contested accounting and removal proceedings; breach of fiduciary duty claims; trust construction, modification, and termination matters; will and trust contests, tortious interference claims and other inheritance disputes; creditor claims; and charities issues. Wyatt also advises fiduciaries on administration issues and risk management.
Wyatt has additional experience in complex business litigation, including the successful defense at trial and on appeal of a claim seeking to enforce a $300 million foreign judgment and the successful defense and prosecution of business tort, competition, derivative, and books and records claims.
Overview
- New York University, B.A., graduated 2008
- University of Connecticut, J.D., graduated 2012
- New York, New York State Bar Association, 2013
- Connecticut, Connecticut Bar Association, 2013
- New York, New York State Bar Association, 2013
- Connecticut, Connecticut Bar Association, 2013
- New York University, B.A., graduated 2008
- University of Connecticut, J.D., graduated 2012
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Stamford (2026)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
News & Media
Additional Information
- Articles/Publications/Presentations
- In Terrorem Clauses: Bark vs. Bite – Cambridge Forum on Private Wealth Litigation (May 2025)
- Litigation Under the Connecticut Uniform Trust Code – CBA Estates and Probate Section (April 2025)
- With Great Power(s) Comes Great Responsibility: Litigating Powers of Appointment – Cambridge Forum on Private Wealth Litigation (April 2024)
- Ethics and Confidentiality for Paralegals – Federal Tax Institute of New England (November 2024)
- Common Conflicts in Trust, Estate, and Fiduciary Matters: Problems and Solutions – Federal Tax Institute of New England (November 2023)
- When Offshore Trust Disputes Wash Up Onshore, ALI/ABA – Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries (June 2019)
- Connecticut’s Celotex Problem: Preventing Unnecessary Trials by Revitalizing Summary Judgment, Connecticut Law Tribune (February 14, 2018)
- Opportunity and Danger: Connecticut Statutes of Limitations Don’t Apply to Arbitration, Connecticut Law Tribune (February 8, 2018)
- Strategic Removal and the Voluntary-Involuntary Rule, Connecticut Law Tribune (August 15, 2016)
- Enforcing the Unenforceable Forum Selection Clause, Connecticut Law Tribune (December 1, 2016)
- Impermissible Windfalls? Unemployment Insurance, Back Pay, and the Two Classes of Title VII Plaintiffs, 18 Connecticut Insurance Law Journal 307 (2012)
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