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JAMES D. FUNNELL, JR. is a principal of Brody Wilkinson and a member of the firm’s Trusts & Estates Group. His practice is limited to trusts and estates planning, special needs planning, and trusts and estates administration. Jim is widely known for helping clients use special needs trusts to create a financial safety net for a family member with a disability. Jim is admitted to practice in Connecticut and has practiced in Fairfield County for over thirty-five years. He is also admi...
Many attorney biographies focus primarily on awards and credentials, but I believe clients also want to know who they are working with and what matters to that attorney. At Tremont Sheldon PC in Bridgeport, Connecticut, I have built my practice around personal relationships, hard work, and advocating for people who are facing difficult circumstances. I enjoy getting to know my clients, understanding their lives, and helping them move forward after serious injuries or traumatic events. Whether...
THOMAS J. WALSH, JR. is a principal of Brody Wilkinson and a member of the firm’s Business & Finance and Real Estate Groups. His practice is focused primarily in the areas of general corporate matters, business transactions, financing and commercial real estate. Tom advises clients – from entrepreneurial start-up enterprises to larger privately held companies – through each phase of their growth, helping to solve both routine and complex legal issues. As primary outside ...
Douglas H. Olin is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Greenwich office. Doug joined Cummings & Lockwood in 1999 and became a Principal in 2001. His practice focuses on estate planning, family business succession planning, and estate and trust administration. Doug speaks frequently on estate and tax planning topics before both lawyer and non-lawyer audiences.
Etan Hirsch is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Etan practices law in Bridgeport, Connecticut Best Lawyers has recognized Etan Hirsch since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Etan Hirsch is held by other lawyers.
James B. Stewart practices in the areas of estate planning and trust and estate administration. While Jim is primarily engaged in various aspects of trusts and estates law, he also handles real estate transactions associated with the settlement of trusts and estates and oversees the firm’s activities with regard to the preparation of personal and fiduciary income tax returns. He also has lectured before the Connecticut Society for Certified Public Accountants on Connecticut estate settl...
Daniel S. Jo is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Individuals, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Daniel S. practices law in Stamford, Connecticut Best Lawyers has recognized Daniel S. Jo since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Daniel S. Jo is held...
Nancy Hancock’s business law and corporate finance practice encompasses technology, tax, venture capital, securities and e-commerce. Business owners and management rely on Nancy’s substantive expertise in numerous fields in representing them. Her clients include entrepreneurs, companies financed with venture capital, and family-owned enterprises. Their varied businesses have included not only businesses in metal bending, casting and plating; crucible manufacturing; and industrial ...
Michael P. Kaelin is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Litigation Group, and Family Office and Closely Held Business Group. Mike represents individuals, fiduciaries and businesses in commercial, employment, employee benefits, probate, trusts and estates, conservatorship, guardianship, and investment disputes, including wrongful discharge and discrimination claims, will contests, fiduciary removal proceedings, contested accountings, fee disputes, construction proceedings, undue influenc...
Joshua D. Koskoff is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Joshua D. practices law in Bridgeport, Connecticut Best Lawyers has recognized Joshua D. Koskoff since 2011. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Joshua D. Koskoff is held by other law...
Meghan K. Gallagher is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Meghan K. practices law in Bridgeport, Connecticut Best Lawyers has recognized Meghan K. Gallagher since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Meghan K. Gallagher is held by other lawyers.
Jonathan B. Orleans, chair of the Labor & Employment Law practice, has over 30 years of experience as a litigator and counselor in a broad range of matters, particularly relating to the employer-employee relationship. He represents businesses and individuals in disputes arising out of employment contracts, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and other commercial agreements. Jon litigates cases arising under federal and state statutes governing employment, advises businesses o...
