Wiggin and Dana is pleased to announce that the firm’s Private Client Services practice and its partners, Michael T. Clear, Daniel L. Daniels, Jevera K. Hennessey, Leonard Leader, Vanessa L. Maczko, Steve B. Malech, and Carolyn A. Reers, have been ranked in the ninth edition of the annual Chambers
We’re excited to welcome Jevera Hennessey as a new partner in our Greenwich office. A highly respected estate planning attorney with deep ties to the local community, Jevera brings decades of experience advising individuals and families on trusts, estates, and tax matters.
Her arrival strengthens our Chambers High Net Worth-ranked Private Client Services Department and
Ruth Fortune, Associate in the Private Client Services Department, has been recognized by the Hartford County Bar Association with the Judge Maxwell Heiman Memorial Award.
The Judge Maxwell Heiman Memorial Award is presented to a Hartford County lawyer in his or her first ten years of practice who exemplifies the high standards of service
Michael Clear, Chair of the Private Client Service Department at Wiggin and Dana, has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), one of the most prestigious designations in the field of estate planning and trust law.
ACTEC is a nonprofit association of peer-elected lawyers who are
Wiggin and Dana’s Private Client Services practice has been honored with a prestigious “Tier 1” national ranking in the Best Law Firms® 2025 Rankings by Best Lawyers®.
On October 21st, Partner Carolyn Reers and Associate Mi-Hae Russo published two Practice Notes titled, Estate Planning and Foreign Trusts and Foreign Trust Tax Consequences Checklist.
On June 24, 2024, Partner Erin Nicholls was quoted in the Hartford Business Journal article titled, “Great Wealth Transfer Expected to Fuel Surge in New Family Offices.”
The article explores the growing popularity of family offices—which are entities designed to manage the wealth and personal affairs of ultra-high-net-worth families—in light of the upcoming $84.4 trillion