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Millennials Making Wills Amid COVID Highlights Risks of Inaction

The Caring.com 2021 Wills and Estate Planning Study documented a trend familiar to Trust & Estate attorneys: Younger adults are embracing the wisdom of making a will and engaging in estate planning amid fears and uncertainty created by COVID-19. The study revealed that younger adults are 63 percent more likely to have a will than […]

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Estate Tax Law Changes Are on Hold for Now

Changes to the federal estate and gift tax laws that emerged from the U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) have been removed from the latest version of the legislation. Key provisions to be dropped—at least for now—include dramatically lowering the estate and gift tax exemption amount, and

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Connecticut Speeding Ticket Charitable Contribution Option

Did you know that in some cases the State’s Attorney prosecuting your case may offer to resolve it by having you make a charitable contribution instead of paying a speeding ticket? Not only that but the amount is often significantly lower than the fine. Additionally, the prosecutor will drop the charge, meaning there’s nothing on your record

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New Associates Join Cramer & Anderson in New Milford, Danbury

Two new Associates have joined Cramer & Anderson. Attorney Joseph P. Mortelliti is a Litigation Associate in the firm’s Danbury office, working with Municipal Law Partner Dan Casagrande and other attorneys on matters that extend to Municipal Law, Land Use, and Planning & Zoning. Jonathan M. Bedosky, a University of Connecticut School of Law graduate

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Attorney White Named Best Estate Planning Lawyer for 4th Year

 Cramer & Anderson Partner Neal D. White, Jr. has been named Best Estate Planning Lawyer for a fourth consecutive year in the Waterbury Republican-American newspaper’s Reader’s Choice Awards. The 2021 Reader’s Choice winners were announced in a special section inserted into the Oct. 7edition of the newspaper, as well as published online. “I’m very honored to once again

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Connecticut Law Tribune Features Partner Dan Casagrande in a Q&A

The Connecticut Law Tribune featured Cramer & Anderson Partner Dan Casagrande, “an expert in municipal law,” in a Q&A about working through the pandemic, the firm’s growth, and more. What does Attorney Casagrande see as the biggest litigation trend municipalities face today? “The readiness of plaintiffs to immediately threaten litigation and actually commence litigation rather than to start with

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Reader’s Choice Nominations: Partners Neal White & Chris Sochacki

Cramer & Anderson has received four nominations in the Waterbury Republican-American newspaper’s 2021 Reader’s Choice Awards. The firm is nominated for Best Law Firm, Partner Neal D. White, Jr. is nominated for Best Lawyer and Best Estate Planning Lawyer, and Partner Chris Sochacki is nominated for Best Personal Injury Lawyer. Attorney White has won the Best Estate Planning Lawyer

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Cramer & Anderson Reinstitutes Mask Policy for Office Visitors

Masks are back in Connecticut and Cramer & Anderson LLP is requiring all visitors to our six regional offices to wear masks, including those who are vaccinated. “Our attorneys and staff are vaccinated, and like everyone else we had welcomed the CDC’s earlier guidance that those who are vaccinated no longer needed to wear masks,

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FEMA Offers $9,000 for COVID-Related Death Funeral Expenses

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is offering up to $9,000 per deceased individual for funeral expenses resulting from COVID-19 related deaths. “Families that experienced a loss because of COVID have suffered tremendously. Nothing diminishes the pain of that loss, but this government benefit may at least ease the financial burden,” said Cramer & Anderson

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