Recent Developments in Connecticut Estate and Probate Law
Speakers
Jeffrey A. Cooper, Professor of Law at Quinnipiac University School of Law
John R. Ivimey, past Chair of the Estates and Probate Section and stockholder in the firm of Reid and Riege, PC in Hartford, CT
Program Description
Jeffrey A. Cooper and John R. Ivimey will speak on Recent Developments in Connecticut Estate and Probate Law. Jeff’s and John’s presentations are always entertaining as well as extremely informative. You will not want to miss this program!
Biographies
Jeffrey A. Cooper is a Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Quinnipiac University School of Law. He teaches courses related to estate planning, wills and trusts, and related areas of taxation. He also serves as faculty adviser to the Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal. Before joining the faculty, Professor Cooper spent more than a decade practicing law, including as a principal of Cummings & Lockwood and as a senior officer of the United States Trust Company. He also served as a senior adviser to Fiduciary Trust Company International. He has written numerous articles about estate planning, probate and taxation. His articles have been published in law journals across the country, excerpted in prominent casebooks and treatises and reprinted both in the U.S. and abroad. He is an academic fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). In addition to his academic appointments, Professor Cooper is a special counsel to the law firm of Shipman & Goodwin.
John R. Ivimey is a stockholder at Reid and Riege, P.C., where he started his practice in 1991. He received a law degree with high honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1991, a Master’s from Wesleyan University in 2001 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University in 1985. John is a frequent lecturer and writer on trust and estate matters. He is a fellow of the American College of trusts and Estates Counsel (ACTEC), AV® Preeminent™ Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated, listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Trusts and Estates and listed in Connecticut Super Lawyers® for Estate & Probate.
CLE Credits
1.0 CT Credit | 0.0 NY Credit