Federal Estate & Gift Tax Exemption The IRS announced that the federal estate and gift tax exemption for 2023 will now equal $12,920,000, which is an inflation-adjusted increase of $860,000 from … [Read more...]

Brody Wilkinson PC is pleased to announce that Thomas B. Noonan has joined the firm. Mr. Noonan will be a member of the firm’s Business, Real Estate and Dispute Resolution Groups.  A resourceful and … [Read more...]

Brody Wilkinson PC is pleased to announce that it was named to the 2023 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.  The firm was also recognized with Tier 1 rankings in … [Read more...]

Brody Wilkinson PC is pleased to announce that Douglas R. Brown, Seth L. Cooper, James D. Funnell, Jr., David R. Hermenze, Heather J. Lange, Edward Marcantonio, Peter T. Mott, Ronald B. Noren and … [Read more...]

A disclaimer trust is a flexible estate planning tool which allows one spouse (“the first spouse”) to leave all of the first spouse’s assets outright to the surviving spouse, but allows the surviving … [Read more...]

Many people set up an irrevocable trust decades ago and made gifts or sold assets to the trust in order to get life insurance and other appreciating assets out of their estates.  An irrevocable trust … [Read more...]

Brody Wilkinson PC is proud to announce that ten of the firm’s lawyers were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America© 2023.  In addition, Peter T. Mott … [Read more...]

Brody Wilkinson PC is pleased to announce that the firm’s Trusts & Estates practice and principals Douglas R. Brown, David R. Hermenze and Peter T. Mott were recognized in the Chambers High Net … [Read more...]

The IRS has released annual inflation adjustments for 2022.  These include increased gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax (“GST”) exemptions and annual gift tax exclusions.  The changes … [Read more...]

On January 1, 2022, significant changes to Connecticut’s family and medical leave statute became effective, providing enhanced benefits to eligible employees who require temporary leave from work.   … [Read more...]