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Lisa P. Staron

Partner Hartford

Lisa P. Staron is a Partner in the Firm’s Trusts & Estates group. Lisa’s practice includes estate, tax, and business succession planning, and estate and trust administration. Lisa also has significant experience representing fiduciaries and beneficiaries in complex trust and estates litigation, including will contests, trustee surcharge and removal litigation, contested accountings, contested conservatorships and guardian proceedings, and trust and will construction actions. In addition to her litigation practice, Lisa has considerable experience with alternative dispute resolution procedures, including mediation and arbitration.

Lisa is a frequent speaker to local professional organizations and advisor groups.

Credentials

Work Experience

  • Hinckley Allen
    • Partner (2021-Present)
  • Murtha Cullina LLP
    • Partner (2020-2021)
    • Counsel (2018-2019)
    • Associate (2013-2018)
  • Staron Law LLP
    • Principal (2012-2013)
  • Kenneth Barber & Associates
    • Partner (2009-2012)
  • Thomas M. Flanagan, P.C.
    • Associate (2006-2009)

Honors & Awards

  • Best Lawyers in America® (2024)
    • Trusts & Estates
  • Hartford Business Journal, 40 Under 40 (2021)
  • Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2017-2022)
  • Connecticut Law Tribune, New Leaders in the Law (2016)
  • Quinnipiac University School of Law, Dean’s Scholar
  • Quinnipiac University School of Law, Outstanding Legal Scholarship Award
  • Quinnipiac University School of Law, Superior Classroom Performance Award
  • Quinnipiac University School of Law, Service to the Law School Award

Certifications

  • Notary Public (CT)

Professional Affiliations

  • Connecticut Bar Association
    • Estates and Probate Section Executive Committee
  • Connecticut Bar Journal
    • Senior Topical Editor - Probate and Estate Planning (2022- present)
    • Board of Editors
  • Estate and Business Planning Council of Hartford, Inc.
    • Treasurer

Bar Memberships

  • Connecticut
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Tax Court

Newsroom

Publication

Understanding 2024 Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Exemptions

Each year, certain estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (“GST”) tax figures are subject to inflation adjustments that go in effect on January 1. Below are the current adjustments for 2024.The federal estate, gift, and GST tax exemptions for U…

Publication

Three Things to Add to Your Estate Planning Checklist

Estate planning is not something you can set and forget. It is not likely that the first estate plan you ever create will anticipate all of the changes in your family, income, and assets that will occur in the years to come. Prevailing wisdom advises a tho…

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Firm News

Hinckley Allen Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America® 2024

A multitude of Hinckley Allen attorneys are recognized in their respective practice areas in Best Lawyers® 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, 11 Hinckley Allen attorneys were named in the “Lawyers of the Year” category, as wel…

Firm News

41 Hinckley Allen Attorneys Recognized as 2022 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Hinckley Allen is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers® has selected 41 Hinckley Allen attorneys as 2022 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers�…

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Events

Past Event

Managing Change & Continuity: Strategies and Trends in Business Succession

January 17, 2024

On behalf of the Exit Planning Exchange, Trusts & Estates Partner Lisa Staron will join an esteemed panel to discuss the latest trends and strategies in succession planning, with a particular focus on legal, tax and integration considerations.To learn …

Past Event

WEBINAR: Legal Lunches - Transitions in Business

September 8, 2022

On behalf of the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Partner Lisa Staron will be joined by Capri Brighenti, President and CEO of Miller Foods, Inc. to discuss best practices in transitioning your business to the next generation of the f…