Alfred R. Casella

Mr. Casella's practice includes estate administration, probate litigation and sophisticated estate planning.  His practice also includes serving as a fiduciary, whether as executor, trustee or conservator, as well as serving as counsel for conservatorships.

Presentations & Articles:

• Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, Connecticut Bar Association, March 12, 2012, author and presenter
• Estate Planning Gone Awry:  What Happens When Things Don't Work Out the Way We Planned?, American Bar Association, February Meeting, Tax Section, February 17, 2012, author and presenter
• So You Want to Run a Farm Stand - Entity Choices, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, February 13, 2012
• State Income Tax of Trusts Holding Business Interests, American Bar Association, 2011 Fall Meeting, Tax Section, October 21, 2011, author and panelist
• Business Succession Planning, Federal Tax Institute of New England, September 23, 2011, author & presenter
• The New Federal Estate and Gift Tax Portability Law and Related Connecticut Tax Matters, Connecticut Bar Association, Annual Meeting, June 23, 2011, author and presenter
• A Guide to Probate Accountings, Connecticut Bar Association, May 6, 2011, author and presenter
• Tilling the Soil of Opportunity, Entity Choices, Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., February 2011, author and speaker
• Tilling the Soil of Opportunity, Entity Choices, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, January 31, 2011, author and speaker
• Giving Away the Store:  A Primer on Business Succession Planning and Post-Mortem Financing of Tax Liabilities of Estates Holding Closely Held Business Interests, American Bar Association, 2011 Midyear meeting, Tax Section, January 21, 2011, author and panelist
• The Probate Process From Start to Finish, NBI, December 6, 2010, presenter
• Challenging Estate Assets:  Firearms, co-presenter for Connecticut Probate Asembly Judge and Clerk Seminar, January 12, 2010
• Panelist for Planned Giving Group of Connecticut, September 17, 2009
• Panelist for Connecticut Probate Assembly Judge and Clerk Seminar on Conservatorships, November 18, 2008
• 2009 contributor to LawForChange^TM Forms of Organization (Connecticut)
• The Probate Process from Start to Finish, NBI, December 7, 2009, Presenter
• Simple End of Year Tax Planning Strategies, Connecticut Bar Association Estates & Probate Section, Notes & Commentary Special December 2008 Electronic Issue - No. 64, co-author
• Estate Administration Procedures:  Why Each Step is Important, NBI, June 11, 2008, author and presenter
• Estate Administration Procedures:  Why Each Step is Important, NBI, June 2007, author and presenter
• Estate Administration Procedures:  Why Each Step is Important, NBI, June 8, 2006, author and presenter
• How to Protect Assets During Life & Avoid Estate Tax at Death in Connecticut, NBI, 2005, author and presenter
• Effective Planning for New Couples, NBI, 2004, author and presenter
• How to Protect Assets During Life and Avoid Estate Tax at Death in Connecticut, NBI, 2003, author and presenter
• Dealing with a Decedent's Tax Fraud When Handling an Estate, Connecticut Bar Association, March 15, 2013, author and presenter

• Trusts and Estates
• Privately Owned Businesses
• Non-Profit

• Connecticut Bar Association: Executive Committee, Estate & Probate Section, Executive Committee, Tax Section; Elder Law Section.
• Hartford Estate and Business Planning Council
• Central Connecticut Estate and Business Planning Council, Executive Committee (2009-2012)
• Greater Hartford Probate Forum, Chair (2008-2012)
• Estate Planning Council of Hampden County (Massachusetts)

• Judicial Intern for the Honorable Robert Chatigny, of the U.S. District Court

• Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Board of Directors (2011 - 2013)
• Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Professional Advisory Committee (2012 - 2013)

• Murtha Cullina Names 2013 Partners

• A Guide to Probate Accountings
• The Probate Process from Start to Finish