Sharon Holland Purtill counsels individuals and families on all aspects of estate and succession planning, Limited Liability Companies, trusts, taxation, estate and trust administration, pre-nuptial agreements, conservatorships, estate planning, charitable giving, wealth preservation and asset protection planning. 

 

Ms. Purtill is the Co-Chair of the Elder Law, Estates Planning and Trusts Committee of the Hartford County Bar Association and a member of the Estate and Probate, Elder Law and Taxation sections of the Connecticut Bar Association.  Ms. Purtill is the former Vice Chairman of the Glastonbury Town Plan and Zoning Commission and a former member of the Connecticut Council on Probate Judicial Conduct.

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COLLEGE: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, B.A., 1980

LAW SCHOOL: University of Connecticut, J.D., 1983; Boston University, LLM in Taxation, 2012

ADMISSIONS: State of Connecticut; Commonwealth of Massachusetts

MEMBER: Connecticut Bar Association, Hartford County Bar Association,
American Bar Association

PRESENTATIONS: 

• April 2012: Hartford County Bar Association - Presenter - Seminar on Conservatorships

• January 2016: Hartford County Bar Association - Presenter - Seminar on the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act

• March 2017: Connecticut Community Law Center, UCONN School of Law - Presenter - Probate Book Camp

• December 2017: National Business Institute - Presenter - Probate Book Camp - Handling Debts and Creditors’ Claims

• April 2018: Connecticut Community Law Center, UCONN School of Law - Presenter - Probate Book Camp

• May 2018: Glastonbury-Hebron Probate Court - Presenter - Public Panel on Probate Topics, Connecticut Durable Powers of Attorney and Probate Court Accountings

• May 2018: National Business Institute - Presenter - Estate Administration from Start to Finish, Marshalling Assets, Handling Creditors’ Claims and Debts and Complex Issues in Estate Administration

• June 2018: National Business Institute - Presenter - Trusts A to Z; Tax Reduction With Trusts and Charitable Trusts

• 2019: National Business Institute - Presenter - Trusts 101, Trust Taxation Issues

• 2021: National Business Institute - Presenter - Intro to Trust Taxation and Administration, Trust Taxation Basics

• 2022: Hartford County Bar Association - Presenter - Probate Litigation, Will Contests, Ethics, Compensation, Accountings, Removal of Fiduciaries, Undue Influence and Capacity.