Alexander J. Grodski

Alexander J. Grodski is Special Counsel at McCarter & English in Hartford with more than two decades of experience in estate planning and estate administration. He works with clients on wills, simple and complex trusts, contracts, and tax-planning vehicles designed to address transfer, tax, and probate concerns. His practice includes advising high-net-worth individuals and families on preserving, protecting, and distributing assets while coordinating legal structures with long-term estate and tax objectives.

Grodski earned a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2000, graduating with honors. He received a B.A. from Seton Hall University in 1993, graduating cum laude. His education preceded a practice concentrated on trusts, estates, private clients, and tax planning. The legal and tax issues in this work require careful attention to governing documents, fiduciary duties, transfer strategies, probate procedure, and the administrative responsibilities that follow a death or incapacity.

Grodski prepares estate planning documents and structures intended to reduce unnecessary tax exposure and avoid probate when appropriate. He assists with estate administration and represents individual and corporate fiduciaries in Connecticut Probate Courts. His current services include Tax & Employee Benefits, Tax Planning & Structuring, and Trusts, Estates & Private Clients. His work brings together planning and administration, allowing him to address the design of an estate plan and the legal steps required to carry it out.

Alexander J. Grodski participates in the Connecticut Bar Association Estates and Probate and Elder Law sections and has spoken on estate planning topics. His practice is centered on practical planning for asset transfer, tax considerations, probate administration, and fiduciary responsibilities. He works with clients and fiduciaries through the preparation and administration of wills and trusts, helping address legal requirements that can affect family wealth, probate proceedings, and the orderly distribution of property.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, McCarter & English, LLP
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association
• Member, Elderlaw Section and Member, Estates and Probate Section, Connecticut Bar Association

Licensed State

• Connecticut

Education

• University of Connecticut School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Seton Hall University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) Cum Laude

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