Bonnie D. Kumiega

Bonnie D. Kumiega is a shareholder in UKS’s Hartford office whose practice covers commercial and residential real estate, real estate development, land use, zoning, finance and leasing, commercial lending, business law, trusts and estates, probate, and municipal law. She represents closely held businesses, business owners, banks, financial institutions, and corporations in transactional matters and disputes. Her work includes business formations, mergers and acquisitions, asset and stock transactions, financing, contracts, succession planning, and real estate matters.

Kumiega earned her J.D. from Western New England College School of Law and her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Connecticut. Her undergraduate record included Dean’s List recognition and the Alvin Dozeman Award. Before practicing law, she worked in the banking industry and served as a registered lobbyist before the Connecticut General Assembly for a Connecticut bank, giving her professional experience connected to finance, banking, and public affairs.

Kumiega has substantial experience with federal, state, and municipal issues involving real estate, commercial law, commercial litigation, and creditors’ rights. Her work has included bankruptcy matters, civil fraud claims, nondischargeability actions, replevins, workouts, foreclosures, municipal tax foreclosures, and commercial and investment landlord-tenant matters. She has represented clients in Connecticut state and federal courts and has handled estate planning, wills and trusts, probate administration, probate litigation, and corporate and real estate based financing.

Bonnie D. Kumiega is admitted in Connecticut, the US District Court for the District of Connecticut, and the US Supreme Court. She is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Business Law Section and has served in leadership and community roles, including with the Tolland County Bar Association, Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Mansfield Business and Professional Association, and regional chambers of commerce. Her current profile reflects a broad practice combining real estate, business, finance, probate, and municipal matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association
• Past President, Tolland County Bar Association
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association, Business Law Section
• Member, Commercial Law League of America, Creditors Rights Section (1991-2016)
• Past Member, Federal Judicial Selection Committee
• Member, North Central Connecticut Lawyers’ Association
• Board Member, Mansfield Downtown Partnership (2015-Present)
• Chair, Mansfield Business and Professional Association (2015-Present)
• Board Member, Tolland Chamber of Commerce
• Ambassador, North Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
• Ambassador, Windham Chamber of Commerce
• Ambassador, Somers Rotary Club

Licensed State

• Connecticut

Education

• Western New England College School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Connecticut
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science

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