Joanna M. Targonski

Joanna M. Targonski is a West Hartford, Connecticut, lawyer who assists clients with trust and estate planning and related tax needs. Her practice focuses on private client matters, including estate planning, probate concerns, and tax considerations that affect individuals and families. She helps clients organize planning goals, understand legal requirements, and address sensitive wealth transfer decisions with practical guidance. Her work combines estate planning knowledge with a focused understanding of individual and corporate tax principles.

Targonski earned a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law, with a Certificate in Taxation, in 2015. She received a B.A., summa cum laude, and a B.S., magna cum laude, from the University of Connecticut in 2011. Her education supports a practice centered on tax analysis, estate planning, and client counseling. This background helps her evaluate planning choices and explain complex tax and estate issues in clear terms.

Targonski has built experience in private client work involving trust and estate planning, tax-related questions, and matters that require careful review of family, financial, and legal concerns. Before joining her current practice, she served as vice president and president of the UConn Law Chapter of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund. She also worked pro bono with the Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, supporting nonprofit and community-focused legal work.

Joanna M. Targonski is recognized in trusts and estates work, including selection to Ones to Watch by The Best Lawyers in America and Connecticut Super Lawyers Rising Stars for estates and trusts litigation. Her affiliations include the Hartford Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, American Bar Association, and Polish American Bar Association. Targonski helps clients approach estate planning and related tax matters with preparation, care, and practical judgment.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Day Pitney LLP
• Member, Hartford Bar Association
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Polish American Bar Association

Licensed State

• Connecticut
• Massachusetts

Education

• University of Connecticut School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Connecticut
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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