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Paul L. Bourdeau has been an estate tax attorney with Cummings & Lockwood since 1980. He is co-Chair of the Private Clients Group of the firm's West Hartford office and advises clients in the areas of estate planning, estate settlement, trust administration, taxation and charitable giving. Paul was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and was raised in West Hartford, Connecticut. He received his B.A. from Yale University in 1977 and attended Boston University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor degree with honors in 1980. He received his Master's degree in taxation in 1984 from New York University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Connecticut, Florida and Massachusetts. He is Past Chair of the Estates and Probate Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. Paul is a frequent lecturer and writer on estate planning and tax developments. He is co-author of Connecticut Estates Practice - Trusts on the subject of drafting trust agreements. Every year since 1991, Paul has appeared in The Best Lawyers in America, a publication that lists lawyers considered by their peers to be outstanding. Paul has been honored by Connecticut Magazine, New York Magazine and Hartford Magazine as one of the best estate planning attorneys in Connecticut, and was selected by his peers and named in Connecticut Magazine as one of the Top 10 Connecticut Super Lawyers for 2006. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.Paul has served on the Board of Directors of both the Hartford and Connecticut Estate Planning Councils and is a past President of the Connecticut Council. He is a Governing Director of the Hartford Stage Company and former Director of Prevent Blindness Connecticut and a former Trustee of the Connecticut Opera. He is a member of the Catalyst Endowment Fund of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. For many years, Paul was active as an ice hockey coach with the Connecticut Polar Bears. He has served as a Corporator of Renbrook School.Paul lives in West Hartford with his wife, Joanne, and their daughters, Caroline and Maria. He and his family are members of the Hartford Golf Club and the Hartford Tennis Club. | 