Paul T. Czepiga
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Phone: (860) 594-7995
48 Christian Lane
Newington, Connecticut 06111
Paul has been practicing law since 1984. Prior to graduation from law school, Paul received a Masters in Business Administration degree and then worked as a CPA for the world’s largest accounting firm. Prior to starting his own law firm in 1998, Paul worked for larger law firms and increasingly focused his practice on the core areas that the firm now concentrates on: estate planning, elder law, estate administration, special needs and disability planning, and corporate matters. Paul is well respected by his peers, has held leadership positions in his practice areas of law, and continues to train and educate himself and others in these core practice areas. It is the firm’s and Paul’s position that no matter when or in what condition a client walks through their door, there is something positive that can always be done to improve that client’s situation and welfare. This is the firm’s commitment to its clients.
Paul is a member of several professional associations, a few of which include the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Central Connecticut Business and Estate Planning Council.
In addition, Paul is also dedicated to his community and had held leadership posts with the New Britain and Berlin Connecticut YMCA’s, the New Britain Lions Club, the Central Connecticut Visiting Nurses Association, the Polish American Foundation of Connecticut, and serves as Corporator for Connecticut Community Care, Inc.
Education
J.D., Syracuse Law School, 1984
Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif, Justinian Law Society
M.B.A., Northwestern University, 1979
B.S., Syracuse University, 1974
Magna Cum Laude
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Connecticut Bar AssociationUnited States District Court, District of Connecticut
United States Tax Court
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
Connecticut Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Connecticut Bar Association Elder Law, Estate Planning, Tax and Business Sections
American Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trusts and Tax Sections
Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA)
Central Connecticut Business and Estate Planning Council
Other Licenses and Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) awarded by the National Elder Law Foundation
Current Professional and Civic Leadership Positions
- Board Member of the Connecticut Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Board Member, Central Connecticut Visiting Nurse’s Association
- Endowment Committee, New Britain, Connecticut YMCA
- Advisory Committee, Polish American Foundation of Connecticut, Inc.
Past Professional and Civic Leadership Positions
- Chairman, Personal Financial Planning Committee of the CSCPA
- Director, Central Connecticut Business and Estate Planning Council
- President and Board Member, Berlin, Connecticut YMCA
- President and Board Member New Britain, Connecticut Lions Club
- Trustee, Kensington Congregational Church, Kensington, Connecticut
Paul has published several articles and has spoken on Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning, and business issues most recently before the Connecticut Society for Certified Public Accountants (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008); the Central Connecticut Business and Estate Planning Council (2001, 2008); The Connecticut Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (2007); and The Association of Geriatric Case Managers (2007); The American College of Health Care Administrators (2008); and The New Britain Foundation for Public Giving (2002). In addition, Paul has spoken before the International Association of Financial Planners’ Connecticut Chapter and The Association of Long Term Care Financial Managers
He is married with four children and resides in Kensington, Connecticut with his wife Kim and mother Fran (84 and going strong!).