Brendan F. Daly is a Principal of Czepiga Daly Dillman LLC, where he practices in the areas of elder law, estate and disability planning and estate administration. Brendan has received the designation of Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA), a certification awarded by the National Elder Law Foundation, the only organization approved by the American Bar Association to offer certification in Elder Law (but not recognized by the Rules Committee of the Connecticut Superior Court), as a result of his experience, education, and testing by the Foundation. This certification in Elder Law provides a measure of assurance to the public that the attorney has an in-depth working knowledge of the legal issues that impact the elderly.

Brendan’s Medicaid planning experience involves implementing strategies to maximize clients’ asset protection. He helps his senior clients obtain Medicaid benefits for nursing home care and he has been successful in his many appeals of Medicaid cases at administrative fair hearings. Brendan also assists clients with disability planning, including the use of Special Needs Trusts for asset protection.

Brendan’s objective as an estate planning attorney is fulfilling his clients’ wishes while providing quality legal advice about the implications involved with will and trust distributions. He believes in providing the highest quality work product with the least amount of complexity and costs involved. Brendan believes that every client deserves the same level of attention and excellence, regardless of the complexity involved in their estate plan.

Brendan is a frequent speaker on the topics of elder law and estate planning for organizations including National Business Institute; Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants; Connecticut Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Association of Long Term Care Financial Managers; and American College of Health Care Administrators. He is also an adult education instructor, teaching courses on estate and Medicaid planning in many towns throughout Hartford County. He also conducts seminars at area senior centers, nursing homes, civic groups and charitable groups regarding long-term care issues and estate planning.

Brendan is a member of the following organizations: Executive Committee member of the Elder Law section of the Connecticut Bar Association; Estates and Probate section member of the Connecticut Bar Association; member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Vice President and Board member of the Connecticut Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Corporator of Hartford Hospital.

Brendan has written numerous articles regarding estate planning, Medicaid and long term care, which have appeared in professional journals and newspapers.

Brendan lives in Simsbury, Connecticut, with his wife Kristen and their two children, Makayla and Nathan.