Erin O. Duques

Knowledge. Experience. Someone who can translate complex information into plain English. That’s what you expect from your attorney.

Enter Erin. She’s like your reliable advocate-daughter whom you can always count on. Or your smart and savvy sister or friend who knows precisely what you need. She will give you the wise and compassionate advice to help you achieve your goals. When you meet with her you’ll quickly see that what she accomplishes for you is much more than simply drafting legal documents.

Under Erin’s kind and gentle demeanor is an experienced attorney who will take great strides to understand your family and financial situation as well as your objectives. After all, your plan must be tailored to meet your specific circumstances, and your personal wishes.

Who should you choose to serve as trustee? Who is the right person to make financial or healthcare decisions for you? How can you leave money to a beneficiary with creditor or other issues? Erin will take the time to guide you.

She has the experience to effectively address a myriad of estate planning needs that you may have, including:

-Minimizing federal and state estate tax exposure
-Protecting assets in the event long term care is needed in the future
-Ensuring that assets left to a beneficiary will be protected from potential divorce or creditor issues

Erin can help you understand and navigate the ever-complex world of Medicaid eligibility. She can also assist with protecting assets, both well in advance of and when faced with the imminent need for long term care.

Families of individuals with special needs appreciate Erin’s knowledge of federal and Connecticut public benefit programs as well as her track record working with and advocating for individuals with disabilities. She has experience in creating special needs trusts to preserve assets so an individual can maintain his or her quality of life.

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Elder Law

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

• Special Needs Planning
• Medicaid and Public Benefits assessment and counsel

Connecticut

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

Attorney

Czepiga Daly Pope & Perri LLC

2019 - Current

Attorney

Sullivan, Griffith & Beatty, LLP

2016 - 2019

Estate Planning, special needs planning and elder law matters.

Director of Operations

Vista Vocational & Life Skills Center

2015 - 2016

Director of Advocacy Services

Vista Vocational & Life Skills Center

2013 - 2015

Attorney

Law Offices of Jennifer Laviano

2009 - 2014

General Counsel

Vista Vocational & Life Skills Center

2010 - 2013

Quinnipiac University School of Law

J.D.

2002 - 2005

Honors: Magna Cum Laude Dean's Scholar

Activities: Mock Trial Society Published in Quinnipiac University Probate Law Journal

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

B.B.A. (1998) | Business Administration - Marketing

1994 - 1998

SARAH Foundation

Board Member

Current

Mitchell College

Former Trustee

Current

Vista Life Innovations

Former General Counsel

Current

Connecticut State Bar

Member, Elder Law and Trusts and Probate Sections

Current

Town of Madison, Affordable Housing Committee

Member

2022 - Current

Town of Madison

Board of Selectmen

2020 - 2021

Estate Planning Series, Essex Public Library Series, Webinar

February 24, 2022

Essex Public Library

Covered multiple topics (long-term care, estate planning, uniform trust code, etc) over multiple sessions.

What the Heck is a Trust?, Guilford Senior Center, Webinar

March 30, 2021

Guilford Senior Center

Special Needs Planning, Madison Public Schools, Madison Public Schools

March 21, 2021

Madison Public Schools

Estate Administration, Guilford Senior Center, Guilford Senior Center

January 21, 2021

Guilford Senior Center