Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Jay has authored and coauthored several articles that have been published in Connecticut Lawyer, the magazine of the Connecticut Bar Association, including “Protecting the Money of Your Client with Disabilities” (October 2011), “Why Trial Lawyers Should Use §468B Settlement Funds” (November 2008), and “Preserving Your Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Settlement After Saunders” (March 2000). Jay has been quoted in Modern Maturity, Business Week, Money and Kiplinger, and has appeared on CNNfn, NBC, CNN Radio, and The Wall Street Journal Radio Network for his insight into long-term care issues.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Estate planning is a continuous process easily affected by a variety of life changes, asset fluctuations, and changing tax laws. Whether those changes are expected or unexpected, we’ll help you make the necessary adjustments to maintain your financial stability.
• Wills
• Trusts
  Whether you’re the parent of a child born with special needs, or an adult forced to make adjustments after the onset of a disability, Kearns & Kearns, Special Needs Trust Lawyers in West Hartford CT, can help you secure the necessary health care, financial security and independence.
• Power of Attorney
  We create wills, trusts, and powers of attorney that are tailored to our clients’ unique financial and family situations. We advise our clients about strategies to minimize their taxes. Our clients have “peace of mind” that their affairs shall be properly managed in the event of their disability or death.
• Probate
  Jay Kearns is a Special Needs Trust Lawyer in West Hartford CT who focuses on elder law, estate planning and probate law.

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  Clients who serve as fiduciaries in probate matters can be intimidated by tax issues and the potential liability for managing the beneficiaries’ money. We timely file the probate documents and tax returns and, we expedite the distribution of estates and trusts to the beneficiaries.