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Daniel L. "Dan" Daniels

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2003.
30 Milbank Avenue Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
(203) 363-7600
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Firm: Wiggin and Dana LLP
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Wiggin and Dana LLP


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Phone Number (203) 363-7600

For three decades, Dan has dedicated himself to counseling families in preserving wealth from generation to generation. His clients include affluent individuals, family offices, business owners, C-suite executives and private equity and hedge fund founders. He assists them in estate and business planning, trust and estate administration, probate litigation, and more.

Dan has been named by Worth magazine as one of the top 100 trust lawyers in the United States. He is one of six trust and estate lawyers in Connecticut ranked in Band 1 by the international ranking service Chambers and Partners. Dan is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers has also named Dan its Lawyer of the Year for the Stamford area in the category of trusts and estates.

He is especially interested in family businesses, having grown up in one. Clients often consider him a "general counsel" to the family, seeking his advice on a variety of legal and family matters. If Dan isn't the right person to answer a family's question, he puts them in touch with others who can, whether at Wiggin or outside the firm, with the goal of getting the family the best possible advice.He is a prolific author on trust and estate strategies and has served as special counsel in large litigations where divorce claims threaten trusts.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Business Planning
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Awards
Lawyer of the Year recognition for Daniel L. Daniels
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Stamford (2019)
Trusts and Estates, Stamford (2018)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Stamford (2017)
Trusts and Estates, Stamford (2016)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Stamford (2015)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Stamford (2013)
  • Worth Magazine List of Top 100 Trust Lawyers in United States
Education
Harvard University, J.D., cum laude
Graduated 1987
Dartmouth College, A.B., summa cum laude
Graduated 1984
Contact Details and Office Locations
Other: (203) 363-7600
30 Milbank Avenue
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
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