Paul T Czepiga

Paul is a principal of Czepiga Daly Pope & Perri.  In addition to being a lawyer, Paul is also a certified public accountant, has an MBA degree in business from Northwestern University, and has received the designation of Certified Elder Law Attorney from the National Elder Law Foundation as a result of his experience, education, and testing by the Foundation (recognized by the American Bar Association but not by Rules Committee of the Connecticut Superior Court).

Paul’s estate and elder law planning consists of representing a range of clients, from high net worth individuals and families who require sophisticated techniques to accomplish their objectives of reducing estate taxes and preserving wealth for future generations, to older couples of modest means whose goal is to protect their assets from having to be spent for nursing home care.

Paul’s general corporate practice consists of assisting his clients in the negotiations for and the purchase or sale of a business, general contract review, commercial financing closings, and entity selection and formation. 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; the Central Connecticut Business and Estate Planning Council.

The Connecticut Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; and The Association of Geriatric Case Managers (2007); The American College of Health Care Administrator; and The New Britain Foundation for Public Giving. In addition, Paul has spoken before the International Association of Financial Planners’ Connecticut Chapter and The Association of Long Term Care Financial Managers.

Paul is a member of the following professional organizations:  The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA); Past President and Board Member of the Connecticut Chapter of  NAELA;  Member of the Connecticut Bar Association Sections on Elder Law, Probate and Trusts, Corporations, and Taxation; Member Real Property, Probate and Trusts section of the American Bar Association; Corporator of Connecticut Community Care, Inc.; Member Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants and past Chairperson of its Personal Financial Planning Committee; and Member and past Director Central Connecticut Business and Estate Planning Council.

Paul is also active in civic and charitable affairs. He is a Director of the Central Connecticut Visiting Nurse Association, Inc., on the Advisory Council of the Polish American Foundation of Connecticut, Inc., past President of the Berlin YMCA and Past President of the New Britain Lions Club.