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Jim Funnell is a principal of Brody Wilkinson and a member of the firm’s Trusts & Estates Group. His practice is limited to Special Needs Planning for family members with disabilities, trusts and estates planning, and trusts and estates administration. Mr. Funnell is a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney. Mr. Funnell is admitted to practice in Connecticut and has practiced in Fairfield County for over thirty years. He is also admitted to practice in Texas. Prior to joining the firm, he was a partner at the former law firm of Hermenze & Marcantonio LLC in Westport, Connecticut.. Mr. Funnell is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Estates and Probate Section, and for over twenty years served as the editor in chief of the Estates and Probate Section Notes & Commentary, a continuing legal education publication for Connecticut attorneys.. Mr. Funnell has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of trusts and estates since 2018. He has also been recognized as a “Connecticut Super Lawyer” in the areas of estate planning and probate tax since 2006. Mr. Funnell has written widely on special needs trust planning, including the “Special Needs Trusts” chapter in Irrevocable Trusts 4th published by Thompson Reuters. He has also spoken on special needs planning to audiences that include Connecticut Probate Court judges and clerks, Connecticut Bar Association, Fairfield County Bar Association, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, PLAN of CT, Giant Steps, Knights of Columbus, and the Fairfield School District.. Mr. Funnell received his B.S. from Oklahoma State University in 1983; J.D. from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1986; and LL.M. in Business and Taxation from McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California, in 1987. Mr. Funnell serves on the Board of Directors of PLAN of Connecticut, a charitable organization that acts as trustee of special needs trusts for individuals with disabilities.

Ed Marcantonio practices in the areas of estate and trust planning and administration, and is licensed in both Connecticut and New York. He is a principal in the Westport, Connecticut law firm of Hermenze & Marcantonio LLC.

David R. Hermenze practices in the areas of estate and trust planning and administration. He is the Managing Member of the Westport, Connecticut law firm of Hermenze & Marcantonio, LLC.

Attorney Bamonte has exemplified great professional character and commitment at every turn of his emerging career. First barred in Connecticut in 2011, he quickly opened his own solo practice in Waterbury, CT, his hometown, and gained firsthand knowledge and experience in the local court system. The following year, he also accepted a role as Associate at Hunt Liebert Jacobson PC, a Hartford-based law firm representing the nation’s largest financial institutions during the aftermath of the housing crisis.. In 2013, Attorney Bamonte joined the Office of the Corporation Counsel for the City of Waterbury as a Staff Attorney, where during the next five years he advanced into the role of Assistant Corporation Counsel and managed a 20-plus person staff and his own substantial volume of municipal matters.. Attorney Bamonte developed a love for municipal practice and assisting local communities manage emerging legal challenges, and in 2018, moved on to private practice with Berchem Moses PC in its Westport office. Since then, Attorney Bamonte has assumed great responsibility for five of the firm’s municipal clients in Fairfield County, oftentimes directly advising key town decision makers, officials and boards and commissions on a wide range of issues.. Attorney Bamonte has extensive experience in Freedom of Information compliance and defense, having attended dozens of hearings in contested cases, but also land use regulation and litigation, affordable housing, cell towers, and code enforcement. He represents private real estate developers of both residential and commercial properties and regularly appears before town land use boards and commissions.  He is an active member of the CT Bar Association and Treasurer of the Planning and Zoning section, the Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys, and several other professional and bar organizations and has been a regular speaker at legal conferences and trainings.. In January of 2023, Attorney Bamonte became one of the youngest Associates to be named Partner at Berchem Moses PC. He has also been recognized in the Connecticut Law Tribune’s 2023 New England Legal Awards as a “New Leader in the Law.”. In addition to his professional achievements, Attorney Bamonte is an accomplished endurance athlete, having competed at numerous triathlons and racing events, and he now assists coaching youth sports. Attorney Bamonte lives in Danbury, CT with his wife, Beth, and their four boys, ages 8, 4, and identical twin toddlers.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.