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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 Patricia Bloom-McDonald loves going to work each and every day because she looks forward to interacting with people.  She enjoys working hard to help retired individual(s) get a full spectrum of choices and receive all that the community has to offer.. When you hear "good" comments about lawyers you more commonly hear that they are detail-oriented, well-educated, and tough.  Rarely do you hear additional words of descriptions such as concerned, warm, compassionate, and caring. You would, however, if you heard comments about Patricia Bloom-McDonald. Her clients have commended her for being unlike any lawyer they have ever known.. When meeting with Patricia for the first time, her clients say it is a bit like sitting down with a good friend, or member of their family. Patricia makes herself available to really listen to what her clients are concerned about.  She takes the opportunity to really get to know what matters to her clients the most: what their long and short-term goals are, and what their hopes for the future may be. Only when Patricia fully understands her client's particular situation and aspirations will she then design a plan and course of action that helps to accomplish her client's goals. She will always make sure that she explains to her clients all their options in clear, easy to understand language, without all the confusing legal terminology, and she continuously allows her clients to ask as many questions as they need.. While every individual client is unique, Patricia Bloom-McDonald and her staff strive to serve each and every client utilizing the following philosophy:

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Experienced L attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Westport and surrounding areas.