Stuyvesant K. Bearns practices in the areas of estate planning, estate settlement and trust administration. He assists clients with the full range of planning techniques for tax-effective intergenerational and charitable transfers. He also prepares, and advises those preparing, probate documents, estate tax returns and fiduciary income tax returns as well as represents estates before the IRS and DRS on audit. In addition, Stuyvie actively administers trusts and advises trustees.
Stuyvie has written extensively on a variety of subjects and has been active in the revision of Connecticut’s disclaimer statute. Prior to attending law school, Stuyvie served as a Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps (1959-1962).
- AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer®: Estate Planning & Probate; 2006-2012
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®: Litigation-Trusts & Estates, Trusts & Estates; 1983-2012
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review
- Connecticut Bar Association: Former Chairman, Executive Committee, Estate and Probate Section
- Litchfield County Bar Association
- The Bauer Fund, The Bauer Foundation: Trustee
- The Jack Rogers Fund: Manager