Bryon W. Harmon
Partner
Bryon Harmon practices in the areas of estate planning, estate settlement and trust administration. As a CFP® professional, Bryon brings additional financial planning insight to each client’s unique trusts and estates needs.
Bryon has over 23 years of experience counseling individuals and families on complex personal and intergenerational financial estate planning needs. Serving clients across Connecticut, Bryon assists with the full range of planning techniques for tax-effective intergenerational and charitable transfers. He also prepares (and advises professional preparers, such as CPA's) probate documents, estate tax returns and fiduciary income tax returns. When necessary, Bryon represents individuals and estates before the IRS and DRS on audit, and in U.S. Tax Court.
Credentials
Education
- Western New England University School of Law, J.D., 1996
- University of Connecticut, B.A., 1992
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1996
- New York, 1997
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of CT, 1996
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of NY, 1997
- U.S. Tax Court, 2009
Distinctions
- Chambers High Net Worth Guide: Private Wealth Law (2016-2024)
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®: Trusts and Estates (2015-2025)
- Named "Lawyer of the Year" (2020): Best Lawyers Hartford Region Trusts and Estates
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel: Fellow
- AV Preeminent® Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer®: Estate Planning & Probate (2011-2022)
Teaching Positions
- Western New England University School of Law: Former Adjunct Professor, LL.M. Program in Estate Planning and Elder Law
Professional Affiliations
- Connecticut Bar Association: Executive Committee, Estate and Probate Section (2001-present)
- Estate and Business Planning Council of Hartford: Board of Directors (2010-2012)
- American Bar Association: Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
- New York Bar Association: Trusts and Estates Section
- AmeriCares Professional Advisory Committee
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
- Connecticut Estate Planning Council
- Hartford Tax Discussion Group (2002-2015)
January 2025
Trusts and Estates Newsletter - January 2025
September 30, 2024
