Joanna M. Targonski

Senior Associate

F: (860) 881 2501
Overview Insights Education and Credentials Recognition and Community

Overview

Joanna M. Targonski assists clients with their trust and estate planning and related tax needs. Her Certificate in Taxation from the University of Connecticut School of Law complements her practice with a comprehensive understanding of the many facets of individual and corporate tax principles.

Prior to joining Day Pitney, Joanna served as Vice President and then President of the University of Connecticut Law Chapter of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, and also worked pro bono for the Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, Inc., a nonprofit law firm/clinic on the University of Connecticut Law School campus.

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Education and Credentials

Education
University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., Certificate in Taxation, 2015
University of Connecticut, B.A., summa cum laude, B.S. magna cum laude, 2011
Admissions
State of Connecticut
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Affiliations
Hartford Bar Association
Connecticut Bar Association
American Bar Association
Polish American Bar Association
Languages
Polish

Recognition and Community

Recognition

Selected to the list of Ones to Watch for Trusts and Estates by The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), 2021-2024

Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, UConn Law Chapter, President, Fall 2014/Spring 2015; Vice President, Fall 2013/Spring 2014

The Honorable M. Joseph Blumenfeld Award, 2015

CALI Academic Excellence Award in Tax Exempt Organizations, 2014

CALI Academic Excellence Award in Law and Psychoanalysis, 2015

Greater Hartford Campus Academic Excellence Award, May 2011

Greater Hartford Campus Scholar Award, May 2010

University of Connecticut Honors Program, New England Scholar Award, 2008-2009

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