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Gregory "Greg" Hayes advises private clients on all aspects of their estate planning, including succession planning for family businesses and planning for distribution of retirement plan assets. He helps individuals and fiduciaries in the administration of complex estates and trusts and has substantial experience handling contested probate matters, including will contests and construction actions.
Greg is the former chair of Day Pitney's Private Client department. He is a fellow of the prestigious American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel and a former member of the executive committee of the Estates and Probate Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. He has been named to the Best Lawyers in America* (Woodward/White, Inc.) in trusts and estates. Greg has been published and regularly speaks on complex issues relating to private wealth.
Greg's charitable activities have included service on the board of directors of Literacy Volunteers of Connecticut and the DOMUS Foundation. He currently serves on the Fairfield County Community Foundation Board of Professional Advisors.
Greg is a member of the firm's Executive Committee.
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Chosen for inclusion in Chambers HNW Guide (Chambers & Partners) as a leading lawyer for wealthy individuals and families in Connecticut, 2016-2022
Selected as the Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year for the Stamford Metro Area by The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), 2018
Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), Litigation - Trusts and Estates, 2011-2023, Trusts and Estates, 2008-2023
Selected to the list of Connecticut Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), Estate Planning and Probate, 2006-2021
Selected as the Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year for the Stamford Metro Area by The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), 2013
AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell (LexisNexis)
No aspect of these advertisements has been approved by the highest court of any state. See Awards Methodology.
