Connecticut's Estate Planning Professionals
The Law Offices of Jacob Dressler is an estate planning firm serving Connecticut and Massachusetts.
We help families put their affairs in order — wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, and the planning that keeps an estate out of probate court.
Most people do this once. They come in unsure what they need, half-remembering something a friend said about trusts, worried they're already behind. That's the normal starting point, and it's a fine place to start.
We'll walk through what you own, what you want to happen to it, and what the law actually requires. Then we'll tell you what we'd do in your position — in plain terms, without the jargon, and without recommending something more complicated than your situation calls for.
Licensed in both Connecticut and Massachusetts, which matters if you own property in each.
What We Do
Trusts & Wills
Health Care & Power of Attorney
Asset Protection
A will says who gets what, but it goes through probate — a public court process that takes months. A trust holds your assets during your lifetime and passes them to your family without court involvement. Which one fits depends on what you own and where you own it.
Asset Protection
Health Care & Power of Attorney
Asset Protection
Planning ahead so that long-term care costs, creditors, or a beneficiary's divorce don't consume what you've built. The tools here — irrevocable trusts among them — work best when they're set up well before they're needed.
We'll walk through what you own, what you want to happen to it, and what the law actually requires. Then we'll tell y
Planning ahead so that long-term care costs, creditors, or a beneficiary's divorce don't consume what you've built. The tools here — irrevocable trusts among them — work best when they're set up well before they're needed.
We'll walk through what you own, what you want to happen to it, and what the law actually requires. Then we'll tell you what we'd do in your position — in plain terms, without the jargon, and without recommending something more complicated than your situation calls for.
Health Care & Power of Attorney
Health Care & Power of Attorney
Health Care & Power of Attorney
These cover what happens if you're alive but can't speak for yourself. A power of attorney lets someone you choose handle your finances. A health care directive names who makes medical decisions and records what you'd want. Without them, your family may need a court's permission to act.