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Gina D. Silvestri joined Cummings & Lockwood as an associate in the Private Clients Group of the Hartford office in 1989 and became a principal in 1998. She is co-Chair of the firm’s West Hartford office where she focuses on estate and gift tax planning, charitable planning and estate and trust administration. Gina has spoken before numerous groups and has authored several articles on estate planning and tax developments. She received her B.A., cum laude, in 1986 from Northwestern University and her J.D. from the University of Southern California Law Center in 1989. Gina is a Fellow of theAmerican College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and is the former President of the Hartford Estate and Business Planning Council. Every year since 1996, Gina has appeared in The Best Lawyers in America, a publication that lists lawyers considered by their peers to be outstanding. Gina has been honored by Connecticut Magazine, New York Magazine, and Hartford Magazine as one of the best estate planning attorneys in Connecticut. She is a member of the American, Connecticut and Hartford County Bar Associations and the Estates and Probate Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association. Gina serves on the Legal and Tax Panel of the Endowment Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and the Professional Advisory Committees of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy and the American Heart Association. She has also served as a Trustee of the Board of Directors of the Wheeler Clinic. Gina is a member of the Council of 100, a career advisory organization of Northwestern University alumnae. | 