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Rani Newman Mathura is a Principal resident in the Greenwich, Connecticut, office of Cummings & Lockwood where she is a member of the Private Clients Group. She focuses her practice on estate planning, estate and trust administration and probate litigation. She also frequently lectures on estate and tax planning topics to attorney and community audiences. Rani received her B.A. from the University of Michigan, her J.D. from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, and her LL.M. in Estate Planning from the University of Miami. Prior to joining the firm, she was the probate staff attorney for the 15th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. Rani is admitted to practice in Connecticut, Florida, New York and Michigan. Rani has been nationally and locally recognized for her pro bono contributions. In 2006 she received the ABA Star of the Year Award for her work with victims of Hurricane Katrina. In 2003, Rani received the Greenwich Probate Court’s Pro Bono Award. The Connecticut Law Tribune New Leaders of the Law, Advocacy of the Law Award was given to Rani in 2002 and former Governor Rowland named June 14, 2002, as Rani Newman Mathura Day in the state of Connecticut to honor Rani’s work coordinating the ABA/FEMA hotline for victims of the September 11th disaster. In addition, Rani was a 2007 recipient of the Fairfield County Business Journal 40 under 40 Award which recognizes extraordinary business leadership and success in the field of law. Rani is the Chair of the Board of Directors for Audubon Greenwich and is a member of the Junior League of Greenwich. | 