Overview
Tatiana is a Principal in Cohen and Wolf's Trusts & Estates, Elder Law, and Tax groups. She represents individual clients looking to develop and implement estate plans that preserve and transmit assets while meeting personal and family goals. In addition to Tatiana’s experience in estate planning and estate administration, she assists her clients in navigating elder law issues, such as conservatorships, supplemental needs trusts and Medicaid applications.
Tatiana serves on the Executive Committee and the CLE Committee of the Estates and Probate Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, and is a member of Plan of Connecticut, a Connecticut-based organization that administers special needs trusts.
Tatiana is a graduate of Class II of the New England Fellows Institute of the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). In 2022, Tatiana was the recipient of a "New Leader in the Law" award by the Connecticut Law Tribune.
Tatiana is resident in the firm’s Bridgeport office.
Credentials
Clerkships
- Honorable Barry R. Schaller, Connecticut Appellate Court
- Honorable Socrates H. Mihalakos, Connecticut Appellate Court
Education
Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2016
• Quinnipiac Law Review, Lead Articles Editor
University of Toronto, M.A., H.B.A., honors with high distinction, 2012
Admissions
- Connecticut
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers: "Ones to Watch", Trusts and Estates, 2021-2025
Connecticut Super Lawyers® "Rising Star", Estate & Probate, 2019-2024
Connecticut Law Tribune, "New Leader in the Law" Award, 2022
Moffly Media's "Top Lawyers in Fairfield County," Wills, 2024
Dean's Fellow Scholarship
Zeldes Needle & Cooper Excellence in Legal Writing
Distinguished Academic Achievement Awards for Torts, Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, Law & Humanities, Historic Preservation and Lawyer's Professional Responsibility
Newsroom
News
Speaking Engagements
Publications
Professional Affiliations
Connecticut Bar Association
- Estates & Probate Section, Executive Committee and CLE Committee
- Elder Law Section
Fairfield County Bar Association, Elder Law Section
Portuguese Bar Association
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Plan of Connecticut
New England Fellows Institute, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Class of 2024
Community Involvement
Westover School, President of the Board of Governors, 2018-2024
Westover School, Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, 2022 to present
Connecticut Arts Alliance, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, 2019-2024
Brass City Ballet, Chair of the Board of Directors, 2018 to present
Fairfield County Community Foundation, Rising Professional Advisors Council, 2017 to present