Overview

Tatiana represents individual clients looking to develop and implement estate plans that preserve and transmit assets while meeting personal and family goals.  In addition to her experience in estate planning and estate administration, Tatiana assists her clients in navigating elder law issues, such as conservatorships, supplemental needs trusts and Medicaid applications. 

Tatiana is a member of Plan of Connecticut, a Connecticut-based organization that administers special needs trusts.

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, 2021-2024

Connecticut Super Lawyers® "Rising Star", Estate & Probate, 2019-2023

Connecticut Law Tribune, "New Leader in the Law" Award, 2022

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

Publications

  • 19 U.S.C. Sec. 1595a(c), The Forfeiture Powers of the United States Government and Their Effects on Art Market Entities
    2016
  • Chapter 7: Guardians and Conservators," A Practical Guide to Probate in Connecticut", MCLE New England, November 2, 2018
    11.02.2018

Professional Affiliations

Connecticut Bar Association, Estates & Probate, and Elder Law Sections

 Fairfield County Bar Association, Elder Law Section

 Portuguese Bar Association

 National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

 Plan of Connecticut

Community Involvement

Westover School, President of the Board of Governors

Westover School, Board of Trustees, Executive Committee

Connecticut Arts Alliance, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors

Brass City Ballet, Chair of the Board of Directors

Fairfield County Community Foundation, Rising Professional Advisors Council

 

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