Attorney Jennifer D. Port weighs in on a Fairfield County Business Journal article regarding estate planning options to consider in order to take advantage of estate and gift tax rates before the Bush-era tax cuts expire and the Affordable Care Act income tax increases take effect (due to happen in January 2013).

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Attorney Stephen G. Walko announced on Feb. 23, 2012 that he would seek the Republican nomination for State Representative from Connecticut's 150th District. The 150th District consists of Greenwich's shoreline from Stamford to the New York state border. The position is currently held by the Honorable Lile Gibbons who announced that she is not seeking re-election. Mr. Walko served 11 years on the Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET), the last four as Chairman. He stepped down January 1, 2012. During his tenure on the BET he distinguished himself as a fiscal conservative. He worked diligently and successfully to manage the Town's finances which are widely recognized as being among the best managed in the country as evidenced by the Town's consistent and recently renewed Triple A credit rating.

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Attorney Michael J. Jones to speak at the 3rd annual Networking Benefit of the Greenwich Business Club, June 12, 2012 at the Delamar Greenwich Harbor Hotel. The event will support Kids in Crisis Family Centers' Den for Grieving Kids and Greenwich Green & Clean. The Greenwich Business Club Inc. is a "collection of leaders who share common business interests and are dedicated to improving the business environment through educational programs and giving back to the community." Mr. Jones will speak about practicing law in Greenwich, CT.

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Attorney Steven B. Steinmetz supports the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Inaugural Great Futures Speaker Series on Dec. 6th with guest speaker Condoleezza Rice. The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America is to provide education and career programs, Character & leadership programs among others, with the goal of "develop young people's capacity to engage in positive behaviors that nurture their own well-being, set personal goals and live successfully as self-sufficient adults."