Danielle P. Ferrucci
Partner
Danielle Ferrucci is chair of Shipman's Trusts, Estates and Fiduciary Management Department. She practices in the areas of estate planning, estate settlement, trust administration and trust and estate litigation. She serves as a trusted advisor to individuals and families on the full range of planning techniques for tax-effective intergenerational and charitable transfers.
On behalf of her individual and family clients, Danielle prepares estate tax returns, fiduciary income tax returns and probate documents, and represents estates before the IRS and DRS on audit. She actively administers trusts and advises professional fiduciaries and individual trustees in the administration of complex estates and trusts that require additional oversight.
Credentials
Education
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 1999, with honors
- University of Connecticut, B.A., 1995, M.P.A, 1999
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1999
Distinctions
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel: Fellow
- AV Preeminent® Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Chambers HNW: Private Wealth Law (2016-2023)
- Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer®: Estate Planning & Probate (2013-2023)
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®: Trusts and Estates (2013-2024)
- Connecticut Bar Foundation: James W. Cooper Fellow
Professional Affiliations
- New England Fellows Institute of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC): Dean
- Connecticut Bar Association: Executive Committee, Estate and Probate Section, Treasurer
- Estate & Business Planning Council
- Hartford Foundation for Public Giving: Past Chair/Member, Professional Advisory Committee
- Planned Giving Group of Connecticut: Past Board Member
- National Association of College and University Attorneys