The law firm of Pullman & Comley in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is recognized in the areas of private wealth law and family/matrimonial: high-net-worth law for Connecticut in the Chambers 2025 High Net Worth Guide, a publication that identifies and ranks the leading legal advisors in private wealth law globally. In addition, family law attorneys Campbell D. Barrett and Kelly A. Scott were individually recognized.
The Chambers High Net Worth Guide is renowned for its research and in-depth analysis of firms and individuals specializing in high-net- worth and private wealth matters. According to the Chambers website, “Family offices and professional advisers to wealthy individuals use these rankings and analysis to get an objective view of the leading professional advisers on an international scale.” In addition to lawyers and law firms, the guide also recommends top accountancy firms, private banks, wealth managers, trust companies and other professional advisers to high-net- worth and ultra-high-net worth individuals globally.
“Earning the trust of high-net-worth clients certainly doesn’t happen overnight,” said Lee D. Hoffman, chair of Pullman & Comley. “For the family law and trusts and estates practices, and Campbell and Kelly individually, this recognition exemplifies the firm’s commitment and skill in handling sophisticated matters that are of great importance to our individual and family clients.”
Pullman’s Trusts and Estates and Tax practices provide private wealth clients with coordinated legal counsel and has extensive experience in individual estate and gift tax planning, charitable giving and philanthropic planning, business succession planning, estate settlement, trust administration, conservatorships and guardianships. Attorneys collaborate with the client and the client’s advisors to offer a tailored, sophisticated and user-friendly approach to the preservation and transfer of wealth, protection of assets and minimization of taxes.
The Chambers review states that “Pullman & Comley has a strong family law practice in Connecticut, and its matrimonial law specialists regularly represent clients in high-asset divorce matters and custody applications. The team often advises on inter-state and cross-border family law matters.”
Barrett chairs the family law and appellate practice groups and represents clients in complex high- net-worth cases across Connecticut. He handles all aspects of family law.
Scott has extensive experience representing clients with high-net- worth and complicated assets, both in the preparation of prenuptial/postnuptial agreements and in dissolution matters. She regularly interfaces with business valuation, accounting and other financial experts.
Pullman & Comley’s inclusion in the Chambers 2025 High Net Worth Guide underscores its exceptional skill in handling complex legal matters for individuals and families.
Pullman & Comley is one of Connecticut’s largest law firms and for more than 100 years has provided a wide range of legal services to clients in the New England region, as well as throughout the United States and internationally. The firm has offices in Bridgeport, Hartford and Westport, Connecticut; White Plains, New York; Springfield, Massachusetts; and Wakefield, Rhode Island.
