Henry C. Weatherby

Hank is the founding principal of the law firm of Weatherby & Associates, PC. He has a BS in Human Resource Management from the State University of New York, Albany and a JD degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Hank also holds the CLU (Chartered Life Underwriter), and ChFC (Chartered Financial Consultant) designations and is a CEBS (Certified Employee Benefits Specialist), a designation granted by the International Association of Employee Benefit Specialists and the Wharton School.

Hank is the contributing editor of A Legal Guide for Connecticut Entrepreneurs, published by the Connecticut Small Business Administration. He has also authored and co-authored articles on estate planning, pension administration issues, COBRA, Family Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Hank is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Wealth Counsel, the Hartford Business and Estate Planning Counsel, the Central Connecticut Estate Planning Counsel, and the Society of Financial Service Professionals.

He is a founder and past President of the Connecticut Chapter of the National Institute of Pension Administrators and a former President of the Hartford Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals. Hank is a member of the Connecticut and Idaho Bar Associations and the Hartford County Bar Association.

He is a member of the Elder Law, Estate Planning, and Taxation sections of the Connecticut Bar Association. Hank has developed and regularly conducts continuing education programs on estate, business and exit planning, as well as elder law in both Connecticut and Massachusetts. Below is a listing of some of the programs that Hank has either taught or attended.

Specialty Education in Advanced Estate and Business Planning

Estate Planning With Family Limited Partnerships

Nuts and Bolts of Trusts

Exit Planning for Business Owners

Overview of Entity Selection

Advanced Wealth Planning

Fundamental & Advanced Estate Planning

Planning with IRAs and Qualified Plans

Asset Protection: Domestic & Offshore Strategies

Helping Families Understand Advance Directives

Estate Planning and Long-Term Care

How to Save Your Home and Your Life Savings in the Event of Catastrophic Illness

Post-Mortem Trust Administration

Charitable Lead Trusts

Integrating Retirement Plans into the Estate Planning Process

Tax Consequences of Unmarried Cohabitation

Living With Alzheimer’s Disease – Legal Issues

Estate Planning Considerations for Unmarried or Opposite Sex Cohabitants

Using GRATs, Charitable Lead Trusts, ILITs, Split-dollar Insurance, Limited Partnerships and Private Foundations as Planning Solutions

Estate Planning in the New Millennium Medicaid/Medicare – Does It Matter?

When Special Needs Trusts Go Bad

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans for Estate Planning Clients