Profile
- Featured in episode #5 of Into the Woods podcast series titled "Planning for the Family Cottage: Preserving your Legacy."
At a Glance
Christen Culligan Bruu is Special Counsel in the firm's Family Wealth & Estate Planning Department where she concentrates in estate planning and administration.
Recent Lectures
Practice Areas
Education
Albany Law School of Union University, J.D.
State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A.
Bar Admissions
State of New York
Key Representative Matters
- Works with clients to develop an effective estate plan from simple estates to large estates with complex assets, including planning for personal care and management of assets in the event of incapacity.
- Counsels clients on ways to reduce estate taxes and protect assets from claims of creditors and nursing home spend-down.
Professional Affiliations
- Member of the Monroe County Bar Association
- Former Chair of the Trusts & Estates Section of the Monroe County Bar Association
- Member of the Estate Planning Council of Rochester
- Former member of the Executive Committee of the Estate Planning Council of Rochester
Community Involvement
- Board of Directors, Vice Chair at Mental Health Association of Rochester
- Former Member of the Board of Directors for Mary's Place Refugee Outreach
