Christen Culligan Bruu
Special Counsel
Christen Culligan Bruu
Special Counsel
Contact
- Direct: 585-987-2895
- Fax: 585-445-2395
- cbruu@woodsoviatt.com
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. She is an also an Accredited Veterans Affairs Attorney.
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.
- Assists clients with Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts and Generation Skipping Tax planning.
- Assists families of decedents with administering estates from simple estates to sophisticated post-mortem tax planning.
Professional Affiliations
- Member of the Monroe County and New York State Bar Associations.
- Active member in the Trusts and Estates sections of both.
- Chair of the Trusts & Estates Section of the Monroe County Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Member of the Board of Directors for Mary's Place LLC.
- Volunteers time and energy to her church and her children's school.
- Active in various other cultural and charitable organizations.
Practice Areas:
Elder Law / Long Term Health Care and Medicaid Planning • Estate & Trust Administration • Family Wealth Planning • Retirement Benefit Planning • Estate & Trust Taxation • Estate Planning for Same Sex Couples