Hon. Donald L. Hamer
Attorney Donald Hamer has been practicing in the areas of estate planning and probate administration for many years and joined Brown, Paindiris & Scott in 1997. Attorney Hamer was instrumental in the creation of the Probate and Estates section of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Group at Brown, Paindiris & Scott.
Attorney Hamer regularly lectures on the subject of conservator ships, as well as ethical, legal and moral issues involved in end-of-life decision-making. He is admitted to practice in Connecticut, Maryland and the District of Columbia. He served as the Judge of Probate for the District of Glastonbury from 1990 to 2004. He is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, a past President of the Connecticut Probate Assembly, and a past alternate member of the Council on Probate Judicial Conduct and the National College of Probate Judges.
In 2000, Attorney Hamer was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, and currently serves as Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Hartford.
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Probate Administration
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1977
- Maryland
- District of Columbia, 1978
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1978
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1985
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
- J.D. - 1977
- Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia
- A.B. (Cum Laude) - 1972
- Major: Government
- Berkley Divinity School at Yale University
- M.Div. - 2000
Classes/Seminars
- Lecturer, Conservator Ships, as well as Ethical, Legal and Moral Issues
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Connecticut Bar Association, Member
- Connecticut Probate Assembly, Past President
- Council on Probate Judicial Conduct, Past Alternate Member
- National College of Probate Judges, Past Alternate Member
Past Employment Positions
- Donald L. Hamer, P.C., Owner/Attorney, 1985 - 1995
- Georgetown University Child Developmental Center, Staff Counsel, 1978 - 1981
- Hon. Joyce Hens Green, Law Clerk, 1977 - 1978
