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Attorneys and Staff Profiles

Barry Horowitz
Founding Partner and President

Barry D. Horowitz is a founding partner and President of the law firm of Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates, P.C. & received his diploma from the Loomis Chaffee School

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Jeffrey Nirenstein
Founding Partner and Vice President

Jeffrey A. Nirenstein is a Founding Partner and Vice President of the law firm of Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates, P.C. He received his law degree from New York Law School.

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John McCann
Attorney

John McCann is an attorney with the law firm, He received his law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

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Edward Lowe
Attorney

Edward A. Lowe is an associate attorney at the law firm of Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates, P.C. where he practices exclusively in the area of Estate Planning. Mr. Lowe grew up in Preston..

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Samuel F. Blatt
Associate Attorney

Samuel Blatt

Samuel F. Blatt is an associate attorney at the law firm of Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates, P.C. where he represents fiduciaries in the administration of Trust and Estates.

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Veronica V. TIedt, CLM
Chief Operating Officer

Veronica joined the firm in 2014 as its Chief Operating Officer. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business and her Master’s Degree in Organizational Management from Eastern Connecticut State University.

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Karen A. Holman
Paralegal Supervisor

Karen has been with NHA for approximately 14 years. She is a member of the National and local chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators.

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Carla E. Cate
Marketing Coordinator

Carla has been with the firm for over 27 years beginning her career as administrative assistant and working her way up to Marketing Coordinator.

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Jennifer Lachapelle
Drafting Paralegal

Jennifer has been with the firm for 18 years. She has her Bachelor’s degree from Quinnipiac University. Jennifer currently drafts all of our trust documents for attorney review.

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Larry C. O’Neal
Funding Paralegal

Larry served in the Marine Corps and worked 20 years for the CT Department of Corrections, before pursing a career as a paralegal.

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Leigh C. Pilgrim
Trust Administration Paralegal

Leigh is a paralegal on the trust administration team, having joined the firm in October 2012

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Jessica L. Snide
Legacy Paralegal

Jessica has been with the firm for five years. She started as our receptionist and is now a paralegal responsible for clients in our Legacy program.

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Stephen E. Poole
Marketing Assistant

Steve joined NHA as a trust administration paralegal in 2014. Steve’s primary responsibilities include public seminars and client consultations.

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Patrick F. Aberg
Trust Administration Paralegal

Patrick has been a member of the trust administration team for four years. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Law, Economics and Government (CLEG) from American University in Washington, D.C.

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Melissa M. Moore
Paralegal Assistant

Melissa joined NHA in a work-study capacity while pursuing her Associate’s Degree in Paralegal Studies where she was on the Dean’s List.

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Dawn M. Bradshaw
Trust Administration Paralegal

Dawn has been with the firm for two years. She started as a paralegal on our production team and is currently working with trust administration.

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Kellie J. Shaw
Marketing Coordinator

Kellie joined NHA as Assistant Marketing Coordinator in 2016. Her focus at the firm is social media including our newsletters, website and blogs.

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Deborah L. Provost
Amendments and Restatements

Deb joined NHA in November 2016. She is responsible for handling all trust amendments and restatements for our clients.

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Austin J Derico
Production Paralegal

Austin joined the firm in February 2017 as a paralegal in our production department. In addition to his paralegal duties, Austin is our onsite IT technician.

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Michele Swanson
Accountant

Michele joined NHA in October 2017 as an accountant. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the University of Hartford.

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Angelo C. Lastrina
Production Paralegal

Angelo joined NHA in May 2018 as a production paralegal. He is a recent graduate of New England University School of Law and is taking the bar exam in July.

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Jonathan N. Reyyashi
Trust Administration Paralegal

Jonathan became a member of the trust administration team in May 2018. Prior to joining the firm, he assisted his parents in their family-owned business.

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Dorian A. Xanyn
Administrative Assistant

Dorian is the newest member of the NHA team. He is a freelance writer who has been published twice and is currently working on a short story..

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Testimonials

Efficient, clear and helpful communication; clearly knowledgeable and an expert in estate planning and assisting clients; hospitable office staff; easy location to access; would definitely recommend to others interested in exploring and establishing trusts.
S.J.B.
This is a very difficult problem to face.- These people were a great help to us. They explained these matters clearly, professionally and kindly- My family will have an easier time dealing with this stuff. Now I can die in peace. The less of my estate the government gets, the better.
-B.C. & M.C.
Process was clear and concise. An important factor was to attend the seminar. The Review was thorough with detailed information, punctuated by reassurances that the firm can always be contacted. We would recommend this firm.
MM
Very satisfied from the day of the seminar to when the trust took effect. All our questions were answered and any further questions we might have are only a phone call away. We will recommend this to all our family and friends.
B. T.
All of the staff were extremely professional & attentive and helped us navigate through the estate planning process with ease. As a result, we have piece of mind, as well as a clear step by step process to follow in the future. The take-home binder is an added bonus, and I know we will use it as a resource.
MS
We are very pleased with the service we have received. The staff has been very helpful, professional & cordial. It has given us peace of mind to work on the estate planning. All of the information received has been very helpful.
ERM

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