Monique R. Polidoro

Monique R. Polidoro

Monique R. Polidoro is Member in the firm's Trusts and Estates Department. She focuses her practice primarily in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, charitable planning and elder law. Ms. Polidoro works with clients and their families to structure estate plans that implement their personal goals, protect their loved ones and reflect their values while minimizing taxes. Her practice also involves advising clients on achieving philanthropic goals through the use of private foundations and charitable trusts.

Memberships

Ms. Polidoro is a member of the Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. She is also a member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association.

Experience

Ms. Polidoro began her career at Rogin, Nassau in 1996 as a summer associate and joined the firm as a full-time associate in 1997. Prior to joining Rogin, Nassau, Ms. Polidoro worked as a law student clerk for Judge Alfred V. Covello at the Connecticut Federal District Court. She also worked as a law clerk in the Money Laundering/Asset Forfeiture Division of the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, and as a law student clerk in the United States Attorneys' Office in Hartford.

Prior to starting her legal career, Ms. Polidoro toured as a professional ballet dancer with Charlestown Ballet Theater, Charlestown, South Carolina, and Ballet Theatre Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Education

Ms. Polidoro received her B.A., magna cum laude, in 1994 from the University of Connecticut and her J.D., with honors, in 1997 from the University of Connecticut School of Law.