Erin E. Norton

Elder Law and Special Needs Planning
Tax
Trusts and Estates

Erin E. Norton is an attorney whose practice is focused on estate and trust planning, fiduciary administration, and tax matters. Through her client-focused approach, she advises families and individuals on gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning; the preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, and related documents; estate settlement; trust administration; and charitable giving. Her work includes developing tax-efficient wealth transfer strategies, advising fiduciaries in the administration of estates and trusts, and assisting clients with planning for closely held business interests, multigenerational wealth preservation, and the long-term care of special needs and disabled beneficiaries.

Ms. Norton also counsels nonprofit organizations on formation, governance, and tax-exempt compliance. She works closely with clients and their professional advisors to implement planning strategies designed to meet personal, philanthropic, and tax objectives.

Ms. Norton holds an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law, where she concentrated her studies in estate planning and charitable giving. She was recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Estate Planning from 2023 through 2025.

• New York
• United States Tax Court
• Connecticut

• New York State Bar Association
• Connecticut Bar Association

• State Income Tax Apportionment & Remote Workers, Connecticut Legal Conference (June 2024)
• Planning for Pets: Pet Trusts and Other Estate Planning Options, Connecticut Bar Association Animal Law Section Meeting (May 2023)
• “Small Adjustment to 2017 Tax Code Would Do Wonders for Sports Recovery,” Sports Business Journal (May 2020)

Erin E. Norton serves as Board Chair of Health Care Advocates International, a global healthcare nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing LGBTQ-inclusive healthcare.

• 2021, LL.M., Taxation, New York University School of Law
• 2019, J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law (Certificate in Tax Studies)