Karen G. DelPonte | Partner
| Education: |
Wellesley College, B.A., Wellesley Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, 1977
Boston College Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1983
Member Boston College International and Comparative Law Review |
| Practice Areas: |
Trusts and Estates
Banking and Finance
Corporate and Business Law |
| Admissions: |
1983, Rhode Island
1984, Massachusetts |
| Contact Information: |
kdelponte@cm-law.com
Phone: 401-331-5700
Fax: 401-331-5787
Vcard: Download vcard
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Karen G. DelPonte concentrates her practice in the area of estate planning with emphasis on advising individuals and business clients, including advice with respect to family owned businesses, limited liability companies and family partnerships. Karen counsels clients as to reduction or elimination of estate and gift taxes and on matters involving life insurance and asset protection.
Prior to joining the Firm, Karen was a partner in the Providence law firm of Edwards & Angell.
Karen was recently named Best Lawyers’ 2012 Providence Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year.
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Professional Associations
- Rhode Island Bar Association. Member of Committee on Trusts and Estates.
- American Bar Association.
- Rhode Island Estate Planning Council, Secretary and Member of Board of Directors.
- Rhode Island Bar Foundation,
- Former Member, Rhode Island Foundation Professional Advisory Council.
- Member of the Rhode Island Chapter of the Boston College Law School Alumni Association
Charitable and Community Activities & Affiliations
- Member of the St. Joseph Health Services Board of Trustees since 2000
- Providence College President’s Council since 2008
- Member of Providence College Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees
- Hope Club Member of the Board of Directors and President for the past three years. First female president in Club’s 135-year history.
- June Rockwell Levy Foundation Trustee since 2009. (This is a charitable foundation which focuses on grant-making to charitable organizations in Northern Rhode Island.)
- Cumberland Library Fund past President
- Former Member of the Board of Trustees of the following organizations:
- Town of Cumberland Library
- Rhode Island Community Food Bank
- Rhode Island Historical Society
- Sojourner House
Special Honors
- 2008 – Awarded the Harold E. Soloveitzik Professional Leadership Award from the Rhode Island Foundation
- 2005 – Recipient of the Boston College Law School 75th Anniversary Alumna Award
- 1994 recipient of the Rhode Island Bar Association Dorothy Lohmann Community Service Award
- Designated a Rhode Island and New England Super Lawyer in the category of Estate Planning and Probate
- Named 2011 FIVE STAR Wealth Manager
Publications and Lectures
- Past lecturer for the Rhode Island Bar Association
- Author of a chapter for the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education publication “A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Rhode Island” to be published in 2011
