Wendy Fitzsimons Esq. Attorney Profile
Wendy Fitzsimons is an owner at Corsones and Fitzsimons.
Ms. Fitzsimons has over 20 years of legal experience and is an owner at Corsones and Fitzsimons. Her law practice focuses in the areas of family, probate, civil, and appellate litigation. The law practice is located in Rutland Vermont.
Wendy Fitzsimons Law Background
In addition to her current practice, Ms. Fitzsimons also has a background in tax and trust and estates. This allows her to handle complex financial issues and assets in her litigation practice. In all legal matters, Ms. Fitzsimons brings a legal tenaciousness tempered by a genuine and compassionate disposition.
Previously a Partner at Tepper Dardeck and Levins
Prior to founding Corsones and Fitzsimons, Ms. Fitzsimons was a Partner at Tepper Dardeck and Levins, LLP in Rutland, Vermont. Ms Fitzsimons was trained by Steve Dardeck in all areas of family litigation. While at Tepper Dardeck and Levins, LLP, Ms. Fitzsimons began working with Nancy Corsones, before founding Corsones and Fitzsimons in January of 2021.
Adjunct Professor at Queens College
Wendy Fitzsimons first moved to Vermont in September of 2014. Prior to moving to Vermont, Ms. Fitzsimons practiced law for over ten years in New York assisting international and domestic clients in trust and estate, family law, tax and real estate matters. In addition to a J.D., Ms. Fitzsimons holds an L.L.M. in Taxation (Masters in Tax Law).
Ms. Fitzsimons was also an adjunct professor of business law in the accounting program at Queens College, a member of the City University of New York (CUNY). In this position, she instructed accounting majors in the areas of contract and property law as well as corporate formation. In addition to her instruction at CUNY, Ms. Fitzsimons gave numerous presentations on corporate, tax, and estate planning issues to a wide variety of professional and business organizations located in the North East.
When not in the office, Ms. Fitzsimons enjoys an active Vermont lifestyle. She loves to hike, ski, and snowshoe in Rutland County. In the Summer Ms. Fitzsimons can be found swimming in Lake Dunmore with her husband and daughters and camping all over the state of Vermont with their two dogs Milo and Otis.
Additional Background
Prior to moving to Vermont in 2014, Ms. Fitzsimons practiced for over a decade in New York in the areas of trusts and estates, tax, real estate and family law. Ms. Fitzsimons began her career as a Legal Fellow for Honorable James Yates in the New York Unified Court System. During her tenure there she conducted research and assisted in drafting opinions in Article 78 and high profile Criminal matters including, People v. Kozlowski.
Author
Wendy Fitzsimons has also authored the following publications:
“Aspatore Special Report: Navigating Government Election Issues: Analyzing the Potential Implications of Federal Election Results on the Legal Community”, Thomson Reuters 2012.
“Ensuring Privacy and Tax Savings through Trust Ownership of a Co-operative Apartment,” Mann Report, Management Issue, August 2012.
“Tax and Legal Issues for Foreigners Buying US Real Estate,” Manhattan Miami Real Estate, July 2012.
“Medicaid and the Coop,” The Cooperator, May 2012.
Education
University of Michigan (B.A Honors 1997)
University of Colorado Law School (J.D. 2001)
New York Law School (L.L.M., Masters in Tax Law 2011)
Bar admissions: Vermont (2015) and New York (2004)