Edward Francis Rodenbach

Background

Rodenbach, Edward Francis was born on April 16, 1951 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, United States. Son of L. Ernst and Harriett T. (Reinbold) Rodenbach.

Education

Lafayette College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1973). Cornell University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1976).

Career

Worked at Cummings & Lockwood (Greenwich, Connecticut) specializing in General Practice including: National and Regional Litigation Counsel. Commercial Law; Bankruptcy and Workouts. Commercial Lending; Corporate Finance.

Creditors' Rights; Leasing. Mergers and Acquisitions. Partnerships and Joint Ventures.

Products Liability Litigation. Securities Regulation and Litigation. Tax; Commercial and Residential Real Estate.

Banking and Financial Services. Intellectual Property. Labor; Employment and Benefits.

Environmental; Health Law. Insurance; Family Law. Trusts and Estates, and Probate Litigation.

Admitted to the bar, 1976, Connecticut. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta. Editor-in-Chief, Cornell International Law Journal, 1975-1976.

Author; "Compensation of Fiduciaries and their Counsel in Connecticut," 3 The Connecticut Probate Law Journal 295, 1988. Past President, Estate Planning Council of Fairfield County. Cummings & Lockwood, founded in 1909, is a full service law firm that caters to both commercial entities and individual clients, while maintaining a local, regional and national practice.

In addition to serving its traditional client base, Cummings & Lockwood has steadily moved into new practice areas as the law has evolved and its clientele has expanded. The firm maintains a high degree of technical expertise in many areas of the law, the flexibility to respond to business, market and investment trends, and a commitment to fulfill the needs of those who have sought its counsel.

Achievements

• Bar: Connecticut 1976, United States District Court Connecticut 1976, United States Tax Court 1976.

Membership

Member stewardship committee 1st Congressional Church, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1987-1990, chairman 1988-1990. Member endowment committee Young Men’s Christian Association of Ridgefield, 1986-1990. Member American Bar Association (estates and real property section), Connecticut Bar Association (estates and probate section), Estate Planning Council Lower Fairfield County (Executive Committee 1985-1989, president 1988-1989).

Interests

• Avocation: skiing.

Connections

Married Joanne B. Pursell, Aug.18, 1973. Children: Megan, Kyle.

Father:

L. Ernst Rodenbach

Mother:

Harriett T. (Reinbold) Rodenbach

Spouse:

Joanne B. Pursell

child:

Kyle Rodenbach

child:

Megan Rodenbach