Wednesday, March 5, 2025
12-2:00 pm | Langley's at Great Neck County Club, Waterford
Plated Lunch Included | Members: Free | Non-Member Fee: $55
Program Overview
The representatives from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), Charities Unit, will provide you with a general overview of the Charities Unit’s responsibilities and the Attorney General’s jurisdiction. The panel will then discuss the Attorney General’s interests with respect to the fundraising of charitable funds and his role in the probate process. The final area of discussion will concern the Attorney General’s perspective on the modification of donor intent—approximation (cy pres) and equitable deviation—and his available remedies for the misuse of charitable funds.
About the Speakers
Gary W. Hawes, Assistant Attorney General: Gary joined the Attorney General’s Office in 1998, starting in the consumer protection department. He transferred to the Charities Unit in 2006. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office, Gary clerked for the Honorable Chief Justice Robert J. Callahan at the Connecticut Supreme Court.
Rebekah M. Burgio, Assistant Attorney General: Rebekah has been an Assistant Attorney General since 2021. Prior to joining the Office of the Attorney General, Rebekah was in private practice in the areas of trusts and estates and probate litigation. Before going into private practice, Rebekah was a staff attorney at West Hartford Probate Court.
