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Mary M. Ackerly

Senior Counsel

mackerly@harrisbeachmurtha.com
D: (860) 600-2522  
- Bantam, CT Office
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Molly works collaboratively with clients to reach their goals through personalized and innovative solutions. Molly is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Her practice involves sophisticated estate planning, estate and trust administration, and elder law for families and individuals. She also assists clients with real estate and taxation matters.

Since being appointed by the Governor in 2013, Molly has served as a Connecticut delegate to the Uniform Law Commission, a national organization that promotes statutory uniformity. She served two consecutive terms as a Division Chair and has served on numerous drafting committees, including the Uniform Trust Decanting Act, the Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act, the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship and Other Protective Arrangements Act, the 2017 revision of the Uniform Parentage Act and the Electronic Wills Act.

Molly serves on the Probate Court Rules Advisory Committee, a volunteer body made up of individuals appointed by the Probate Court Administrator to draft a comprehensive update of the Probate Practice Book to set forth uniform rules of practice and procedure in the courts of probate. The rules were adopted by the Connecticut Supreme Court in November 2012, became effective on July 1, 2013 and were most recently revised in 2023.

Prior to joining the firm, Molly was a partner at Ackerly Brown LLP, a firm she founded in 2001. From 1987 to 1994, Molly served as a Probate Judge for the District of Norfolk. During this time, Molly served on the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Probate Assembly and she was the probate judge member for the Council on Probate Judicial Conduct from 1989 to 1994.

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August 20, 2026

123 Harris Beach Murtha Lawyers Recognized as 2027 Best Lawyers® Award Recipients; 10 Earn “Lawyer of the Year” Recognition

Best Lawyers honorees are selected through a peer-review process evaluating professional excellence within specific practice areas and geogr
October 21, 2025

20 Harris Beach Murtha Attorneys Selected to 2025 Connecticut Super Lawyers and Super Lawyers: Rising Stars Lists

Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to Super Lawyers and 2.5 percent to Rising Stars.
August 21, 2025

More Than 100 Harris Beach Murtha Lawyers Recognized as 2026 Best Lawyers® Award Recipients; 11 Earn “Lawyer of the Year” Recognition

Best Lawyers provides trusted, peer-reviewed recognition of top legal professionals, helping clients find credible, experienced counsel.
October 9, 2024

20 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Listed Among 2024 Connecticut Super Lawyers® and Super Lawyers: Rising Stars®

Fifteen attorneys from Murtha Cullina have been selected to the 2024 Connecticut Super Lawyers® list, and five attorneys have been selected
October 7, 2024

Molly Ackerly Featured in “Exercising Their Power: Four women who’ve practiced law since the ’70s share their origin stories”

Counsel Molly Ackerly was recently featured in an article for Connecticut Super Lawyers Magazine that shares the stories of four female
July 1, 2024

Murtha Cullina Announces Opening of Office in Bantam, Connecticut and Welcomes New Attorneys

Murtha Cullina LLP continues to expand its client services with the addition of two new attorneys and a new office location in Bantam,
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  • Litchfield County Choral Union, Member, Board of Directors
  • The Chore Service, Former Trustee
  • The Nature Conservancy – Connecticut Chapter, Former Trustee
  • Norfolk Land Trust, Former Trustee
  • Norfolk Library, Former Trustee

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  • Best Lawyers, Tax Law, since 2001
  • Best Lawyers, Trusts and Estates, since 2006
  • Super Lawyers, Estate & Probate, since 2006
  • Super Lawyers®, Elder Law, 2006-2024
  • Super Lawyers®, Real Estate, 2006-2024
  • Best Lawyers, “Lawyer of the Year,” Tax Law, 2016, 2021
  • Best Lawyers, “Lawyer of the Year,” Trusts and Estates, 2011, 2017
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Attorney Mary Ackerly

Mary M. Ackerly

Senior Counsel

mackerly@harrisbeachmurtha.com
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Harris Beach Murtha Attorneys at Law
Attorney Mary Ackerly

Mary M. Ackerly

mackerly@harrisbeachmurtha.com
D: (860) 600-2522
Bantam, CT Office

Profile

Molly works collaboratively with clients to reach their goals through personalized and innovative solutions. Molly is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Her practice involves sophisticated estate planning, estate and trust administration, and elder law for families and individuals. She also assists clients with real estate and taxation matters.

Since being appointed by the Governor in 2013, Molly has served as a Connecticut delegate to the Uniform Law Commission, a national organization that promotes statutory uniformity. She served two consecutive terms as a Division Chair and has served on numerous drafting committees, including the Uniform Trust Decanting Act, the Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act, the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship and Other Protective Arrangements Act, the 2017 revision of the Uniform Parentage Act and the Electronic Wills Act.

Molly serves on the Probate Court Rules Advisory Committee, a volunteer body made up of individuals appointed by the Probate Court Administrator to draft a comprehensive update of the Probate Practice Book to set forth uniform rules of practice and procedure in the courts of probate. The rules were adopted by the Connecticut Supreme Court in November 2012, became effective on July 1, 2013 and were most recently revised in 2023.

Prior to joining the firm, Molly was a partner at Ackerly Brown LLP, a firm she founded in 2001. From 1987 to 1994, Molly served as a Probate Judge for the District of Norfolk. During this time, Molly served on the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Probate Assembly and she was the probate judge member for the Council on Probate Judicial Conduct from 1989 to 1994.

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Distinctions

Professional and Civic

  • Litchfield County Choral Union, Member, Board of Directors
  • The Chore Service, Former Trustee
  • The Nature Conservancy – Connecticut Chapter, Former Trustee
  • Norfolk Land Trust, Former Trustee
  • Norfolk Library, Former Trustee

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers, Tax Law, since 2001
  • Best Lawyers, Trusts and Estates, since 2006
  • Super Lawyers, Estate & Probate, since 2006
  • Super Lawyers®, Elder Law, 2006-2024
  • Super Lawyers®, Real Estate, 2006-2024
  • Best Lawyers, “Lawyer of the Year,” Tax Law, 2016, 2021
  • Best Lawyers, “Lawyer of the Year,” Trusts and Estates, 2011, 2017
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