Frances B Granquist
Frances B. Granquist's practice focuses on commercial and residential real estate transactions, including commercial and residential tax appeals and condemnations, along with estate Planning, Title XIX issues, probate and landlord/tenant disputes.
While Attorney Granquist appears in Superior Court weekly representing lenders in foreclosure actions, she also has a great concern for helping individual clients. Her law degree combined with her undergraduate degree in Accounting provide her with the skill to assist her clients in saving money whether it is in Estate Planning, Title XIX benefits, tax appeals or condemnation actions. She is a frequent lecturer on estate planning and Title XIX issues.
Attorney Granquist has been a recipient of The Hearts of The Community Award given by Sacred Heart Academy. She is also a past President of the Hamden Chamber of Commerce and is currently an active member of its Women in Business Organization. Attorney Granquist also presently sits on the Board of Overseers for Sacred Heart Academy. She volunteers her time for the American Cancer Society. She has served on the Connecticut Bar Association's Pro Bono Committee and the Community Service Committee, the New Haven County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Committee and is a member of the New Haven and Connecticut Bar Associations.
Attorney Granquist earned her undergraduate degree in accounting from Fairfield University and her Juris Doctor degree from Mercer University. She was admitted to practice in State Court in 1987 and Federal Court in 1988.
Areas of Practice
- Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions
- Commercial and Residential Tax Appeals
- Condemnations
- Estate Planning (Married, Partners or Single)
- Wills & Trusts
- Elder Law
- Probate
- Reverse Mortgages
- Estate Planning for Pets
- Foreclosures
- Landlord Tenant Disputes
- Business Formations
Litigation Percentage
- 20% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1987
- U.S. District Court, 1988
Education
- Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia
- Juris Doctor
- Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
- Bachelor of Science
- Major: Accounting
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker for All Hearts Club of Greater New Haven, an Affiliate of Hospital of St. Raphael
- Lecturer at Gate-Way Community College and Albertus Magnus College for Senior Programs on Estate Planning
- Speaker each semester for Welfare to Work Program
Honors and Awards
- Recipient, The Hearts of The Community Award, Sacred Heart Academy
- Recipient, Chamber of Choice Outstanding Contribution Award
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Hamden Chamber of Commerce, Past President
- Women in Business Organization, Member
- New Haven Legal Assistance Program, Member
- New Haven County Bar Association, Lawyer Referral Service Committee
- New Haven Bar Association, Member
- Connecticut Bar Association, Member
- Women in Business Scholarship Committee, Member
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member
Pro Bono Activities
- Connecticut Bar Association's Pro Bono Committee
- Team Captain, Relay for Life
- Advisory Board, Sacred Heart Academy
- Welfare to Work Program
