• "Wendy was not only extremely professional, but also knowledgeable, kind, responsive, and meticulous in advising us..."

    — K.K.

  • "She is a breath of fresh air after searching for so long of a time for the ideal attorney that would understand this business and what it is that I am in need of."

    — L.A.

  • "Wendy Estela was affable, responsive, professional, thorough, and patient in addressing my questions about the process and in helping me..."

    — J.C.

Wendy Estela

Wendy partners with clients across industries, learns their business, builds relationships, and provides trusted counsel on various legal matters including contracts, business law, risk management insurance, and general practice.

In addition to her experience in private practice, Wendy worked for almost two decades in the corporate world, managing legal issues including complex business deals, contract management, procurement, and supply chain,  supervising outside counsel, environmental matters, insurance risk analysis, and mitigation.

Wendy’s passion is helping entrepreneurs and small businesses, including women-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, LGBTQ businesses, start-ups, and non-profits, navigate the challenging landscape of legal issues impacting business and everyday life. She realizes that business and life are intertwined, and brings empathy and understanding to all client interactions.

Wendy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Minors in Communications and International Studies from Boston College. She speaks Spanish. After graduation and while working full-time, Wendy continued her education and earned an LL.M. in Environmental Law from Pace Law School and an LL.M. in Insurance Law from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Wendy was appointed by Governor M. Jodi Rell to the State Contracting Standards Board, where she and fellow Board Members were tasked with overhauling the contracting process for the state of Connecticut.

As the mother of two daughters, Caroline and Victoria, Wendy is deeply engaged in her community as a youth soccer coach, a former Girl Scout Troop Leader, a Board Member of Originally From Bristol, a non-profit that supports student-athletes in her hometown, and the Estela Wilderness Education Fund, which provides supports for camperships, program development and trail maintenance at the Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut. She is also a college professor of Business & Negotiations at the University of Phoenix. A native of Bristol, Conn., Wendy is the daughter of a Filipino immigrant and a first-generation Polish American mother. She was the first woman on both sides of her family to graduate from college.

“A successful business has a strong team of trusted experts ready to help when necessary. Your lawyer, accountant, insurance broker, marketing professional, and technology consultant should be working proactively, not just in response to emergencies. Solid relationships with and among your team will set you up for greatness.”