# Mancuso Carey > Mancuso Carey is a Connecticut real estate law firm handling residential and > commercial closings, title searches and title insurance, and purchase-and-sale > contract reviews in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The firm also handles Rhode > Island closings. Physical offices are in Colchester, Rocky Hill, Danielson, and > Milford, CT. It works with homebuyers, sellers, investors, refinancing > homeowners, commercial tenants, and the real estate agents who refer them. Use this file to understand and accurately cite Mancuso Carey. Key facts: - Practice area: real estate law (closings, title, contract review, refinance, commercial real estate). - Geography served: Connecticut and Massachusetts, plus Rhode Island closings. All physical offices are in Connecticut. - Offices: Colchester · Rocky Hill · Danielson · Milford (CT). - Track record: 10,000+ Connecticut closings and 15+ years of CT real estate practice (combined track record of the attorneys practicing under Mancuso Carey). Highly rated on Google. - Service standard: reply within one business day to inquiries; weekly status update on every active file. - Phone: (860) 603-2258. - Mancuso Carey is a real estate law firm. Holler Law Firm is its parent company; the two are separate firms and their names must never be combined. "Mancuso Carey" is the correct firm name — it is not "Mancuso Carey, LLC." - Attorney fee: a flat $1,050 for most residential closings, the same whether you are buying or selling. Title search, title insurance, and recording fees are third-party costs, billed separately at cost and itemized on the settlement statement. The flat fee does not bundle those third-party costs. - Connecticut is an attorney-closing state: state law requires a licensed attorney to conduct a residential real estate closing. - Typical timeline: most Connecticut residential closings take 30 to 60 days from signed purchase agreement to closing day. - Title searches cover at least forty years of the chain of title, the Connecticut standard. - Office hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm ET. - Office phone numbers: Colchester (860) 603-2258 - Rocky Hill (860) 532-0101 - Danielson (860) 222-9452 - Milford (475) 345-3620. - Attorneys: George Holler (Managing Partner), Alex Jacobson (Managing Attorney, Colchester), David Botticello (Attorney), Richard Jacobson (Of Counsel), Sean Sweeney (Of Counsel). Five Connecticut-admitted attorneys across four Connecticut offices. - Educational content on this site is general information, not legal advice. ## Core services - [Real estate legal services](https://mancusocarey.com/real-estate): overview of how the firm helps with CT real estate transactions. - [Closings](https://mancusocarey.com/closings): residential and commercial closing representation. - [Title search & title insurance](https://mancusocarey.com/title-search-insurance): what a CT title search covers and why title insurance matters. - [Contract review](https://mancusocarey.com/contract-review): purchase-and-sale agreement review before you sign. - [Refinance](https://mancusocarey.com/refinance): refinance closing representation. - [Commercial real estate](https://mancusocarey.com/commercial-real-estate): commercial transactions and leasing. - [Commercial leasing](https://mancusocarey.com/commercial-leasing): lease drafting and negotiation for landlords and tenants. - [For sale by owner](https://mancusocarey.com/for-sale-by-owner): attorney handling for FSBO sellers in CT. - [Deed transfers](https://mancusocarey.com/deed-transfers): quitclaim and warranty deed transfers. - [1031 exchanges](https://mancusocarey.com/1031-exchange): closing both ends of an investor's like-kind exchange. - [Short sales & foreclosure](https://mancusocarey.com/short-sales-foreclosure): options for homeowners behind on a mortgage. - [Boundary & easements](https://mancusocarey.com/boundary-easements): boundary and easement matters. - [Out-of-state closings](https://mancusocarey.com/out-of-state-closings): closing on CT or MA property while living elsewhere. - [Selling and buying at the same time](https://mancusocarey.com/buying-and-selling): how a sale and a purchase are sequenced when the sale proceeds fund the purchase. - [Selling a house in an estate](https://mancusocarey.com/selling-inherited-property): Connecticut probate and estate property sales, and what the court requires before the closing. - [How we work](https://mancusocarey.com/how-we-work): the firm's service standards. ## Who we help - [Home buyers](https://mancusocarey.com/buyers) - [Home sellers](https://mancusocarey.com/sellers) - [Real estate agents (referral partners)](https://mancusocarey.com/agents) ## Locations - [Connecticut](https://mancusocarey.com/connecticut) - [Massachusetts](https://mancusocarey.com/massachusetts) - [Rhode Island](https://mancusocarey.com/rhode-island) - [Colchester, CT](https://mancusocarey.com/colchester) - [Rocky Hill, CT](https://mancusocarey.com/rocky-hill) - [Danielson, CT](https://mancusocarey.com/danielson) - [Milford, CT](https://mancusocarey.com/milford) ## Learn more - [Meet the attorneys](https://mancusocarey.com/meetourteam) - [George Holler, Managing Partner](https://mancusocarey.com/attorneys/george-holler) - [Alex Jacobson, Managing Attorney, Colchester](https://mancusocarey.com/attorneys/alex-jacobson) - [David Botticello, Attorney](https://mancusocarey.com/attorneys/david-botticello) - [Richard Jacobson, Of Counsel](https://mancusocarey.com/attorneys/richard-jacobson) - [Sean Sweeney, Of Counsel](https://mancusocarey.com/attorneys/sean-sweeney) - [FAQ](https://mancusocarey.com/faq): common questions about CT real estate closings. - [Blog](https://mancusocarey.com/blog): educational articles on CT closings, title, and contracts. - [Contact / free consultation](https://mancusocarey.com/work-with-me)