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Meghan practices divorce and family law at Freed Marcroft.  She is committed to alternative dispute resolution, and has supplemented her formal legal education with advanced training in collaborative law and mediation as well as through Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation.. In 2013, Meghan was named a Hartford Business Journal 40 Under Forty winner, and a Connecticut Law Tribune New Leader of the Law. She was included on the New England Super Lawyers® Rising Star list in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 for family law.  In 2014 the Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF) named her one of 40 Women for the Next 40 Years.  Her law firm was voted “Best Law Firm” by the readers of Hartford Magazine in 2015, 2016, and 2017, and in 2016 received a Family Business Award from the Hartford Business Journal.. Meghan is also particularly proud of her practice within the LGBT community.  Her name appears in the Connecticut Supreme Court’s groundbreaking decision on marriage equality, Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health, for which she co-authored an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Human Rights Campaign.  Meghan has appeared on WNPR’s Colin McEnroe Show speaking about the state of divorce – same sex or otherwise – and WNPR’s Where We Live, discussing the impact of the United States Supreme Court’s decisions in the same sex marriage cases, United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry.  She frequently speaks on the legal issues facing same sex couples, including for the Connecticut Bar Association’s annual Connecticut Legal Conference, the New York Times, and to the employees of various Fortune 500 companies.  She is a founding executive board member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s LGBT Section and currently serves as its Chair.  In 2015 the National LGBT Bar Association named her one of the nation’s Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40.. Meghan attended Mount Holyoke College, and received her law degree cum laude from the Western New England College School of Law, where she served as the Managing Editor of the Western New England Law Review, and received the highest distinction conferred by the Law School, the Norman Prance Award.  Earlier in her career, Meghan was associated with the firms of Shipman & Goodwin and Bingham McCutchen, and later served as Counsel to the Hartford Steam Boiler.. Meghan is a proud supporter of the arts in Hartford, and devotes the majority of her pro bono legal work to LGBT and arts organizations.  She serves as a Director of the Hartford Country Bar Association, is Chair of the Board of Corporators of the iQuilt Project, and is a member of the Board of Ambassadors for the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

Kathleen E. Scelfo joined Budlong & Budlong in 2014. She focuses her practice on family law, representing clients in all aspects of dissolution of marriage and custody actions, including property division, alimony, child support, visitation, relocation, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.. Attorney Scelfo received her Juris Doctorate from Western New England University School of Law, and is licensed to practice before Connecticut’s state courts, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.. Prior to joining Budlong & Budlong, she served as a legal research clerk to the judges of the Superior Court in Hartford and Tolland. Throughout law school, Attorney Scelfo worked as a law clerk at a civil litigation firm in West Hartford, and served as a certified legal intern at the State’s Attorney’s office in the Tolland Judicial District.. She is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, Hartford County Bar Association, and the Western New England University School of Law Alumni Association.

In 2013, Hide Inga founded his solo practice in Hartford, Connecticut, focusing on family law representation. With integrity and sincerity, he has since skillfully navigated complex cases in a range of domestic law matters, including divorce, child custody, asset division, and prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements. As his firm has grown, Attorney Inga has taken on civil litigation, estate planning, medical malpractice and select criminal matters. He is committed to strong advocacy and compassionate guidance, with apt consideration of each case’s unique needs. Attorney Inga is licensed in alternative dispute resolution and is a judge appointed family law special master.. No matter how complex the family law case, Attorney Inga always strives to achieve workable solutions through compassionate guidance and strong advocacy through every step of the divorce process to ensure a just and fair settlement or ruling. Attorney Inga acknowledges the uniqueness of each clients' needs and he is incredibly responsive.

I have been working in Family Law for more than two decades.  I am a certified mediator and also trained in the Collaborative Law method.  Should a case not be a fit for alternative dispute resolution, I have been litigating cases in courts since 1992, in Ohio and then in Connecticut.My partner, Scott Sandler, and I created Zaslow & Sandler, LLC in 2006.  Previously, I had been on my own as a solo practitioner, and then an associate attorney in two different offices -- The Law Office of Eliot J. Nerenberg and then Roisman & McClure, PC. Zaslow & Sandler, LLC focuses on family law (divorce, custody, child protection), and we pride ourselves in being a small office with a great connection with our clients.Specialties: Divorce, custody proceedings, child protection, prenuptual agreements -- in short, all domestic relations matters in the State of Connecticut.

David McGrath is the managing partner at Louden, Katz, McGrath & Bryan LLC. He practices exclusively in the Family Courts throughout Connecticut, in divorce and custody litigation, including issues of child custody, access and visitation, relocation, child support, alimony, distribution of assets in divorce, restraining orders, and third-party intervention. He handles appeals related to family law cases.. David has received the Star of the Year Award, Chair Award, and Achievement Award from the Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section where he has previously served as Chair of the 2,500-member section. David presently serves on the Executive Committee for Family Law where he has been recognized as a "Rising Star," and on the Professionalism and Continuing Legal Education Task Force for the Connecticut Bar Association. He served five years as Mentoring Co-Chair of the Hartford County Bar Association.  He was appointed Special Master in the Hartford and New Britain Family Courts. In 2021 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.. His Family Law Case Summaries blog offers timely summaries of every Connecticut appellate decision in the field of family law since 2017, providing an easily accessible and searchable repository of relevant case law on every issue faced by family practitioners. He provides regular case law updates to the Family Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, apprising membership of the details of newly decided Appellate and Supreme Court cases.. David has been recognized in each year since 2013 by Superlawyers Magazine. He was named a "New Leader in the Law" by the Connecticut Law Tribune in 2016. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America in the area of Family Law for 2021.  David was presented with the Judge Maxwell Heiman Award by the Hartford County Bar Association in 2018 for exemplifying high standards of service to the profession, ethics, scholarship, and devotion to clients.. In 2021 he authored two articles for the Connecticut Law Tribune on legislative changes impacting family law, notably revisions to rules in arbitration pertaining to children, and coercion as a form of domestic abuse.

Carla is an attorney with Louden, Katz & McGrath, LLC. She focuses her practice on family law and divorce.. Carla is a passionate advocate, who has been litigating for a majority of her legal career. Prior to focusing specifically on family law, Carla spent a number of years as an attorney for the Connecticut Office of Child Advocacy, where she would represent children in abuse and neglect cases. As a mother of two, advocating for the welfare of children has always been and will always be a top priority for the spirit of Carla's legal practice.. Carla understands first-hand the benefits that alternative processes like collaborative law and mediation can have for children and families. In addition to her marital and family litigation practice, Carla is a committed collaborative divorce attorney.

Campbell D. Barrett chairs the Family Law practice and focuses primarily on matrimonial and appellate matters. He has participated in scores of bench and jury trials on a wide variety of complicated family, civil, administrative and criminal matters in Connecticut's state and federal courts. In addition, he has been lead counsel on more than 40 appeals to the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts.. Campbell is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  He has served as an adjunct instructor at the University of Connecticut School of Law, has lectured and written frequently on appellate practice and family law, and has been a guest family law expert on National Public Radio.  He is the co-author of the book, Same Sex Marriage: the Legal and Psychological Evolution in America, which in 2006 was awarded the American Psychological Association's "Most Distinguished Book in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Psychology."  He has also authored chapters in family law treatises on the definition of property and prenuptial agreements.. Representative Experience. Campbell has successfully argued numerous matrimonial law cases of first impression in the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts, including those establishing:. Professional Affiliations. Community Involvement. Honors & Awards

Brandy Thomas is an attorney with Freed Marcroft, LLC. She focuses her practice on family law including divorce and child custody, adoption and mediation.. After working in New York City law firms throughout her undergraduate years at Fordham, Brandy headed to law school and focused about 75% of her studies on divorce, family law, and representing children.. It is no surprise that Brandy has spent the better part of a decade focusing the majority of her law practice on divorce and family law, advocating for clients in Trial Courts throughout Connecticut all the way up to the Appellate Court. Brandy is also an accomplished divorce mediator.. Brandy finds deep meaning in guiding our clients through what is often one of the most challenging times in their lives and helping them find happiness on the other side. One of her greatest honors is empowering clients to realize that they are strong enough to handle the divorce process, and that they and their children can and will thrive in the future.

Atty. Ollennu received his Juris Doctorate from Vermont Law School.  After Law School, he graduated from the University of Kent, in the United Kingdom, with an LL.M. (Master of Laws) Degree.  He is a United States Navy veteran, and routinely commits his legal experience to helping his fellow veterans.  Atty. Ollennu  represents clients in all areas of family law as well as clients who are victims of serious and life altering accidents.  He handles all areas of family law including complex divorce litigation, business and retirement valuation, custody, support, relocation, asset and property division. His courtroom and trial experience has proven his passionate advocacy in the extreme cases, while he maneuvers through the court process with his clients with compassion and respect for their families.  He is sensitive to his clients’ needs and he is a forceful negotiator.  His advocacy and negotiation skills are clearest when taking divorcing spouses through tough emotional conflicts.  Through dedication and preparation, he helps accident victims recover due compensation for their life altering injuries.  He is a patient and effective communicator. And his ability to think creatively enables Attorney Ollennu to succeed in meeting his clients’ aspirations. He displays the highest standards of integrity, and with attention to details, he comes through with his clients, guiding them towards the most meaningful outcomes in their cases.  Atty. Ollennu is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, Middlesex County Bar Association, and Connecticut pro bono network.  He is admitted to practice in the State of Connecticut and in the Federal District Court.. Attorney Ollennu served as a law clerk of the Middletown Superior Court.  He is a member of the Connecticut Bar, Middlesex County Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association and American Bar Association.  He is  also admitted practice in the United States District Courts.  He is a native of Ghana, and licensed to practice law both in the United States and in Ghana.

Ashley began her legal career as a law clerk with Louden, Katz & McGrath, assisting the partners with client cases right after graduating law school.

Experienced Separation attorney serving clients in Hartford and surrounding areas.

Experienced Separation attorney serving clients in Hartford and surrounding areas.