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Pamela M. Magnano practices divorce and family law, representing clients in divorces, legal separations, support issues and child custody matters in both Connecticut and Massachusetts. Attorney Magnano has represented clients and children at all levels of family proceedings and has appeared in Family Courts throughout the state of Connecticut, including the Regional Family Trial Docket in Middletown.. Attorney Magnano has been selected for inclusion in Connecitcut Super Lawyers in every year since 2014. Super Lawyers is a rating service of lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Attorney Magnano was also selected to New England Rising Stars in 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013. Pam continues to be recognized by Martindale-Hubbell with an AV Preeminent rating for ethical standards and legal ability. In 2013, Attorney Magnano was selected to New Leaders In The Law by the Connecticut Law Tribune. Out of 300 of the best and brightest nominees, Pam was one of 60 attorneys to receive the honor. In 2022, Attorney Magnano was elected Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation (CBF) James W. Cooper Fellows Program. Fellows are nominated by their peers based on their outstanding service to the profession and larger community and are elected by the CBF Board of Directors.. Attorney Magnano currently practices divorce and family law with Attorneys Sandi Girolamo and Jenna Hyler at Flaherty Legal Group in West Hartford, Connecticut. Prior to practicing law in Connecticut, she was one of four attorneys in a prominent law firm in Braintree, Massachusetts, where she practiced family law and represented clients in numerous courts throughout the state of Massachusetts including Family and Probate Court, Civil Court and Criminal Court.. Attorney Magnano began her courtroom experience as a student prosecutor in law school where she prosecuted all levels of crimes from Arraignments to Trials. She graduated from Stetson University in Florida and then received her Juris Doctor at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, where she earned a place on the Dean's List.. Attorney Magnano is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, the Hartford County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Attorney Magnano served as the Co-Chair for the Family Law Committee of the Young Lawyers Section of the Connecticut Bar Association from 2006-2009. In this position, Attorney Magnano co-chaired several seminars on family law topics. Each of these seminars featured some of Connecticut's most prominent family law attorneys and most well-respected judges.. Attorney Magnano serves as a Special Master in the Tolland and Hartford Judicial Districts. To ensure that she is up to date on all of the recent developments in her practice area, Attorney Magnano attends several Continuing Legal Education Courses each year. In addition to this training, Attorney Magnano has knowledge of all of the computer software needed to be efficient in the field of family law, including FinPlan, Family Law Software, Westlaw, and LexisNexis.. Beginning in law school and continuing throughout her career, Attorney Magnano has been involved in several charitable events and organizations. While in law school, she volunteered with Shelter Legal Services, an organization located outside of Boston, Massachusetts, which provided legal representation to individuals in local shelters. Through this experience, Attorney Magnano was able to help battered women with housing issues, domestic violence issues and family law issues. Since becoming a member of the bar, Attorney Magnano has continued to give back to the community and sits on the Board of Directors for the Children's Law Center of Connecticut.

My nonprofit practice is focused on helping nonprofit organizations with the full range of legal issues. I have a passion for religious organizations in particular, but work with tax-exempt organizations of all types, including:. • social services. • education. • arts & culture. • community development. • family and community foundations. • trade associations. I speak regularly to professional and industry groups and volunteer boards of directors about issues facing non-profit organizations, and enjoy my role as both educator and advisor.. Talents & Capabilities:. I am highly analytical, and have a knack for helping clients grasp very complex issues in more understandable terms. I like to develop a deep understanding of an organization’s financial objectives and operational goals first and foremost. Then I can apply creative thinking to devise the best legal solutions to help meet those business goals. From straightforward drafting of contracts to more complex structuring and negotiating transactions, the organization’s goals are always top of mind for me.. I earned my law degree from Yale Law School. While Yale is known for its scholarly bent, you will find that I take a very practical and business-oriented approach to finding and applying legal solutions.. Areas of Specialty:. • corporate governance. • obtaining and maintaining tax exemption. • mergers & other affiliations. • federal & state taxation. • directors & officers liability/fiduciary obligations. • commercial contracts. • litigation management

My mission is simple: I help you protect your family and preserve your assets. I focus on estate planning and business planning. I also help people deal with the probate process in Connecticut, if a loved one has passed away.. Some people think estate planning is only for the very wealthy.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  If you have a home or if you have children, you should have an estate plan, even if it is a simple will, Power of Attorney, and Health Care Directives.. Connecticut probate is supposed to be user friendly, but it has become more complicated.  If you need help after a love one has died, I can help.  Did you know that even if all of your loved ones assets pass outside of probate, you still need to file a non-taxable estate tax return (CT706NT).  Without it, if you or your children want to sell the house, you will have a title issue.  That's why it's important to consult with a lawyer about probate in Connecticut.

My firm is the largest foreclosure defense firm in Connecticut.  I help homeowners with all their mortgage questions, from the minute they become concerned about being able to pay their mortgage, to representing them in court in forecloure mediation and other proceeings.  I am looking to work with homeowners who want to get out of their mortgage troubles and improve their future financial situation.

Ms. Rice gradated from Providence College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, Magna Cum Laude.  She received her Juris Doctor degree from Hofstra University School of Law.  While attending law school, Ms. Rice served as the Director of the Hofstra University School of Law Moot Court Board.  More recently, she completed the Mediation Certification Program at Quinnipiac University School of Law.. The Law Office of Cheryl Gabes Rice, LLC is a boutique law firm in West Hartford, Connecticut that is built on a lengthy and proven track record of experience, accomplishment and success.  Prior to starting her Firm, Cheryl Gabes Rice was affiliated with some of the larger, well-respected law firms in Connecticut, where she gained invaluable professional experience and expertise representing clients in a wide variety of large, sophisticated business and financial transactions and commercial litigation cases, as well as estate planning and probate matters.  Her creative, results-oriented approach to addressing complex legal issues, together with her sensible, yet aggressive-when-necessary style, has enabled her to achieve tremendous success for her clients.. What distinguishes our Firm from other law firms is the personal attention we provide to each client engagement.  Ms. Rice has spent her career building relationships with her clients.  She has always believed that by getting to know the people and businesses she represents, she is better able to advocate for and serve their interests.  Her warm, sincere and genuine concern for the needs and interests of her clients is distinctive, putting them at ease and enabling the development of a unique attorney-client rapport.  She is particularly adept at explaining difficult legal concepts in easy-to-understand terms, empowering her clients with the knowledge and tools needed to make prudent decisions.  A diligent and dedicated professional, Ms. Rice has become a trusted advisor to many, largely due to the relationships that she has developed, her uncompromising personal and professional integrity and the meaningful counsel she provides.. Our Firm has earned an excellent reputation with its clients by effectively and efficiently solving complex legal matters with skill, imagination and expertise.  Limiting the focus of our practice to our areas of proficiency ensures that we are able to deliver the highest quality legal services in a cost-effective manner.   We specialize in helping individuals, families and smaller businesses enhance their situations today and secure their futures for tomorrow.  Each client engagement is viewed as the beginning of a long-term relationship rather than a single legal transaction.  By staying in contact with our clients through the years, our goal is to is to make sure that you, your family and/or your business is protected now and for many years to come.. Ms. Rice has a diverse practice that focuses on four areas of law:  Business Law (including business and lender representation), Commercial Litigation, Estate Planning/Fiduciary Services and Probate/Estate Administration.. Business Law:  Ms. Rice advises business clients and their owners on formation issues and growth strategies, business financings (including secured, unsecured and equipment financings, as well as in obtaining grants), business succession planning, negotiating and drafting a variety of business contracts/agreements and in connection with the purchase and sale of businesses.  She frequently serves in a general counsel role for many of her small and family-owned business clients, counseling on various issues ranging from day-to-day business operations, strategic planning and litigation avoidance strategies to working through managerial and other internal struggles that tend to arise in closely-held business operations.. In addition, Ms. Rice represents lender clients (financial institutions, asset-based lenders and finance companies) in negotiating and documenting commercial and asset-based loans and working through troubled credit facilities, including drafting loan restructuring and workout agreements, as well as collateral liquidations.  She also represents lenders in contested foreclosure, replevin, complex loan-related, and other creditor's rights litigation matters, including defense of lender liability claims.. Commercial Litigation:  Ms. Rice represents individual and business clients in a variety of business-related litigation matters, including, but not limited to, breach of contract, business torts, fraud, real estate disputes and financial transaction-related claims.  She also represents lender clients in contested foreclosure, replevin, complex loan-related, and other creditor's rights litigation matters.. Estate Planning and Fiduciary Services:  Ms. Rice counsels and advises clients on identifying the appropriate estate planning documents to achieve their personal and financial wishes and goals, including wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney and health care directives (including living wills and appointments of healthcare representatives).  She also advises small and family-owned business owners on issues pertaining to business succession planning.. In addition, Ms. Rice is regularly appointed by the Connecticut Probate Courts to serve in a variety of fiduciary capacities, including appointments as the Administrator of Decedent's Estates and Conservator of Person and/or Estate for elderly persons and persons with disabilities.. Probate/Estate Administration:  Ms. Rice is frequently retained to represent Executors and Administrators to ensure that estates are properly probated and that estate assets are appropriately dispersed.  She is also retained to represent the interests of executors, administrators, heirs and beneficiaries in connection with a variety of estate-related issues.. Guided by experience and professionalism and driven by client satisfaction and success, the Law Office of Cheryl Gabes Rice, LLC delivers exceptional and highly-qualified, cost-effective legal representation with a warm and personal approach.

Let us get the results you need with our skill, determination and 30 years experience.. ---. A graduate of Yale University and the University of Connecticut School of Law, Attorney John Serrano has been a lawyer in Connecticut for 30 years.. For two decades, thousands of persons have turned to Attorney Serrano for help in personal injury cases, including automobile accident, work accident, traumatic brain injury, dog bite, and slip and fall on ice and snow. Attorney Serrano has also helped hundreds of clients obtain Social Security Disability and SSI benefits to provide for themselves and their families when illness, disease or injury keep them from working.. Drawing on his wide ranging legal experience, Attorney Serrano has helped many clients overcome difficult situations, whether due to personal injury, divorce or criminal prosecution.. Attorney Serrano has tried cases in Connecticut Superior Court and U.S. District Court. He has argued before the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts.. Besides his experience in personal injury, workers compensation, Social Security, divorce and criminal law, Attorney Serrano has handled cases involving immigration, real estate, business transactions, wills and trusts, probate, computer law, commercial litigation, evictions, bankruptcy, franchise law, labor law, and zoning.. Attorney Serrano speaks Portuguese and Spanish.

Kevin is the owner the Law Office of Kevin Emerson, LLC where he has a thriving family practice covering multiple judicial districts, including Hartford, New Britian, Middletown, Rockville, New London/Norwich and Putnam.  Kevin brings over 25 years of experience to his practice and endeavors to assist individuals through the family court system, whether through mediation, collaborotive divorce or contested trial.. Kevin offers virtual consultations and mediation or collaborative sessions via Teams.. Kevin currently serves as a Special Master for the Norwich, Tolland, New Britian and Putnam Judicial Districts.  Kevin has also served as a Special Master for the Regional Family Trial Docket and the Early Intervention Pretrial Program established to assist in the settling of highly contentious custody cases.. Kevin is married to his wife of nearly 25 years, a Baptist minister.  They reside in the greater Hartford area with their two children.. Kevin brings integrity and compassion to the divorce practice.  He is trained in both Mediation and Collaborative Divorce and guides his clients into the process that will best fit their individual case.  Kevin is known by coleagues to work together to reach results for his clients with a minimum of emotional and financial expense.  Yet, Kevin is also a fierce litigator having tried countless divorce actions and custody actions before multiple courts across the state.  As such, Kevin brings to each case a personal knowledge of many judges and their tendencies so that he can instruct his clients accordingly.. Kevin has participated in numerous organizations with his wife and children, including Boy Scouts, girls in stride, American Baptist Churches of Connecticut, etc.  Kevin is an active member and leader in professional organizations as well, including the Connecticut Council on Non-Adverserial Divorce, Connecticut Collaborative Divorce Group, and numerous bar associations.  In his free time, Kevin enjoys hiking and canoeing in the Adirondacks and Maine.

I have been a lawyer in Connecticut for over 25 years and I have been practicing family law for over 20 of those. I represent clients in all aspects of family law cases including divorce, custody, child support, alimony, and property divsion. I have handled many hundreds of cases over the years. My cases have ranged from simple uncontested divorces to contentious litigated matters and from those with minimal assets to those with significant wealth. I take pride in successfully helping my clients, whoever they are, through what is often a very difficult time in their lives.  Much of my caseload comes from prior clients who have recommended me to their friends, family, and colleagues and from fellow attorneys recommending me to their clients.  I have lectured on divorce topics to professional groups and college students. Although much of my caseload is handled traditionally (where each side is represented by their own counsel), I also work as a mediator and in the formal and informal collaborative process.

I handle cases involving injuries that result from a car accident, slip and fall accident, dog bites, pedestrian vs. car accident, workers' compensation accident, and sex abuse. I treat people like people. My clients have access to me by cellular phone 24/7. Why? Because I love what I do. Because you never know when tragedy will strike. I have made countless house calls and hospital visits to make my clients lives easier. I work countless hours to provide my clients the service and level of communication they deserve.

I am a Martindale-Hubbell AV rated attorney

Helping injured people is what Peter does day-in and day-out.. One of Peter’s good friends was killed by a drunk driver. Later that same year, his father was seriously injured in a workplace accident. He watched as the insurance companies delayed and denied payment to his friend and his father.. He was not surprised by this. As a litigation attorney for most of his career, Peter had represented insurance companies and defended those who injured others. He knew of their tactics to delay justice to the truly injured. After watching his friend and father fail to obtain the money they deserved, he decided to do something about it.. Peter is now a Senior Trial Attorney at Pavano & van der Werff, LLC. Literally since day one, he has been trying cases against insurance companies, corporations and defendants, holding them responsible for their actions and the injuries they have caused to his clients.. When working with you Peter, you will appreciate his personal client contact and be rewarded by his aggressive litigation style. To say he is the enforcer of the firm is a cliche. It is also true.. Peter has represented clients before all of the Courts in the State of Connecticut. He is also a seasoned workers’ compensation attorney, representing injured workers’ throughout the State.. He will treat every case like it is his top priority. Whether your case is worth over $1 Billion, see Markley v. DPUC, 301 Conn. 56, or a minor, but persistent injury as a result of a car accident, Peter will work hard to ensure you recover the money you deserve and the peace of mind you need.. Admitted in Connecticut State Court and the U.S. District Court in Connecticut, Peter represents the firm’s clients in litigation throughout Connecticut. He is also admitted to practice in New York.. Peter received his Bachelor of Arts in English and International Politics from Catholic University of America and his Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac University School of Law. After law school, Peter served as Judicial Clerk for the Connecticut Superior Court, District of Waterbury, including now Appellate Court Judge Bethany Alvord and Judge Salvatore Agati.. A lifelong Connecticut resident, Peter lives in Hartford County with his wife and three daughters. He also moonlights as a college football official.

Hartford personal injury lawyer Alan Wein graduated with honors from Boston College Law School in 1987. He is admitted to practice in both Connecticut and the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and is a current member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the Hartford County Bar Association, and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. His work at Wein & Palermo, LLC is focused on helping clients throughout Connecticut who have been harmed due to the negligent actions of another party. He works to provide client-focused representation and prompt communication in order to deliver the highest level of legal service and fight for needed compensation. To schedule a free consultation at the firm, call Attorney Wein today.

Dara P. Goings practices exclusively in the area of Family and Matrimonial Law, including divorce, property distribution, alimony, child support, child custody, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. Dara regularly represents physicians, attorneys, accountants, business owners, corporate executives and their spouses both in the initial stages of divorce proceedings and following the entry of a divorce or custody judgment in various enforcement and modification actions.. Dara uses her knowledge of taxation, executive compensation and retirement plans to guide clients through the complexities of cash incentive awards, long-term incentive awards, performance awards, restricted stock units, stock options, pension plans, 401Ks and IRAs, in order to structure effective financial outcomes tailored to meet each client’s individual needs. Dara helps clients to achieve successful outcomes of child custody and parental access issues. With a background in Psychology, Dara also helps clients navigate mental health issues and substance abuse issues which are so often exacerbated by divorce and custody proceedings.. Dara analyzes trust instruments and works with forensic accountants to determine all sources of income available for support and distribution. Dara also works with business valuators to determine the fair value of family-owned and operated businesses, medical, legal and accounting practices, and other private companies and corporations. Dara routinely works with Trustees and Trust Counsel in connection with her drafting and review of prenuptial agreements.. Dara expands her practice into Collaborative Divorce, Divorce Mediation and Private Special Mastering allowing her to offer divorcing individuals a non-adversarial alternative for resolving divorce and other family disputes respectfully and privately.. Dara represents her clients throughout Connecticut and also offers counsel on interstate and international family and matrimonial law matters.

Damon Kirschbaum is the founder and managing attorney of Kirschbaum Law Group, LLC. He lives in West Hartford with his wife and two children.

Attorney Mira practices in the areas of corporate law and business services, as well as general civil litigation.  She represents clients in a broad spectrum of matters, from commercial and residential real estate transactions, estate planning, and business formation to civil litigation and administrative and employment appeals.. Prior to starting this practice, Attorney Mira was an Associate of Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C. working in the fields of corporate law and commercial finance.  She engaged in the transactional representation of banks, financial institutions and other lenders in asset-based, commercial, mezzanine and acquisition financing. In August, 2016, Attorney Mira merged her firm with another practitioner and the firm now does business as KEILY MIRA LAW.. Attorney Mira received her J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law in Hartford, Connecticut, and her B.A., cum laude, from Elon University in Elon, North Carolina.  While attending the University of Connecticut School of Law, Attorney Mira also received a Graduate Certificate in Human Rights for her dedication to the study of civil and human rights.. Attorney Mira is a proud member of the Connecticut Bar Association and serves on the Board of the Ballet Theatre Company, a local non-profit organization.. Attorney Jennifer Mira has received the distinction of being named as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2013, 2014 & 2015. Candidates are nominated by their peers annually and to be named as Super Lawyers Rising Stars, must be 40 years old or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less.  Only 2.5% of attorneys across the entire United States receive this honor.

Attorney Donnelly is well known in Connecticut courtrooms and has represented hundreds of individuals charged with offenses ranging from simple motor vehicle matters to murder.  While most criminal and civil matters resolve by settlement, Attorney Donnelly has tried a number of cases successfully to juries.  He also has argued cases before the Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts. Attorney Donnelly is an active member of the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association.  One hundred percent of his practice is devoted to trial and appellate practice in both state and federal courts.

Attorney at Kirschbaum Law Group, LLC, in West Hartford, Connecticut. Practices in the areas of criminal defense and habeas corpus law. Admitted to the practice of law in the State of Connecticut. Legal experience in criminal defense, post-conviction, habeas corpus, and personal injury.. Adjunct Professor at Mitchell College, in New London, Connecticut. Teaches Business and Hospitality Law.

An attorney with Flaherty Legal Group, LLC, Sandi B. Girolamo provides legal services to people living in Hartford and West Hartford, Connecticut, as well as the surrounding areas. She focuses her practice on divorce and family law, handling cases involving allocation of assets, child visitation, spousal support, child custody, divorce, marital property division, child support, prenuptial/post-nuptial agreements, paternity actions and most other issues pertaining to the practice of family law.. After graduating from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and English in 1993, Ms. Girolamo decided to pursue a career in law. She went to Quinnipiac University School of Law. During her time there, she was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Workers' Compensation and worked full time as a paralegal. She graduated summa cum laude in 2001 with her Juris Doctor, ranking in the top 10 of her graduating class and No. 2 in the evening class.. In addition to representing clients in family court, Ms. Girolamo embraces the use of mediation as a way to amicably reach a settlement. She is a special master for several courts, overseeing family law matters and providing recommendations to the presiding judge.. Attorney Girolamo was selected to New England Rising Stars in 2010, and has been selected to Connecticut Super Lawyers in every year since 2011. Super Lawyers is a rating service of lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and profession achievement. The selection process multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer reviews.. In 2010, she was named, along with four other attorneys, in the Rising Stars list in Connecticut Family Law by the Connecticut Bar Association's Family Law Section. One judge even praised her for her conduct after a family law trial ended, stating that all family law attorneys should act as she did. Ms. Girolamo is admitted to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association.. When she is not working with clients or the courts, Ms. Girolamo stays involved with her children's schools and teaches gymnastics.

27 years of helping people navigate the legal arena of divorce, custody and other family matters through litigation, mediation or collaborative processes - depending on your unique circumstances. I'm here to help you.