Divorce & Separation lawyers in Connecticut Alexandra Ritter to Fred Anthony

Firm: Dolan Family Lawyers PLLC

129 Whitney Ave Ste 3 A , New Haven , Connecticut 06510

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Alexandra C. Ritter is a partner at Dolan Divorce Lawyers. Alix handles Family Law matters for the firm, including divorce, custody and post-judgment matters, with a particular focus on complex asset division. Attorney Ritter started as an Associate at Moots Pellegrini, PC in New Milford, CT, where she handled both civil and family matters for the firm. Alix joined Dolan Divorce Lawyers after working as a Senior Litigation Attorney at Cordell, LLP in Hartford, CT, where she handled family matters exclusively.. Alix was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and returned to the US as a young child. She attended the University of Kansas to obtain a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Psychology and Sociology and an emphasis in Forensics Psychology. Alix subsequently received her Juris Doctorate from Washburn University School of Law, where she was a Legal Intern with the Washburn Law Clinic, and a member of the International Legal Society. Following two study abroad programs during law school, Alix went on to complete her LL.M. in International Commercial Law and Mediation at the University of Westminster in London, England.

Firm: Norris Law Group, LLC

72 North Street, Suite 303A , Danbury , Connecticut 06810

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

As the parent of four children I understand the importance of family law and how I must do the best job I can for those who trust me to assist them in such difficult times.

Firm: Dolan Divorce Lawyers, PLLC

101 Whitney Avenue , New Haven , Connecticut 06510

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Ellen M. Lynch is a partner at Dolan Divorce Lawyers handling Family Law matters with the firm. A Connecticut native, Attorney Lynch joins Dolan Divorce Lawyers after working as an attorney at the New Haven law firm, Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante, P.C. where she handled civil litigation, complex litigation and family matters.. Attorney Lynch received her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law where she attended the part-time evening division, a four-year program, which she completed in three years. Prior to and throughout law school, Ellen worked as a paralegal in New Haven where she gained a wealth of legal knowledge and experience.. Attorney Lynch obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Eckerd College, located in St. Petersburg, Florida. Prior to returning to Connecticut, Ellen lived and worked in Bavaria, Germany for a year. Ellen currently resides with her family in North Branford, where she is a member of the New Haven County Bar Association and Connecticut Bar Association.

Firm: Law Office of Elizabeth L. McMahon

206 Meadow Street , Branford , Connecticut 06405

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Firm: Law Offices of Donna L. Buttler, LLC

152 Simsbury Rd , Avon , Connecticut 06001

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

I concentrate my practice on Family Law and the issues that have led to the break down of a family including divorce, child custody, parenting plans, support, alimony, restraining orders and premarital agreements. With my experience, knowledge and creativity, I advocate for my client’s interest in ways that rebuild family stability and financial strength after a divorce or separation.. I am in a unique position to advocate for you because I am experienced in so many tools which you can use to bring a resolution to your conflict.  I have extensive education in collaborative divorce and mediation. These are negotiation models that avoid the use of the court.  If necessary, I am also an experienced litigator who has conducted trials for nearly twenty years in the local state courts and therefore, I am knowledgeable of the decisions of the area judges. Having all these options to resolve your case gives you much more control over the outcome.. The impact of a divorce on a family often requires a comprehensive financial plan as part of rebuilding of your future.  Since this is a multidisciplinary firm, I practice with 5 highly knowledgeable attorneys, each with a different area of focus. If your divorce necessitates the purchase or sale of house, a bankruptcy, or a new estate plan, we can draw on the experience of my partners to ensure that you are provided professional advice. If helpful, we can also call upon the several financial advisors and accountants with whom I work, specifically trained in the effects of divorce to create an even more comprehensive and individualized plan all with one goal in mind; to construct your new future recognizing the objectives that you have established.. I also take a team approach when necessary to creating a parenting schedule that meets the needs of you and your children. I work with child experts, psychologists and guardian ad litems to ensure that your children’s best interests are always kept in the forefront of any case. By being proactive in establishing your parenting plan early in your case, I find that the likelihood of going to trial is vastly reduced and leaves the decisions about your children exactly where they should stay; with the parents.. Please consider contacting me for a consultation. First time clients receive a reduced rate and the consult is thorough often lasting 2 to 3 hours.. Representative ClientsDeveloped a financial plan which not only secured the future of the two spouses but also provided for their respective live-in relatives.. Safely secured military pension rights for a wife when her husband was discharged, but not yet eligible for retirement.. Developed a parenting plan that provided safety and security for the children when one of the parents suffered from emotional dysfunction and alcoholism.. Achieved a favorable financial settlement through litigation when the other spouse claimed among other defenses a prenuptial agreement and a reduced income.. Created a secure retirement plan for a client who had earned no retirement benefits throughout the marriage and still had significant children financial obligations.. Career and EducationI have lived almost continuously in the Farmington Valley since I graduated from high school in Simsbury. I attended the University of Rochester and graduated with honors with a dual degree in Biology and Chemistry. I began my career working for the Aetna Life and Casualty in New Jersey and Connecticut and then attended the University of Connecticut Law School; graduating with honors, third in my class. After working for a large Hartford firm and clerking in the Connecticut court for the Honorable Michael R. Sheldon, I entered solo practice in 1997 and formed the current firm with offices in Bloomfield, Granby and Farmington in 2010.. Bar Admissions. Admitted to bar 1994, Connecticut, Superior Court, Appellate Court, Supreme CourtU.S. District Court, District of Connecticut.. Judicial AppointmentsClerk, the Honorable Michael R. SheldonSpecial Master, Superior Court Family Docket Hartford, New Britain (2000-)

Firm: Gans and Reynolds

1335 Wood Ave , Bridgeport , Connecticut 06604

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Family , Probate , Wills, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation

As a lawyer for over 20 years I have found that I enjoy a more casual & personal approach to practicing family law. My policy is to try my best to settle a case so that the clients and not the courts have control of the outcome. My clients need to work together after their marriage is dissolved, whether to divide assets or raise their children, and thus need to end their marriage on as amicable terms as possible.. ---. I am a single mother of 2 small children. Having gone through the divorce process personally, I feel I can better interact with and understand my clients. In addition, I am a huge Yankees and Giants fan!

Firm: Mester Law Group, LLC

10 Grand St , Hartford , Connecticut 06106

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Firm: Louden, Katz, McGrath & Bryan LLC

638 Prospect Avenue , Hartford , Connecticut 06105

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

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.

Firm: Costello, Brennan and Devidas, P.C.

1238 Post Rd , Fairfield , Connecticut 06824

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

576 Farmington Ave # 1 , Hartford , Connecticut 06105

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Firm: Law Offices of Anissa M. Klapproth, LLC

36 Russ St # 2 , Hartford , Connecticut 06106

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Firm: Law Offices of Cecilia Buck-Taylor, P.C.

15 Bennitt Street , New Milford , Connecticut 06776

Practice Areas: Adoption, Criminal Defense , Divorce, Estate Planning, Family , Guardianship and Conservatorship, Juvenile , Probate , Real Estate , Wills, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation

Cecilia Buck-Taylor, JD has been practicing law for many years and received her JD from Fordham Law School, where she graduated in 1991. She also has dual majors in Psychology and Criminal Justice from the State University of New York, from which she graduated with honors. Cecilia has found that having a degree in Psychology, her law degree and her experience and training in mediation are very helpful in dealing with family and other matters that require more than a straightforward legal approach, especially with mediation services. (See Below). Her varied education and years of employment before becoming an attorney, as well as her achievement as a Reiki Master, help her provide clients with a well-rounded perspective on a variety of life issues.. Attorney Buck-Taylor’s extensive experience and attention to the specific needs of her clients have been the cornerstone of her practice. This attention to detail allows the law office and mediation center to provide each and every one of its clients with the personalized professionalism that is often hard to find at other law firms.. Buck-Taylor is actively involved in her community and has served as the State Representative for the 67th House District of the Connecticut State Assembly for two terms.. Buck-Taylor was second Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Greater New Milford Chamber of Commerce and served on the Board of Directors of the Danbury Women’s Center. She also served on the New Milford Board of Education and was elected to two terms on the New Milford Town Council. During her second term on the Town Council, she served as vice chair. She was also a member of the Advisory Board for the Community Culinary School of Northwestern CT. Buck-Taylor continues to serve as a Family Master in the Litchfield Superior Court to assist parties in settling their cases.

Firm: Louden, Katz & McGrath, LLC

638 Prospect Avenue , Hartford , Connecticut 06105

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

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.

Firm: Pullman & Comley, LLC

90 State House Square , Hartford , Connecticut 06103

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

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

Firm: Louden Caisse Hanney LLC

638 Prospect Ave , Hartford , Connecticut 06105

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Firm: Your Family Lawyer LLC

2425 Post Road , Fairfield , Connecticut 06890

Practice Areas: Adoption, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Collections, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family , Probate , Real Estate , Workers Compensation, Divorce & Separation

The picture above is me as a Captain of a Guide Boat at The Swim Across The Sound a race 15.5 mile across Long Island Sound.  I am now preparing for my 13th race as a captain. As in "The Swim" steering a straight course in a Divorce or other Family Case sometimes means taking some turns as the currents change.. As an experienced attorney I have been involved with many people going through difficult times.  While experienced as a trial attorney, I try to use my trial prep to negotiate with the other party.  Except in the most egregious of cases it is better for families to determine their own path than to have the court do it.

Firm: Law Offices of Brian M Yard, LLC

Po Box 1571 , Litchfield , Connecticut 06759

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Firm: Freed Marcroft

419 Main Street , Hartford , Connecticut 06103

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

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.

Firm: Louden, Katz, McGrath & Bryan LLC

638 Prospect Ave , Hartford , Connecticut 06105

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

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

Firm: Anthony & Reale

90 Huntington Street , Shelton , Connecticut 06484

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Fred J. Anthony graduated from Providence College, in Providence, Rhode Island with a Bachelor Degree in 1986. He received his law degree from Villanova University School of Law in 1989, where he was chosen by his classmates to deliver the commencement address. Attorney Anthony is admitted to practice law in Connecticut and is also admitted to practice before the United States Federal District Court and the United States Supreme Court. Attorney Anthony was appointed Assistant Corporation Council for the City of Shelton and held that post until 1995. In that capacity, he represented the city in various municipal sections including zoning enforcement, tax matters and litigation before several commissions, agencies and courts.. Attorney Anthony has successfully represented family law litigants in family matters such as divorce, custody, relocation, post judgment enforcement. While most cases are geographically centered around the Milford and Bridgeport Courts, he also represents clients in the New Haven, Waterbury, and Family Regional Court in Middletown and Danbury Courts. In 1994, Fred Anthony was elected Judge of Probate for the City of Shelton and has been re-elected every four years since. In said capacity, he has presided over countless matters involving estates, conservatorships of incapacitated adults and guardianship of neglected and abused children. Judge Anthony served as President-Judge of the Connecticut Probate Assembly between 2008-2010. During his term, a massive overhaul of the Connecticut Probate Courts was accomplished. Both court facilities and practices were consolidated and streamlined to provide more comprehensive and uniform services to all residents of the State of Connecticut. Judge Anthony was recognized by the Connecticut Law Tribune as one of the "Dozen Who Make a Difference" by improving the legal system of the community. In 2013, Judge Anthony was named President-Elect of the National College of Probate Judges. The College is the only national organization exclusively dedicated to improving probate law and probate courts.