Volunteer & Professional Achievements

Professional Memberships

• American Bar Association
  • Family Law Section
  • Litigation Section
• Connecticut Bar Association
  • Family Law Section
  • Litigation Section
• Waterbury Bar Association
  • Family Law Committee – Past Chair
• Waterbury Superior Court – Volunteer Attorney Program
• American Association for Justice
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association

Positions in Local Charitable Organizations

• Woodbury United Methodist Church – Chair of Church Council/Past Chair of Board of Trustees
• Justice Southbury – Co-founder and Chair of Steering Committee
• Main Street Ballet Company, Inc. – Member, Board of Directors
• Woodbury Business Association, President 2006-2012, 2017-2022

Honors and Special Recognitions

• Selected to the list of Connecticut Super Lawyers® (Thomson Reuters), Family Law, annually since 2014
• Selected for Best Lawyers in America® annually since 2016
• The Legal Network’s “Top Lawyers in Connecticut:
  Highest in Ethical Standards & Professional Excellence.” (2013-2016)
• National Association of Distinguished Counsel,
  “Nation’s Top One Percent” (2015)
• American Institute of Family Law Attorneys,
  “10 Best Client Satisfaction Award” (2015)
• Attorney and Practice Magazine’s “Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney” (2017)
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation
• Martindale.com® and Lawyers.comSM rating:
  • Peer Review Rating: BV® Distinguished™
  • Client Review Rating: Distinguished