Thomas M. Shanley
Prior Practice Areas
- Divorce
- Matrimonial Law
- Family and Domestic Relations Law
- Family Law
- Appeals
Professional Associations
- Former Special Master Family Division of Connecticut Superior Court
- Former Director and Treasurer, Fairfield University Alumni Association
- Greenwich, Connecticut Bar Association Monthly Seminar Series, Family Law Section, Lecturer, “The Anatomy of A Divorce” Trial Series Lectures, 1987 – 1988
- Greenwich, Connecticut Bar Association Monthly Seminar Series, Family Law Section, Co-Chairperson, 1989
- Greenwich, Connecticut Bar Association Monthly Seminar Series, Family Law Section, Lecturer, Family Law Seminar, “Relocation Issues in Custodial Disputes,” Feb., 1992
- Greenwich, Connecticut Bar Association Monthly Seminar Series, Family Law Section, Lecturer, Family Law Seminar, “Settlement and The Short Term Marriages and Inherited Property”), Nov., 1992
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Greenwich, Connecticut Bar Association, Executive Committee of Family Law Committee
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- The Patterson Club Board of Directors, Past Member
Education
- New York Law School, New York, New York
- J.D. - 1979
- Honors: cum laude
- Fairfield University
- A. - 1976
- Honors: cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1979
- U.S. Federal Appellate Courts, 1979
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1979
Honors
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale‑Hubbell®
- Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™ by Martindale‑Hubbell®
- Listed in FindLaw SuperLawyers
Experience
- 43+ years as a family law attorney in the State of Connecticut
- Numerous appeals in the Appellate or Supreme Court
- Hundreds of complex dissolution of marriage trials and settlements
- Preparation of Prenuptial and Postnuptial agreements