Thomas M. Shanley

  • Divorce
  • Matrimonial Law
  • Family and Domestic Relations Law
  • Family Law
  • Appeals
  • 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
  • New York Law School, New York, New York
    • J.D. - 1979
    • Honors: cum laude
  • Fairfield University
    • A. - 1976
    • Honors: cum laude
  • Connecticut, 1979
  • U.S. Federal Appellate Courts, 1979
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
  • U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1979
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale‑Hubbell®
  • Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™ by Martindale‑Hubbell®
  • Listed in FindLaw SuperLawyers

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  • 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
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