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Ellen B. Lubell 
Westport, Connecticut
Principal
phone (203) 226-8307
fax (203) 221-7279
email elubell@ellenlubell.com

Areas of Practice:
Family Law
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Connecticut, 1972
New York, 1981
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1974
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1975
U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
Education:
University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, 1972
J.D.
Honors: With Honors


New York University, New York, New York, 1969
B.A.
Major:  English


Published Works:
Handbook of Forms for the Connecticut Family Lawyer (Co-Author with Mary Ellen Wynn), Connecticut Law Tribune, 1991


Ethical Courteous Advocacy - Do We Know What It Is, Connecticut Family Lawyer, Winter, 1996


How to Find the Right Divorce Lawyer, Westport Minuteman, 1994


Cohabitation - The Law, Connecticut Family Lawyer, 3 FL 3, 1988


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Complex Issues in Family Law - Examining Closely Held Businesses, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Connecticut Chapter, April 1, 2005


Preparing for and Presenting a Pendente Lite Support Hearing, Stamford/Norwalk Regional Bar, May 1, 1999


Evidentiary Issues in Family Law, Connecticut Bar Association, June 1, 1997


Alimony - The Great Debate, Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law Section, October 1, 1995


Ethics and Effective Lawyering, Connecticut Bar Association - Midyear Meeting, June 1, 1995


Torts Between Spouses, Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law Section, March 1, 1992


Honors and Awards:
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1999 - Present


Connecticut Bar Foundation: "Oral History of Connecticut Women in the Legal Profession" (Video), 2004


Domestic Violence Crisis Center: Distinguished Service Award, 1998


Selected to Connecticut Super Lawyers, 2010


Selected to Connecticut Super Lawyers, 2009


Selected to Connecticut Super Lawyers, 2008


Selected to Connecticut Super Lawyers, 2006


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1998-present Connecticut Chapter President-Elect - 2010-2011


Connecticut Bar Association, 1975 - Present
Member


Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1984 - 2000
Member


Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1986 - 2000
Executive Committee


American Bar Association, 1981 - Present
Member


American Bar Association, 1985 - Present
Family Law Section


Timothy Dwight College, Yale University, April 1, 1980 - Present
Associate Fellow


Raymond Baldwin - American Inns of Court, September 1, 1989 - September 30, 2003
Bencher


Women's Crisis Center, 1987 - 2002
Board of Directors


Women's Crisis Center, 1990 - 1994
President


Women's Crisis Center, 1998 - Present
Advisory Board


Connecticut Women's Advisory Council, 1984 - 1986


Pro Bono Activities:
Grievance Panel - Judicial District of Fairfield at Bridgeport, 2000 - 2006
Special Master: Judicial Districts of Stamford/Norwalk, Fairfield, Regional Family Trial Docket (Middletown) Inception of Program to Present
Trial Referee - Judicial District of Stamford/Norwalk - Inception of Program to 1990
Languages:
English
French