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Atty. Melissa Jill Needle, Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

  • 30 years of experience
  • English,
  • Divorce, Family Law
  • Needle | Cuda - Leading Divorce and Family Law in Fairfield County
  • Connecticut

Summary

Attorney Melissa J. Needle focuses her practice exclusively on family law. Based in Westport, Connecticut, she provides astute advice and counsel to clients throughout Fairfield County--serving Westport, Greenwich, New Canaan, Wilton, Darien, and Fairfield. Ms. Needle has been admitted to practice before all Connecticut state courts since 1990, and she is also admitted to practice in New York.Attorney Needle's approach strikes a hard-to-find balance between aggressive client representation and the preservation family. Before starting Needle|Cuda, Attorney Needle found that most firms in the market practiced at the extreme ends of the spectrum -- either being overly aggressive or collaborative to a fault.  Needle|Cuda strives to deliver a service that brings clients the best of both worlds to its clients because the long-term dynamic and health of your family is worth protecting.Attorney Needle specializes is high net worth divorces and deals frequently with closely held family businesses, hedge fund investments/ownership interests, private equity ownership interests, complex family trusts, and other complex assets valuations. A forceful courtroom advocate and expert family law litigator, Attorney Needle has also worked on highly contested custody and relocation disputes, although she strives to help her clients come to an agreement in a less-adversarial manner such as mediation when that is possible.Ms. Needle's experience has also encompassed the preparation of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements and various types of protective orders for domestic violence victims.  Attorney Needle also helps clients who have already divorced and who are seeking enforcement of or modifications to existing support and parenting orders. View More ?

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  • Credit Cards Accepted
  • Education

    Whittier Law School
    J.D. (1990) | Law
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    Tufts University
    B.A. (1987) | English
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    Experience

    30 years of experience

    Address

    Needle | Cuda Divorce and Family Law
    830 Post Road East Suite 301
    Westport, CT 06880
    Telephone: (203) 557-9500
    Fax: (203) 557-9504
    Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
    Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
    Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
    Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
    Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
    Saturday: Closed
    Sunday: Closed (Today)