Attorney Kevin Emerson

Attorney Kevin B. F. Emerson joined the law firm of Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP, with offices at 100 Pearl Street, Hartford and 2252 Main Street, Glastonbury, bringing over twenty years of expertise to the practice. Attorney Emerson has practiced in all areas of family law, including divorces, custody actions, support actions, relocation hearings, and drafting both prenuptial agreements and cohabitation agreements. He has tried divorce cases from simple marital estates to multi-million dollar estates including family businesses. Attorney Emerson has also handled many divorce actions involving military service members and is as such familiar with the special rules applying to their federal benefits. In addition, Attorney Emerson has handled many divorce actions in the tribal court (Mashantucket Pequot) and is versed in the tribal statutes and their impact upon divorce and custody issues.

Attorney Emerson has received specialized mediation training and provides mediation services for divorcing couples. He has also served as a mediator and special master in numerous courts, including service as a mediator in the Early Intervention Pretrial program designed to address high conflict custody cases.

Attorney Emerson has received specialized training in the Collaborative Divorce process and has an active collaborative divorce practice. In his years of practice, Attorney Emerson has formed close bonds with financial professionals and mental health practitioners, which relationships are daily utilized in the Collaborative Divorce process to reach fair, client-driven results.

Attorney Emerson is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, earning his J D in 1995. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, graduating Magna Cum Laude and with Honors. He is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, United States District Court, District of Connecticut and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court.

Areas of Practice: Family Law, Collaborative Divorce, Mediation

Bar Admissions: Connecticut, 1995; Mashantucket Pequot Tribal; Court U.S. District Court District of Connecticut

Education: Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia J.D. – 1995; Eastern University, Saint Davids, Pennsylvania B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) – 1992 With Honors, Major: Political Science

Professional Associations and Memberships: Connecticut Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law Section; Hartford Bar Association; New London Bar Association; Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Bar Association; Connecticut Council for Non-Adversarial Divorce; Connecticut Collaborative Divorce Group