Thomas P. Parrino
285 Riverside Avenue, Suite 450, Westport, CT 06880
About Thomas P. Parrino
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Education
- Quinnipiac School of Law (formerly University of Bridgeport School of Law), Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1987
- University of Connecticut, 1983B.A.
- Major: English
Languages
- English (Primary)
Representative Cases
- Kendall v. Pilkington - The appellate court abused its discretion in its dismissal of the defendant's appeal from several contempt and pendente lite orders based on his alleged contemptuous conduct, despite the defendant purging himself of the contempt findings and the trial court vacating the contempt findings, thereby mooting the issues raised in the motion to dismiss.
- Ramin v. Ramin - The seminal case where court authority awarded counsel fees due to litigation misconduct, discovery abuse, and fraudulent concealment of assets.
- Tanzman v. Meurer - A trial court that bases a financial support order on a party's earning ability must determine the specific dollar amount of the party's earning ability.
- Powell-Ferri v. Ferri - Under Massachusetts law, it was proper for trustees to move funds from one trust that allowed the party husband to withdraw principal to a second trust from which he could not withdraw principal. The husband was not obligated by the automatic orders to sue his family member trustees for return of the funds.
- Brant v. Brant - The highest-reported temporary support award in the United States granted by a court after hearing.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
Other Affiliations
- American College of Family Trial Lawyers, Diplomate, Present Connecticut Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow, Present and Former President
- Connecticut Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Amicus Committee, Chair, Present
- Connecticut Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Rules Committee (O'Brien), Former Chair
- Connecticut Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Sunbury Committee, Former Chair
- Connecticut Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Arbitration Committee, Former Chair
- Connecticut Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Examining Committee, Former Member
- American Bar Association, Member, Present
- Connecticut Bar Association, Member, Present
- Fairfield County Bar Association, Member, Present
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Present
- Connecticut Family Law Commission, Former Member
- National Board of Governors of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Delegate
- National Board of Governors of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, National Admissions Committee, Chair
- National Board of Governors of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, National Test Subcommittee, Member
- International Academy of Family Lawyers, Fellow, Present
Articles
Published Works
- Family Law Jurisdictional Comparisons, Second Edition 2013, European Lawyer/Thomson Reuters Parrino co-authored a chapter in this book, which was the result of the growing importance of international family law and the need among family lawyers for a definitive guide to family law in core jurisdictions around the globe.
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Family Law
- Family Law
- Family Law
Nearby Lawyers
- Family Law
- 0.2 mile away
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