Kate W. Haakonsen
If your marriage is ending, you can do it with dignity and fairness
I have practiced law since 1978 and mediation since 1995 and collaborative divorce since 2006. While I have experience in numerous areas of law, I have concentrated my practice in matrimonial and family law for most of my career. I have over 200 hours of mediation training and many more hours of collaborative divorce training and have presented workshops on mediation at conferences around New England. I am a member and past president of Connecticut Counsel for Non-Adversarial Divorce, past chair of the Family Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association and several other professional associations related to my practice. As a lawyer, I have served as a volunteer in several court sponsored settlement programs and as a mediator of EEO disputes for the USPS.
Although choosing to divorce is rarely easy, I believe is doesn't have to be an ordeal or cost a fortune if couples are willing and able to work together to find acceptable solutions.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Child Custody, Child Support, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Family Arbitration
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Connecticut
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- Senior Partner
- Brown Paindiris & Scott LLP
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- Partner
- Gussak, Jacobson, Silver & McChristian
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- This was a successor firm to the firm help found in 1978
- Partner
- Peck Haakonsen & McChristian, and subsequent names
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- University of Connecticut School of Law
- J.D. (1978)
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- Ursinus College
- B.A. (1975)
- Honors: Cum Laude
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- Academy of Professional Family Mediators
- Advanced Mediator Member
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- Connecticut Collaborative Professionals
- Member
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- International Association of Collaborative Professionals
- Member
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- Connecticut Collaborative Divorce Group
- Member, Past Treasurer
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- Activities: Treasurer 2004-2011
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- Connecticut Council for Non-Adversarial Divorce
- Charter Member
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- Activities: Standards of Practice Committee 2001
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- Connecticut Bar Association
- Member, Past Family Section Chair
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- Activities: Family Law Section past chair, Legislative Committee 10+ yrs
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- Hartford County Bar Association
- Member, Past Board Member
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- Activities: Past Co-Chair Family Law Committee
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- Website
- Brown Paindiris & Scott LLP
