Nicole M. Riel - Bridgeport, CT
Attorney at MeehanLaw, LLC
Family Law Lawyers in Bridgeport, CT
76 Lyon Terrace Bridgeport, CT 06604
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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8
Years
Experience
Bridgeport Family Law Lawyer
Updated: 05/12/2026
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
Attorney Information
Overview
Nicole Riel is an associate at MeehanLaw, LLC, primarily practicing in the area of family law.
Nicole graduated magna cum laude from Quinnipiac University School of Law, where she earned a concentration in Family Law, with honors, and where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal. Nicole also received her MBA from Quinnipiac University.
Upon graduating with her JD and MBA, Nicole clerked for the Honorable Judge Nina F. Elgo of the Connecticut Appellate Court, where she assisted the Court in the drafting, editing and researching of written opinions, reviewing trial records and attending oral arguments. Since concluding her judicial clerkship, Nicole has continuously practiced in the area of family law. She is admitted to practice in the State of Connecticut and in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Nicole is trained in the area of mediation, having completed the Quinnipiac University Center on Dispute Resolution's 40-hour mediation training course. She also is trained and qualified to be appointed as a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) and an Attorney for the Minor Child (AMC) in Connecticut.
Nicole has been recognized as a 2022 Super Lawyers Rising Star. Rising Stars is a designation of top-rated practicing attorneys selected through extensive evaluation. Each year no more than 5 percent of the attorneys in the state are selected for the Super Lawyers list, and no more than 2.5 percent for the Rising Stars list.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Nicole M. Riel
Included on the 2026 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Quinnipiac University School of Law,
Connecticut, 2018
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Law Journal: Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal, Editor-in-Chief, 2017 - 2018
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Quinnipiac University School of Law,
Connecticut, 2018
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Non Legal Education
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Quinnipiac University ,
Hamden,
Connecticut, 2018
M.B.A. -
Assumption University,
Worcester,
Massachusetts, 2015
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Major: Political Science and Philosophy
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Quinnipiac University ,
Hamden,
Connecticut, 2018
Past Positions
- Pullman & Comley, LLC, Westport, Connecticut, Associate Attorney in the firm’s family law litigation practice, 2019 - 2021
- Connecticut Appellate Court, Hartford, Connecticut, Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge Nina F. Elgo, 2018 - 2019
Published Works
Articles
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Lynda B. Munro & Nicole M. Riel, Our Virtual Reality: Facing the Constitutional Dimensions of Virtual Family Court, Family Law Quarterly, Vol. 54, No. 3 (2020).
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Nicole M. Riel, The Other Mother: Protecting Non-Biological Mothers in Same-Sex Marriages, 31 Quinnipiac Prob. L.J. 387, 406 (2018).
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 2018
- Massachusetts, 2020
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) and Attorney for the Minor Child (AMC)
Other Affiliations
- Connnecticut Bar Association (Member)
- Fairfield County Bar Assoociation (Member)
- Greater Bridgeport Bar Association (Member)
Contact
76 Lyon Terrace
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: 203-664-8059
Fax: 203-331-0107
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.dentalmalpracticect.com
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