Carolyn C. Swiggart - Greenwich, CT

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, 1983
    J.D.
    Honors: Member, Moot Court Board

• Non Legal Education

  • Lycée International de St. Germain-en-Laye, 1977
  • Wellesley College, 1980
    A.B.
    Honors: Wellesley College Scholar (honors)

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Languages

• English

• French

Classes and Seminars

• “The Law Works for People,” Connecticut Bar Association, 2005 - Present
  
• “Equitable Distribution”, 2006 - Present
  
• Ethics Considerations in Divorce Cases, 2006 - Present
  
• “Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorces”, National Business Institute, 2007 - Present
  
• “Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorces”, National Business Institute, 2009 - Present

Published Works

Articles

• Author, Lexis-Nexis Practice Guide – Connecticut Family Law, Jurisdiction and Taxation chapters, 2013
  
• Connecticut Bar Association Basic Practice Manual, Co-Chairman, 1994
  
• Connecticut Bar Association Basic Practice Manual, Member, Board of Editors, 1991
  

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 1983
• Rhode Island, 2008
• United States Supreme Court

Other Affiliations

• Fairfield County Bar Association, Family Law Section (Member)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Executive Committee, 2001 - Present (Member)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2001 - Present (Member)