Tara C. Dugo - Newtown, CT

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York, 2011
    Juris Doctor

• Non Legal Education

  • State University of New York at New Paltz, 2003
    B.A.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Major: Sociology

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney, Founding Member

Classes and Seminars

• "Special Needs Children Create Special Challenges," Connecticut Law Tribune, 2012
  
• "Alimony in Connecticut: A Rudderless Ship," Connecticut Law Tribune, 2015
  
• "Deconstructing a Custody Evaluation," CBA/YLS, 2013
  
• "Handling DCF Investigations," CBA/YLS, 2014
  
• "The Anatomy of a Special Needs Trust," CBA/YLS, 2015
  
• "Achieving Better Custody Outcomes," CBA/YLS, 2016
  
• "With Apologies to David Letterman: The Top Ten Supreme Court Cases of the Past Year," FCBA, 2019
  
• "Limited Scope Representation: Grow your Practice, Promote Access to Justice," CBA, 2022
  
• "Practical and Ethical Considerations in Limited Scope Representation," CBA Connecticut Legal Conference, 2024

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer Attorney Program - Legal assistance to self-represented family law litigants
• Volunteer Coordinator, Statewide Lawyers in the Classroom program
• Volunteer Coordinator, High School Mock Trial Program for New Haven County, CT Civics First

Published Works

Articles

• Alimony in Connecticut: A Rudderless Ship, Connecticut Law Tribune, January 20, 2015
  
• Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section (2013), Deconstructing a Custody Evaluation
  
• Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section (2014), Handling DCF Investigations
  
• Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section (2015), The Anatomy of a Special Needs Trust
  
• Special Needs Children Create Special Challenges, Connecticut Law Tribune, August 20, 2012
  
• Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section- Achieving Better Custody Outcomes (2016)

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 2011
• New Jersey, 2011
• United States Supreme Court

Other Affiliations

• Connecticut Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Fairfield County Bar Association
• Greater Danbury Bar Association
• CBA/YLS Executive Committee as Co-chair Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Committee, 2013 – 2016
• FCBA: Co-Chair, Women and the Law Committee, 2016-2018
• FCBA: Co-Chair, Appellate Committee, 2018
• Chair, Limited Scope Representation Committee, Connecticut Bar Association
• Special Master, Stamford Superior Court
• Member, District 4 House of Delegates, Connecticut Bar Association