Hon. Thomas D. Colin - Stamford, CT

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • St. John's University School of Law, 1992
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: Dean's List; Class Representative, Student Bar Association;
    Honors: Member, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
    Law Review: Member, St. John's Law Review

• Non Legal Education

  • Long Island University C W Post College, Greenvale, New York, 1989
    B.S.
    Honors: summa cum laude
    Honors: Dean's Award of Finance & Financial Services,
    Honors: Academic Excellence Award, Delta Mu Delta National Business Honor Society
    Major: Finance

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Schoonmaker & George, P.C., 1996 - Present
• Cummings & Lockwood, Stamford, CT, Associate, 1993 - 1996
• Justice Paul Rudman, Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, Law Clerk, 1992 - 1993
• United States Attorney's Office, Intern, 1991
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, Intern, 1991
• Chief Judge Edward D. Re, Judicial Intern, 1990
• United States Court of International Trade

Classes and Seminars

• Ethical Issues Surrounding the Roles of Attorney for the Minor Children and Guardian Ad Litem, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2002
  
• Boundaries of Representation, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2000
  
• Prenuptial Agreements and Trust Issues in Divorce Cases, Westport Bar Association Trusts and Estates Committee, 1999
  
• Connecticut Family Law Practice & Procedure, National Business Institute, 1999
  
• Proposed Changes to Ethics Rules, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1999
  
• Family Law Annual Update, Connecticut Bar Association - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
  
• Ethical Issues at Trial, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1998, 1999
  
• Divorce Taxation, National Business Institute, 1998
  
• Ethical Issues at Trial, Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section Family Law and Child Advocacy Committee, 1998
  
• Frequent Speaker (monthly meetings), Connecticut Family Law Section
  
• Citizen's Conference, Connecticut Courts, Hartford

Published Works

Articles

• Premarital Agreements, The Connecticut Law Tribune
  
• Constitutionality of Automatic Restraining Orders, The Connecticut Family Lawyer
  
• Trial Strategies in Custody Cases, American Bar Association
  
• Premarital Agreements, Acorn Press Newspapers
  
• Connecticut Family Law Citations, Lexis Law Publishing, 1994 - Present
  
• Connecticut Bar Association Family Law Section, Former Editor of Fax Newsletter, Connecticut Bar Association

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 1992
• New York, 1993
• Maine, 1993
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1993
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1993

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1996 - Present (Co-Chair, Ethics, Professionalism & Grievance Committee)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 1998 - 2000 (Co-Chair, Family Law & Child Advocacy Committee)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1998 - Present (Member, Executive Committee)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 1998 - Present (Member, Executive Committee)
• The Stamford - Norwalk Regional Bar Association, 1999 - Present (Co-Chair, Family Law Section)
• Young Lawyers of Fairfield County, 1996 - 1998 (Member, Executive Committee)
• Judicial District of Stamford - Norwalk, 1997 - Present (Special Masters (private and court-appointed))
• Court-appointed Attorney for Minor Children, 1998 - Present
• Connecticut High School Mock Trial Competition (Coach and Judge)
• Law Day Adopt-A-Class Program
• Greater Access to the Courts Assistance Project (Co-Chair)
• New York State Bar Association (Member)
• Criminal Law Institute, St. John's University School of Law (Assistant Director of Publications)
• St. John's University School of Law (Member, Alumni Relations, Grievance Placement Committee)
• St. John's University School of Law, Faculty Research Assistance Program (Member)
• St. John's University School of Law, Sports and Entertainment Law Society (Member)