Alexander J. Cuda - Westport, CT

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Tulane University School of Law, Paris, France, 2003
    J.D.
  • Tulane University School of Law, Paris, France, 2004
    LL.M.
    Honors: Moot Court National Appellate Competition Team
    Honors: Senior Fellow, Legal Research and Writing
    Law Journal: Journal of Law & Sexuality, Senior Articles Editor

• Non Legal Education

  • Cornell University, 2000
    B.A.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Major: Comparative Literature
    Major: Latin

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Classes and Seminars

• “Annual Review of Developments in Family Law”, Connecticut Bar Association 2017 Annual Meeting/Connecticut Legal Conference, June 12, 2017
  
• “Taking, Defending, and Utilizing Depositions”, Fairfield County Bar Association, May 24, 2017
  
• “The Automatic Orders: How to Avoid Problems and What to Do When They Happen”, Fairfield County Bar Association, January 26, 2017
  
• “Update on Connecticut Practice Book Revisions", Connecticut Bar Association Family Law Section Meeting, January 10, 2017
  
• “Annual Review of Developments in Family Law”, Connecticut Bar Association 2016 Annual Meeting/Connecticut Legal Conference, June 13, 2016
  
• “Prejudgment Remedies in Family Cases”, Connecticut Bar Association Practice Tips video presentation, April 1, 2016
  
• Special presentation on Dan v. Dan and McKeon v. Lennon at CBA Family Law Section Executive Committee meeting, February 10, 2015
  
• “Family Law Arbitration: How It Works, How It Can Benefit Clients and Counsel, and What to Expect from the Arbitrator”, Fairfield County Bar Association Seminar, January 7, 2015
  
• “Synopsis and Analysis of Connecticut Supreme Court Decision in Olson v. Mohammadu (SC 18963)”, Connecticut Bar Association Family Law Section Meeting, January 14, 2014
  
• “Changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct and Practice Book”, Connecticut Bar Association Family Law Section Meeting, November 12, 2013
  
• “Annual Review of New Developments in Family Law” , Connecticut Bar Association 2013 Annual Meeting, June 17, 2013
  
• “A Survey of New England Family Cases Involving Business Valuation”, New England 2013 Regional Symposium, May 4, 2013
  
• “Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreements in Family Law Cases: Drafting, Litigating, and Getting It Done”, Connecticut Bar Association and Fairfield County Bar Association joint CLE, March 20, 2013
  
• “A Limited Comparison of Alimony Guidelines Methodology: Massachusetts Statutes, Raised Bill 5509 (Connecticut), and the AAML Commission Recommendations”, Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting, June 11, 2012
  
• “Use of a Mental Health Expert at Trial”, Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Advanced Custody Seminar, May 18, 2012
  
• “An Overview of Property Division and Spousal Support Regimes in the United States” , International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Meeting, 2010
  
• Annual Meeting, Annual Review of New Developments in Family Law (with Campbell D. Barrett), 2013, Speaker
  
• Family Law Section Meeting, Changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct and Practice Book, 2013, Speaker
  
• Presentation of case law updates to the Family Law Section, Connecticut Bar Association, 2012 - 2017
  
• “Essentials of Family Law”, with Judge Lynda Munro (ret.), Amy MacNamara, Dara Goings, and Eva DeFranco, Connecticut Bar Association, 11/8/17
  
• “Annual Review of Family Law Cases”, with Aidan Welsh and Steven Dembo, Connecticut Bar Association, Annual Meeting / Connecticut Legal Conference, 6/15/15

Published Works

Articles

• “Court Time is Valuable – Don’t Waste It,” (with Jacob Pyetranker), Connecticut Law Tribune, 5/12/17.
  
• “Confidentiality Agreements Can Keep Cases Moving,” Connecticut Law Tribune, 11/24/15
  
• “Connecticut Supreme Court Restricts Alimony, Limits Discretion” (with Arnold H. Rutkin), Connecticut Law Tribune, 1/20/15
  
• Author, chapter on alimony in A Practical Guide to Divorce in Connecticut, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 1st Edition 2013, Publication Date: 1/6/14
  
• “The Myth of Alimony Reform” (with Arnold H. Rutkin), Connecticut Law Tribune, 8/20/12
  
• “Crews-ing Away from Equity and Back Again: Enforcement of Premarital Agreements in Connecticut,” Connecticut Family Lawyer, Summer 2012
• “Conservators Can Pursue Divorces on Behalf of Wards” (with David W. Griffin), Connecticut Law Tribune, 8/15/11
• “Representing Children in Connecticut Family Court: Examining the Roles and Anticipating the Problems” , Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Seminar, “How to Do Everything Better From Managing Your Clients, Cases and Employing Experts,” 5/26/10
• Connecticut Family Lawyer, Co-Associate Editor

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 2004
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 2006

Other Affiliations

• Connecticut Bar Association, 2017 - 2018 (Secretary, Family Law Section)
• Connecticut Bar Association, 2016 - 2017 (Treasurer, Family Law Section)
• Connecticut Bar Association, 2010 - Present (Executive Committee, Family Law Section)
• Connecticut Bar Association, 2014 - Present (Amicus Committee Chair, Family Law Section)
• Fairfield County Bar Association, 2015 - Present (FCBA Board of Directors)
• Fairfield County Bar Association, 2017 - Present (Family Law Committee, Co-Chair)
• Fairfield County Bar Association, 2014 - 2017 (Bench/Bar Committee, Co-Chair)
• Fairfield County Bar Association, 2016 (MCLE Committee)
• Fairfield County Bar Association, 2016 (Professionalism Symposium Committee)
• Greater Bridgeport Bar Association (Family Law Section)
• American Bar Association (Family Law Section)
• Bridgeport Superior Court (Special Master)