Charles Needle - Westport, CT
Attorney at Needle | Cuda
Complex Commercial Litigation Lawyers in Westport, CT
830 Post Road East Suite 301 Westport, CT 06880
Westport Complex Commercial Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 05/28/2026
Areas of Practice
- Complex Commercial Litigation
Attorney Information
Overview
Attorney Charles Needle has been a practicing lawyer since 1963. In 2018, he joined Needle Cuda as “Of Counsel”. Attorney Needle was a founder of the distinguished Connecticut Law firm of Zeldes, Needle & Cooper and has been a well-known force throughout the State of Connecticut for more than five decades in the areas of Commercial and Real Estate Law.
Attorney Needle graduated from Yale School of Law with an L.L.B. in 1963 and from Harvard College with a B.A., Cum Laude, in 1959. He also holds a M.A.T. from Wesleyan University. Attorney Needle is a former President of the Harvard Club of Southern Connecticut, has been on its Board of Directors and has served as its Schools Committee Chairman for many years, and is Secretary of his Yale Law School Class.
Attorney Needle, who at one time was a candidate for the State Senate of Connecticut and has served on numerous boards of committees in the commercial law area. At Needle Cuda, Attorney Needle devotes a substantial amount of his time to evaluating marital estates, developing a roadmap to settlement of cases — particularly those with complex business valuations, elaborate trusts, and extensive real estate holdings). He generally advises the firm on courses of action to pursue to provide clients with sensitive and quality representation during the divorce and post-divorce process.
Education
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Legal Education
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Yale Law School,
New Haven,
Connecticut, 1963
L.L.B.
Honors: Secretary of his Yale Law School Class
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Yale Law School,
New Haven,
Connecticut, 1963
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Non Legal Education
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Wesleyan University,
Middletown,
Connecticut, 1960
M.A.T. -
Harvard College,
Cambridge,
Massachusetts, 1959
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Board of Directors of the Harvard Club of Southern Connecticut
Honors: President of the Harvard Club of Southern Connecticut
Honors: Schools Committee Chairman of the Harvard Club of Southern Connecticut
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Wesleyan University,
Middletown,
Connecticut, 1960
Current Employment Position(s)
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Of Counsel
Past Positions
- Founder, Zeldes, Needle & Cooper
Pro Bono Activities
- Yale Club of Southern Connecticut, Former President
- Yale Law School Class, Secretary
- Executive Committee of Yale Law School
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1963
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1963
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
Other Affiliations
- Connecticut Bar Association, 1981 - Present (House of Delegates)
- Connecticut Bar Association, 1985 - Present (Executive Committee of Commercial Law and Bankruptcy)
- American Bar Association
- Greater Bridgeport Bar Association (Executive Committee)
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Contact
830 Post Road East
Suite 301
Westport, CT 06880
Phone: 475-666-5547
Fax: 203-557-9504
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.needlecuda.com/
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