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Randi R. Nelson - Westport, CT

285 Riverside AvenueSuite 450 Westport, CT 06880

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Updated: 08/19/2024

Westport Family Law Lawyer

Overview

RANDI R. NELSON is a partner at PARRINO|SHATTUCK, PC. She has worked strictly on matrimonial litigation since 2011 and is admitted to practice in Connecticut. She represents clients in all aspects of family law, including divorce, alimony, child support, child custody, property division, post-judgment modification, and post-judgment contempt.

Nelson is a member of the American, Connecticut, Fairfield County, and Westport/Weston bar associations. In addition, she is a special master for family matters in the Judicial District of Fairfield at Bridgeport and Judicial District of Stamford/Norwalk at Stamford.

In 2007, Nelson received a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Arlington, where she was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society. She earned her juris doctor degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University in 2010, where was a recipient of a merit-based scholarship and was a member of the Cardozo Journal of Law and Gender.

About Randi R. Nelson

Practice Areas

  • Family Law

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Languages

  • English (Primary)

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut

Other Affiliations

  • American Bar Association (Member)
  • Connecticut Bar Association (Member)
  • Fairfield County Bar Association (Member)
  • Westport/Weston Bar Association (Member)
  • Judicial District of Stamford/Norwalk at Stamford (Special Master for Family Matters)
  • Judicial District of Fairfield at Bridgeport (Special Master for Family Matters)

Education

  • Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York, 2010
    J.D.
    Honors: Merit-based Scholarship
  • University of Texas at Arlington, 2007
    B.A.
    Honors: Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society
    Major: Public Relations
    Major: Journalism

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Randi R. Nelson

Included on the 2021 Connecticut Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2020 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
  • 2019 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
  • 2018 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
  • 2017 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
  • 2016 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
  • 2015 Connecticut Super Lawyers list

View the profile for Randi R. Nelson on Super Lawyers

Honors

  • Connecticut Rising Star as recognized by Super Lawyers* 2015-2021
  • Best Lawyers in America by Best Lawyers since 2021
  • Women in the Law by Best Lawyers since 2020
  • 10 Best Family Law Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Connecticut by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys since 2015
  • 10 Best Female Family Law Attorney by American Institute of Family Law Attorneys 2019
  • Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in Connecticut Under the Age of 40 as recognized by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys in 2014 and 2016
  • New Leaders in the Law as recognized by the Connecticut Law Tribune in 2013

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Office Information

Address

285 Riverside AvenueSuite 450 Westport, CT 06880

Fax

  • 203-557-8018

Publication

Representative Cases

  • Hornung v. Hornung - Successfully tracked $32 million over the duration of a 16-year marriage to prove that the funds were separate property according to the terms of the pre-nuptial agreement. An award of $7.5 million lump sum alimony does not constitute a property distribution in violation of the terms of the parties' pre-nuptial agreement.

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