Susan K. Smith
David M. Moore

Attorneys at Law

Mediation, Collaboration
Victims' Remedies
Injury Cases

Smith & Moore, LLC
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24 East Main Street
(Route 44)
Old Avon Village North
Avon, CT 06001
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SUSAN K. SMITH

Attorney at Law
Practitioner - Mediation and Collaboration

Avon and Hartford, CT

Family Law:  Mediation and collaboration of divorce, civil unions, estate disputes, pre-nuptial and pre-union agreements, post-divorce modifications, and other family-related matters. Divorce practice limited to mediation and collaboration.

Remedies for victims of sexual abuse and exploitation: (Confidential mediation when possible; litigation when necessary.)

Remedies for victims of accidents and professional malpractice. (Litigation usually required.)

Curriculum Vitae

 Admitted to Bar, Connecticut and U.S. District Courts, 1984.

Education:

Smith College 1980 (A.B., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Ada Comstock Scholar)

University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D. with High Honors 1984, First in Class), Executive Editor, Connecticut Law Review (1982). Awards: Hornbook Award, American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law, American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Law, and Corpus Juris Secundum Award.

Special Training and Activities:

  • Special Master, Family Court, Judicial District of Hartford

  • Co-founder of the Collaborative Divorce Lawyers Association.

  • Practitioner Member, Connecticut Counsel for Divorce Mediation

  • More the 120 hours of mediation and collaboration training, including peer review and mentoring.

Publications:

  • Calafiore, F. and Smith, S. Collaborative Law – A New ADR Model for Family Law Cases, Nov. 2000 Connecticut Lawyer at 16.

  • "Let the Master Answer: Imposing Liability on Employers for the Misconduct of 'Disobedient Servants,'" 13 CTLA FORUM 449 (Nov./Dec. 1995); cross published in CRIME VICTIMS LITIGATION QUARTERLY (Nov. 1995).

  • "Admissibility of Other Victim Evidence," CRIME VICTIMS' LITIGATION QUARTERLY (Aug. 1995).

  • "Civil Remedies for Survivors of Sexual Abuse: An Overview" CONNSACS Newsletter, October 1996.

  • "Connecticut Appellate Court Upholds "Rape Shield Statute." CONNSACS Newsletter, April 1997.

  • "Landlord Responsibility for the Criminal Acts of Third Parties," 14 CONN. L. REV. 843 (1982).

Member:

  • Connecticut Bar Association

  • Co-founder, Collaborative Divorce Lawyers Association

  • ACR (Formerly Academy of Family Mediators)

  • CBA Family Law Section

  • Hartford County Bar Family Law Committee

  • Connecticut Council for Divorce Mediation

  • The Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association

  • Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association Court Rules Committee

  • Member, Board of Directors, Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Service (CONNSACS) (1993-1999)

  • Member and Chair: Victims' Services Coordinating Council (1988-1992)

Published Cases:

  • Mullen v. Horton, 46 Conn. App. 759, ---A.2d---, 1997 WL 587112 (Conn. App. Sept. 23, 1997) (Docket No. AC 15380).

  • Doe v. Indian Mountain School, 921 F. Supp. 1133 (D. Conn. 1995)

  • Orsi v. Senatore, 459 (1994), 230 Conn.

  • Orsi v. Senatore, 31 Conn. App. 400 (1993)

  • Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)

  • Fonsworth v. Sudol, 19 Conn. App. 368 (1988)

  • Doe v. United Social & Mental Health Services, 670 F. Supp. 1121 (D. Conn. 1987)

  • Sanderson v. Steve Snyder Enterprises, 196 Conn. 134 (1985) (name omitted)

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