Michael A. Blanchard

Attorney Michael A. Blanchard is a director with Suisman Shapiro Attorneys-at-Law in New London, Connecticut. Mr. Blanchard provides unmatched counsel and support to a diverse range of clients across New London County and the surrounding areas who have legal needs involving any of the following areas:

·       Family law and divorce

·       Criminal defense

·       Motor vehicle defense

Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Blanchard has successfully handled numerous misdemeanor and felony trials in state and federal courts across his region, and he has achieved a long record of securing acquittals, dismissals and reductions of charges for those accused of a variety of serious criminal offenses, including murder, sexual assault, drunk driving and more. Equally effective in his family law practice, he has deftly guided many clients through the divorce process with the utmost compassion and integrity.

At all turns, Mr. Blanchard provides the highly personalized advice his clients need to make the best-informed decisions, and he works tirelessly to help his clients pursue the favorable outcomes they expect and deserve as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. He has also served as special master in the Regional Family Trial Docket, where he has handled a number of contentious child custody cases.

He is also an active member of the Connecticut Bar Association, The New London County Bar Association, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Connecticut Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, among his other professional affiliations.