Barbara M. Schellenberg

Barbara M. Schellenberg is a member of the law firm of Marino, Zabel & Schellenberg, PLLC, in Orange, Connecticut. Ms. Schellenberg focuses her practice on litigation and appellate work, serving clients including individuals, attorneys, businesses, cities, corporations and developers throughout Connecticut. 

Ms. Schellenberg has over 30 years of experience. Over the course of her career, she has been involved in hundreds of appeals in areas of law including land use, municipal law and zoning law. She appears before the Connecticut Appellate Court and the Connecticut Supreme Court, as well as before land use and zoning boards.

Recognized and respected within the legal profession, Ms. Schellenberg is listed in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for the area of appellate practice. In 2008 the Connecticut Law Tribune included her on its “Women in the Law” list. 

Ms. Schellenberg has taught at the Connecticut Bar Association’s Appellate Advocacy Institute and authored an article appearing in the Connecticut Law Tribune. She is a member of the Milford Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Connecticut Bar Association’s Appellate Advocacy Section and Planning & Zoning Section. 

Serving her local community, Ms. Schellenberg sits on the board of the Connecticut Supreme Court Historical Society. She has previously served on boards for Congregation Beth El and the Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County.

Ms. Schellenberg earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and received her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. She is qualified to appear before all Connecticut state courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, and the 2nd and 3rd circuits of the U.S. Court of Appeals.