Carole Topol Orland

Attorney Carole Topol Orland is a co-founder and partner of the Broder Orland Murray & DeMattie LLC law firm, which has office locations in Greenwich and Westport, Connecticut. An award-winning attorney with more than 40 years of legal experience, Ms. Orland devotes her practice to family law and helping families throughout Fairfield County and all across the state work through the divorce process as painlessly as possible.

Whether through collaboration, mediation or litigation, Ms. Orland always puts her clients' rights and best interests above all else as she aggressively pursues the most favorable outcomes possible for those she serves. Along with handling all aspects of divorce, such as child custody and support, property division, alimony and other related matters, Ms. Orland provides solid, effective prenuptial and postnuptial agreements to help her clients protect themselves in the event their marriages do not work out.

A 1974 cum laude graduate of Boston University, Ms. Orland obtained her Juris Doctor from New England Law | Boston (formerly New England School of Law) in 1977. In addition to Connecticut, she is licensed to practice in New York, the District of Columbia and Massachusetts as well as before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Throughout her career, Ms. Orland has achieved notable success advocating on behalf of families during some of their most difficult and uncertain times, and she has handled some of Connecticut's most complex and high-asset divorce cases. Widely regarded as a leader in her field, she routinely conducts lectures and seminars across her region, and she has several published articles to her credit.

Ms. Orland is an active member in her legal community, and she has served on a number of committees with the Connecticut Bar Association and the Fairfield County Bar Association. She also gives back to her local community through her involvement with various civic, charitable and arts organizations.

In recognition for her impeccable professionalism and exceptional legal service, Ms. Orland holds an AV Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell as well as top ratings from Avvo. She has also earned recognition from the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys and The Best Lawyers in America** as well as being listed in numerous regional publications as one of the country's top attorneys for family law.

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