Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Westport, CT

The Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum, a family law practice based in Westport, Conn., works with families throughout Fairfield County and all of the surrounding areas. Mr. Nusbaum devotes his practice exclusively to family law and has more than 40 years experience helping clients resolve their conflicts and reach agreements with regards to child custody and support, property division, alimony and other related matters.

He is recognized as a well-respected negotiator and, in addition, possesses the legal skills necessary to be the consummate litigator if a case requires a trial. Over the course of his illustrious career, Mr. Nusbaum has received numerous awards and honors for his professionalism and service, earning his reputation as one of the region's leading family law attorneys. Holding an AV Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell since 1994, he has consistently been ranked as a top attorney by various client and peer review sources, including recognition from The Best Lawyers in America each year since 1995. In addition, U.S. News & World Report voted his firm among the region's best for family law from 2011 to 2018.

Mr. Nusbaum has tried several cases that have been decided by Connecticut appellate courts as authority for divorce legal propositions in the following cases:

• Bucy v. Bucy – Psychological expenses included within definition of medical expenses

• Friezo v. Friezo – Seminal case on enforceability of prenuptial agreements under Connecticut’s Premarital Agreement Act

• Hopfer v. Hopfer – Wife not entitled to share in stock options awarded to husband by his employer during pendency of divorce because stock options were awarded for husband’s future services to be rendered to employer

• Hornung v. Hornung – Successfully obtained the enforcement of a prenuptial agreement and an amendment to the prenuptial agreement after the parties were already married

A 1970 cum laude graduate of the University of Connecticut, Mr. Nusbaum obtained his Juris Doctor in 1973 from Rutgers Law School. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut as well as before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.

A consummate professional, he is a member of the family law sections of the Connecticut Bar Association and the American Bar Association, and he maintains active involvement as a fellow with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, serving on a number of committees with the organization's national and Connecticut chapters. He is also a fellow with the International Academy of Family Lawyers and serves on the Connecticut Bar Association Resolution of Legal Fees Dispute Committee.

An accomplished author and speaker, Mr. Nusbaum co-authored part of the "Family Law Jurisdictional Comparisons," a definitive reference text on family law involving jurisdictions throughout the country and across the globe. He has also conducted numerous lectures across his region on a variety of legal topics related to family law.

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