Sarah E. Murray

Top rated Family Law attorney in Westport, Connecticut

Broder Orland Murray & DeMattie LLC
Sarah E. Murray
Broder Orland Murray & DeMattie LLC

Practice areas: Family Law, Appellate

Licensed in Connecticut since: 2008

Education: University of Connecticut School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2025 Selected to Rising Stars: 2011 - 2012, 2014 - 2018

Broder Orland Murray & DeMattie LLC

55 Green Farms Road
Westport, CT 06880 Phone: 203-222-4949 Email: Sarah E. Murray Visit website
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Sarah was a “Lawyer of the Year” award recipient in the 28th, 30th, and 32nd Editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Appellate Practice in Stamford. She was also selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers 26th through 32nd Editions of The Best Lawyers in America, published from 2019 through 2026, in the areas of family law, family law mediation, and appellate practice. This distinction indicates legal expertise, as well as ethics and professionalism of the highest caliber.

Sarah was named to the Top 25 Women Connecticut Super Lawyers in both 2024 and 2025. She was selected to the Connecticut Super Lawyers List in the area of Family Law from 2019 through 2025. Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in the state are selected to receive this honor. Prior to that, she was selected as a New England Super Lawyers Rising Star for many years in the area of Family Law. Each year, no more than 2.5% are named to the Rising Star List. Sarah’s professional achievements include being designated by the Connecticut Law Tribune as a 2015 New Leader in the Law.

Sarah is admitted to practice in Connecticut and New York. She has completed the Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute offered by the American Bar Association/National Institute of Trial Advocacy and the Connecticut Judicial Branch Attorney for the Minor Child/Guardian ad Litem Training.

Since 2011, Sarah has served as a member of the Board of Editors of the Connecticut Bar Journal, which is the Connecticut Bar Association’s scholarly law journal. From 2017 through 2020, she served in the role of Editor-in-Chief, and was the Technical Editor for several years prior to that. She currently serves as the Connecticut Bar Journal’s Managing Editor.

In June 2018, she was elected to serve on the House of Delegates for the Connecticut Bar Association as a Representative for Westport, Weston, Wilton, and Norwalk (District 3) and has served in that role since. She is also a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Board of Governors.

Sarah is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law and is a Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude graduate of the College of the Holy Cross.

First Admitted: 2008, Connecticut

Professional Webpage: https://www.broderorland.com/attorneys/sarah-e-murray

Bar / Professional Activity

  • Managing Editor of Connecticut Bar Journal
  • Member of Board of Governors of Connecticut Bar Association 
  • Member, House of Delegates of the Connecticut Bar Association 
  • Technical Editor of Connecticut Bar Journal
  • Editor-in-Chief of the Connecticut Bar Journal

Special Licenses / Certifications

  • Connecticut Judicial Branch Attorney for the Minor Child/Guardian Ad Litem Training, 2011
  • American Bar Association/National Institute of Trial Advocacy Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, 2011

Pro bono / Community Service

  • Stamford Special Masters Program, 2021

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

  • Article in the American Bar Association Family Advocate , Author, Electronically Stored Information and Your Breakup: Tips, Tricks, and Pitfalls, Family Advocate, 2022
  • Presentation to Westport-Weston Bar Association , Speaker, Navigating Cohabitation Issues in Connecticut Family Law Cases, Westport-Weston Bar Association, 2019
  • Article submitted to FCBA publication , Author, Modification of Alimony in Connecticut Based on Cohabitation, The Fairfield County Bar Association Quarterly, 2018
  • Article for GBBA publication , Author, Prenuptial Agreements in Connecticut, Greater Bridgeport Bar Associations News Brief, 2017
  • Moderator of program for CBA's Connecticut Legal Conference , Moderator, Establishing and Modifying Support Orders after Dan v. Dan, Connecticut Bar Association, 2016
  • Article for ABA's Family Advocate, Author, Electronically Stored Information: How E-mail, Texting, and Your Facebook Friends Can Affect Your Divorce, Family Advocate, 2011
  • Co-author of article for AAML publication, Co-author, Electronically Stored Information: What Matrimonial Lawyers and Computer Forensics Need to Know, Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2010

Honors

  • Lawyer of the Year, Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers®, 2026
  • Top 25 Connecticut Women Lawyers, Connecticut Super Lawyers®, 2025
  • Lawyer of the Year, Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers®, 2024
  • Top 25 Connecticut Women Lawyers, Connecticut Super Lawyers®, 2024
  • Lawyer of the Year, Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers®, 2022
  • Top Lawyers in Fairfield County, Family Law, Moffly Media, 2021
  • Selected for recognition in the Best Lawyers®, The Best Lawyers in America®
  • 10 Best Under 40 in Connecticut for Client Satisfaction, AIOFLA
  • Top 10 Family Law Attorneys Under 40 in Connecticut, NAFLA
  • New Leader in the Law, Connecticut Law Tribune, 2015
  • Top 10 Family Law Attorneys Under 40 in Connecticut, NAFLA, 2014
  • 26th and 27th Editions of The Best Lawyers in America, The Best Lawyers in America
  • Connecticut Super Lawyers List, Connecticut Super Lawyers
  • New England Super Lawyers Rising Star, New England Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2012
  • New England Super Lawyers Rising Star, New England Super Lawyers Rising Star

Office location for Sarah E. Murray

55 Green Farms Road
Westport, CT 06880

Selections

7 Years Super Lawyers
7 Years Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2025
  • Rising Stars: 2011 - 2012, 2014 - 2018

Top Lists

Top 25: Women Connecticut Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2025

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