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David McGrath is the managing partner at Louden, Katz, McGrath & Bryan LLC. He practices exclusively in the Family Courts throughout Connecticut, in divorce and custody litigation, including issues of child custody, access and visitation, relocation, child support, alimony, distribution of assets in divorce, restraining orders, and third-party intervention. He handles appeals related to family law cases.
David has received the Star of the Year Award, Chair Award, and Achievement Award from the Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section where he has previously served as Chair of the 2,500-member section. David presently serves on the Executive Committee for Family Law where he has been recognized as a "Rising Star," and on the Professionalism and Continuing Legal Education Task Force for the Connecticut Bar Association. He served five years as Mentoring Co-Chair of the Hartford County Bar Association. He was appointed Special Master in the Hartford and New Britain Family Courts. In 2021 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
His Family Law Case Summaries blog offers timely summaries of every Connecticut appellate decision in the field of family law since 2017, providing an easily accessible and searchable repository of relevant case law on every issue faced by family practitioners. He provides regular case law updates to the Family Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, apprising membership of the details of newly decided Appellate and Supreme Court cases.
David has been recognized in each year since 2013 by Superlawyers Magazine. He was named a "New Leader in the Law" by the Connecticut Law Tribune in 2016. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America in the area of Family Law for 2021. David was presented with the Judge Maxwell Heiman Award by the Hartford County Bar Association in 2018 for exemplifying high standards of service to the profession, ethics, scholarship, and devotion to clients.
In 2021 he authored two articles for the Connecticut Law Tribune on legislative changes impacting family law, notably revisions to rules in arbitration pertaining to children, and coercion as a form of domestic abuse.
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638 Prospect Avenue, Hartford, CT, 06105
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Posted by Thuan Phung | March 15, 2025 | Hired Attorney
I want to express my sincere gratitude to attorney David McGrath and his team at Louden, Katz, McGrath & Bryan, LLC for their outstanding support during my divorce. David demonstrated exceptional professionalism and deep knowledge, always listening to my concerns and guiding me with care. His team ...
Posted by Jessica | August 22, 2023 | Hired Attorney
David McGrath is an outstanding attorney. His knowledge of the law along with his compassion for his clients, professionalism, comprehension of complex cases, and humor at just the right moments, is unmatched. David always made me feel supported in my goals and heard in what my concerns were. He ...
Posted by Matt | April 7, 2022 | Hired Attorney
The thing about divorce as anyone who has experienced it already knows is that your thinking is not clear and emotion trumps logic. The thing about Dave, though, is that he never makes you feel crazy even in hindsight I most certain was! In other words, he listens attentively to everything you say an...
Posted by Matthew | March 29, 2021 | Hired Attorney
I have used Attorney McGrath for some time now and he has always been an exemplary professional. His attention to detail is unmatched and his cheerful, good nature made dealing with an extremely difficult custody matter much easier on all parties involved. His methods for resolving conflict without c...
Posted by Wendy | January 24, 2021 | Hired Attorney
When I initially walked into Dave’s office seeking a divorce after 45 years of marriage, having just been granted restraining and protective orders on my ex, one of the first things he did was recommend a therapist for me to talk to, due to the trauma I experienced. He truly cares, as is evidenced in...
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2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2019
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2018
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2018
The 2018 Judge Maxwell Heiman Memorial Award, Hartford County Bar Association
2017
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2016
New Leader of the Bar, Connecticut Law Tribune
2016
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2015
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2014
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2013
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2012
Star of the Year, Connecticut Bar Associatin Young Lawyers Section
2011
Rising Star, Connecticut Bar Association Family Section
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AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
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Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell
1900 - Present
Partner, Louden Katz & McGrath LLC
2015 - Present
Hartford County Bar AssociationMentoring Co-Chair
2011 - Present
Connecticut Bar Association Family SectionExecutive Committee Member
2010 - Present
Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyers SectionChair
2009
J.D.
2006
BA
2015
Trusts and Divorce
2014
Family Law
2012
Family Law
2021
2021
English