No Photo

Douglas James Monaghan

Licensed for 45 years

Child abuse Lawyer at Groton, CT
Practice Areas: Child Abuse, General Practice, Juvenile

216thames St, P. O. Box 7369, Groton, CT

Claim Profile

Is this your profile? Claiming it is free and only takes 2 minutes.

About Douglas

Practice Areas

Fees and Rates

We have not found any cost information for this lawyer


Looking for an attorney? Avvo can help.

search module image

Search our directory

Quickly connect with top attorneys through our legal directory to get help with your legal issue.

chat module image

Avvo's live chat agents can help coordinate a consultation with a local attorney.

Chat with a live agent who can match you with the right attorney for your legal needs.

Chat with

Licenses

Licensed in Connecticut for 38 years

State: Connecticut

Acquired: 1987

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 45 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1980

Retired

No misconduct found

Location

Douglas J. Monaghan

216thames St, P. O. Box 7369, Groton, CT, 06340-3632

Law Offices of Douglas James Monaghan

216thames St, Po Box 7369, Groton, CT, 06340-3632

Ad

Transform legal challenges into solutions.

Connect now to review your situation.

The Avvo Rating explained

display-bg

The Avvo Rating explained

Douglas James Monaghan's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

1.0 /5.0

2 Client Reviews

Filter Avvo Reviews (2) Refine reviews to match your needs. Use the filters to quickly surface reviews that align with your case or priorities.
Star rating
5 stars 0
4 stars 0
3 stars 0
2 stars 0
1 star 2
Practice Areas
What Clients Mention

Showing 1 - 2 of 2 reviews | Advocacy

Posted by anonymous | January 23, 2026 | Child Custody

The worst attorney

Horrible attorney. He should NOT work with woman and children at all. So unprofessional doesn't even bother to try and keep babies with their mothers. Sick MAN. Stop letting MEN with their egos make decisions about babies and mothers and he doesn't even try to represent his clients !!!!!!! Get him of...f this sensitive cases

Posted by anonymous | November 15, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Abysmal

Absolutely terrible. He was assigned by the court to represent me and he belittled me and told me the only hope I had was to comply with DCF despite the fact that their investigation found no evidence of abuse or neglect or anything else for that matter. Never filed any motions to get visitation with... my child when DCF was withholding visitation without a court order or clinical recommendations. And then when I complained that he wasn't representing me and tried to ask for a new lawyer he fought it and convinced the judge to keep him as my lawyer. I only got rid of him by highlighting all the places he was negligent and threatening him with a negligence suit and a complaint to the Bar association. And this is a man who is mentoring new attorneys? Come on!

See All Client Reviews

Douglas James Monaghan's Lawyer Endorsements

Endorse Douglas

No Endorsement Data Available Yet
This attorney hasn't received any attorney endorsements recently on Avvo.

No Endorsement Data Available Yet
This attorney hasn't created any attorney endorsements recently on Avvo.

Experience

Education

N/A

Lafayette College

A.B.

N/A

Widener University

J.D.

Avvo Rating

Our Rating is calculated using information the lawyer has included on their profile in addition to the information we collect from state bar associations and other organizations that license legal professionals. Attorneys who claim their profiles and provide Avvo with more information tend to have a higher rating than those who do not.

What determines Avvo Rating?
  • Experience & background Years licensed, work experience, education
  • Legal community recognition Peer endorsements, associations, awards
  • Legal thought leadership Publications, speaking engagements
  • Discipline Disciplinary information may not be comprehensive, or updated. We recommend that you always check a lawyer's disciplinary status with their respective state bar association before hiring them.
Avvo Rating Levels
10.0 - 9.0 Superb8.9 - 8.0 Excellent7.9 - 7.0 Very Good6.9 - 6.0 Good5.9 - 5.0 Average4.9 - 4.0 Concern3.9 - 3.0 Caution2.9 - 2.0 Strong Caution1.9 - 1.0 Extreme Caution