Compassion. Dedication. Experience you can trust.
Tara concentrates her practice in divorce and family matters, including cases involving both significant as well as minimal assets, complex compensation structures, post judgment modifications and enforcements, alimony terminations, parenting and custody issues. In addition, she dedicates much of her practice to divorce and family law appeals in both the Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts.
Tara is a member of the Fairfield County Bar Association, American Bar Association and the Connecticut Bar Association. She is admitted to practice in Connecticut and New Jersey.
Tara has served as a co-chair of the Fairfield County Bar Association’s "Women and the Law" and "Appellate Law" executive committees. She previously served on the executive committee of the Connecticut Bar Association/Young Lawyers Section as a co-chair of the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Committee. She is currently a volunteer in the Stamford Superior Court to provide legal assistance to self-represented family law litigants through the Volunteer Attorney Program. She has also volunteered as the statewide coordinator of the Lawyers in the Classroom program in Connecticut and the coordinator of the high school mock trial program for New Haven County through CT Civics First.
Practice areas
Family law appeals to the Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts
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Languages spoken
English
Dugo Law, LLC
107 Church Hill Road
Suite 2B
Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
Dugo Law, LLC
Wilton Office
Suite 15B
Wilton, CT, 06897
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NJ | License Administratively Revoked | 2011 | 04/08/2022 |
CT | Active | 2011 | 05/16/2022 |
Legal answers | 3 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2020 |
10 Best | American Institute of Family Law Attorneys | 2020 |
Top 10 Attorney | Attorney and Practice Magazine | 2020 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2019 |
10 Best | American Institute of Family Law Attorneys | 2019 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2018 |
10 Best | American Institute of Family Law Attorneys | 2018 |
Top 10 Lawyers Under 40 | National Association of Family Lawyers | 2017 |
Connecticut Rising Stars | Superlawyers | 2017 |
New Leaders of the Law | Connecticut Law Tribune | 2016 |
Connecticut Rising Stars | Superlawyers | 2016 |
Connecticut Rising Star | SuperLawyers | 2015 |
Top Attorneys in Connecticut | Connecticut Magazine | 2015 |
Top Ranked Under 40 | National Academy of Family Attorneys | 2015 |
Top 10 Lawyers Under 40 | National Association of Family Lawyers | 2014 |
10 Best Under 40 | American Institute of Family Law Attorneys | 2014 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Attorney | Dugo Law, LLC | 2020 - Present |
Attorney | GraberRoberts, LLC | 2018 - 2020 |
Attorney | Roberts Family Law | 2013 - 2017 |
Attorney | Schoonmaker, George & Colin, PC | 2011 - 2013 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Fairfield County Bar Association, Family Law Committee | Member | 2011 - Present |
Connecticut Bar Association | Member | 2011 - Present |
American Bar Association | Member | 2007 - Present |
Fairfield County Bar Association | Co-chair: Appellate Committee | 2018 - 2020 |
Fairfield County Bar Association | Co-Chair Women and the Law Committee | 2016 - 2017 |
Civics First-New Haven | Coordinator-Mock Trials | 2015 - 2018 |
Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section | Executive Committee co-chair, Children and the Law | 2013 - 2016 |
Connecticut Bar Association | Executive Committee Member-Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice | 2013 - 2016 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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The Connecticut Law Tribune | Alimony in Connecticut: A Rudderless Ship | 2015 |
Connecticut Law Tribune | Special Needs Children Create Special Challenges | 2012 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Pace University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2011 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Achieving Better Custody Outcomes | Custody | 2016 |
The Anatomy of a Special Needs Trust | Family Law/Trust and Estates | 2015 |
Lawyers in the Classroom | Family Law | 2014 |
Handling DCF Investigations | DCF Investigations | 2014 |
Deconstructing a Custody Evaluation | Family Law | 2013 |
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