Amy Calvo MacNamara

Attorney MacNamara received her B.A., magna cum laude, from Fordham University in 2006. She received her J.D., cum laude, from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2009, where she earned an Academic Concentration, with honors, in Family and Juvenile Law.

Attorney MacNamara handles complex matrimonial and family law matters including matters involving significant assets and complex child custody issues and cases that involve substance abuse and mental health issues.  Attorney MacNamara is certified to act as a Guardian ad Litem and Attorney for the Minor Child in Connecticut and was the founding research assistant for the Committee for the Training of Professionals Serving as Guardians ad Litem and Attorneys for Minor Children, commonly known as the “GAL Training Academy.”  This training is now required for all professionals wishing to serve as Guardians ad Litem or Attorneys for Minor Children in Connecticut.

In 2015, Attorney MacNamara was nominated and confirmed as the Treasurer of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Family Law Section. Attorney MacNamara also organizes and hosts seminars on the field of family law on a monthly basis for the Fairfield County Bar Association’s Family Law Section.  She has served as a co-chair of the section since 2012. She is the co-editor of Connecticut Family Law Citations: A Reference Guide to Connecticut Family Law Decisions by Cynthia C. George and recently co-authored and co-edited Library of Connecticut Family Law Forms, which was published by the Connecticut Law Tribune.

Attorney MacNamara was recently selected as a 2015 Super Lawyers Connecticut Rising Star.*  She was also named a 2013 “New Leader in the Law” by the Connecticut Law Tribune.