Michael Richard Powers

Michael Richard Powers

4.4
Rating: 6.1

Licensed for 20 years

Family Lawyer at Stamford, CT
Practice Areas: Family, Business, Criminal Defense

80 Fourth Street., Stamford, CT

About Michael

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Family 80%

20 years

80%
Business 10%

20 years

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 19 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2006

Currently Registered

Licensed in Connecticut for 20 years

State: Connecticut

Acquired: 2005

Active

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2018

Location

Law Office of Michael Richard Powers

80 Fourth Street., Stamford, CT, 06905

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Michael Richard Powers's Reviews

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4.4 /5.0

7 Client Reviews

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Posted by Angelo | February 15, 2013 | Business

Highly Recommend

Michael is a great divorce and business attorney. I have used Michael for business and for my family issues. Though Michael is a great great business attorney, having somebody like Michael in your corner while you are going though a divorce is a blessing. He helped me be patient and let things pla...y out which turned out to be a big advantage in our case. If your unsure of who to use, like I was speak to Michael and I am sure you will have no doubts.

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Michael Richard Powers's Lawyer Endorsements

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Lucia Powers

Family lawyer | Feb 27

Relationship: Family member

"Michael is an excellent advocate for his clients frequently going "above & beyond". Additionally, Michael is skilled in identifying win-win solutions that maximize his client's position / outcome."

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Experience

Rating:  6.1 (Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2018.

Conditions issued in CT, 2018

updated on 07/13/2018

A condition is a disciplinary order from the Statewide Grievance Committee that an attorney fulfill a condition within a certain time frame. If the attorney does not fulfill a condition in a timely manner, the Superior Court may also impose any condition necessary to protect the public.

Honors

N/A

Melvin Jones Award, Lions Club International

Work Experience

2005 - Present

Founding Member, Law Office of Michael Richard Powers, LLC

2000 - 2004

Senior Research Analyst, Northern Trust Global Advisors, Inc.

1999 - 2000

Investment Banking Analyst, Chase Securities, Inc.

Associations

Norwalk Lions Club

President

2nd Vice President

New York Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Education

N/A

Pace University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

N/A

Fairfield University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

N/A

NYCFE Seminar

Mortage Fraud

Publications

2011

Wealthcounsel Quarterly Here Today, Gone Tomorrow:: Your Client Trust Account

Languages

English

Activity

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