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Melissa Needle - verified lawyer in Westport CT

Melissa Needle

Needle | Cuda: Divorce and Family Law
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(203) 557-9500
(203) 557-9500

Practice Areas

Divorce Child Custody Child Support Prenuptial Agreements

About Melissa Needle

Attorney Melissa Needle is a lifetime Connecticut resident. She was born in New Haven, raised in Fairfield, and now resides in Westport with her family. Attorney Needle is a third generation attorney with deep family roots in Connecticut. Her father, Attorney Charles Needle, was a founder of the Connecticut firm Zeldes, Needle & Cooper in 1971. Since her admission to the Connecticut Bar in 1990, Melissa has exclusively practiced divorce and family law. Melissa started Needle | Cuda: Divorce and Family Law in 2010. The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys named Needle | Cuda a Connecticut Top 10 Best Firm in Client Satisfaction in 2019, 2020, and 2021.


Attorney Needle is an active litigator with an impressive track record. Many of the cases in which Melissa appears involve high net worth divorce property division, complex business valuations, highly contested custody, and petitions for child relocation. She is well-known in Connecticut courts as a forceful, but fair fighter; an attorney with great integrity; and as a worthy adversary who does not shy away from litigation if that path is the best opportunity for her client to reach an equitable solution. Melissa understands that divorce is not just about the dissolution of marriage or stop-gap solutions but helping clients develop and negotiate a comprehensive plan for the rest of their lives.

Time zone

Westport, CT (Eastern Time, UTC-04:00)
Jun 26 @ 9:38 am for Melissa Needle

Licenses

Connecticut, United States Licensed for 34 Years 6 Months Dec 1990 34 Years 6 Months Dec 1990
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New York, United States Licensed for 33 Years 9 Months Sep 1991 33 Years 9 Months Sep 1991
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Languages

English
Melissa Needle

Educations

Tufts University Bachelors English Language and Literature 1987
Whittier College (CA) School of Law Juris Doctor Law 1990

Associations

Connecticut Bar Association - Family Law Section Member 1994
American Bar Association - Family Law Section Member 1990
Fairfield County Bar Association - Family Law Section Member 1994
Connecticut Superior Court Special Master 2010
Greater Bridgeport Bar Association - Family Law Section Member

Locations

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830 Post Road East, Suite 301 Westport CT 06880

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