Laurie G. DeNigris

Laurie G. DeNigris is a Senior Mediator and Collaborative Attorney with CT Mediation Center. She has more than forty years of family-law experience and has worked as a mediator and collaborative lawyer for more than three decades. Her practice includes divorce, legal separation, child custody, prenuptial agreements, mediation, collaborative divorce, and litigation support. She focuses on helping families address legal and financial issues through negotiated processes designed to reduce unnecessary conflict.

DeNigris earned a J.D. from Ohio Northern University in 1984, according to current supplemental professional records. She previously earned a B.A. from Skidmore College in 1981. These education details supplement current professional-organization materials describing her family-law and mediation work. Her legal training developed into a career centered on divorce and family matters, while decades of mediation and collaborative practice added structured dispute-resolution methods for clients seeking alternatives to traditional adversarial litigation.

DeNigris has handled a broad range of family matters, including divorce, separation, custody, prenuptial agreements, mediation, and collaborative cases. Current professional materials identify her as a founding member and co-chair of the Central Connecticut Collaborative Family Law Group and as a founding member of the Collaborative Divorce Lawyers Association. She has participated in training and public education about collaborative practice, reflecting long-standing involvement in non-adversarial approaches to family disputes.

Laurie G. DeNigris participates in professional organizations focused on collaborative law, mediation, and family practice and has been recognized as a James W. Cooper Fellow. Her work combines traditional family-law knowledge with extensive dispute-resolution experience. She helps clients identify issues, exchange information, evaluate settlement choices, and develop agreements in divorce and parenting matters. Her current role at CT Mediation Center continues a career focused on mediation, collaborative divorce, and practical family-law problem solving.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, CT Mediation Center & Divorce Attorneys, LLC
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association
• Founding Member and Chair, Central Connecticut Collaborative Family Law Group
• James Cooper Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation
• Special Master for Matrimonial Matters, Regional Custody Trial Docket, Middletown
• Founding Member, Collaborative Divorce Lawyers Association
• Member, Hartford Bar Association
• Member, New Britain Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Special Master for Matrimonial Matters, Hartford Courts
• Special Master for Matrimonial Matters, New Britain Courts
• Special Master for Matrimonial Matters, Middletown Courts
• Member, The Collaborative Divorce Team of CT
• Member, Connecticut Collaborative Connection
• Member, International Academy of Collaborative Practitioners
• Member, CT Council for Non-adversarial Divorce
• Former Member, Guardian ad Litem Academy
• Former Member, Parental Alienation Task Force

Licensed State

• Connecticut

Education

• Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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