Melissa Antonio

Melissa Antonio is a partner at Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP who practices family and matrimonial law. Her current work includes divorce, legal separation, financial support, property division, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, restraining orders, collaborative law, and mediation. The firm identifies her as the resident partner in its New Hartford office, where she helps expand family law services for clients in Litchfield County and other Connecticut communities.

Melissa earned a J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2001, where she received a Dean’s Scholarship and pursued concentrations in Juvenile Law, Family Law, Constitutional and Health Law. She earned a B.S. in Sociology from Sacred Heart University in 1998, graduating cum laude. Her academic background included criminal justice honors and student leadership. She was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 2003 and belongs to several state and local bar associations.

Melissa has extensive experience within the Connecticut Judicial System. Her background includes work as a Court Services Clerk, law clerk, clerk serving criminal and family court assignments, Deputy Assistant Public Defender, and Special Deputy Assistant State’s Attorney. She later taught criminal justice courses at Lincoln College of New England. This mix of court administration, defense, prosecution, and teaching provides practical context for her current family law practice and contested matters involving families, support, and court orders.

Melissa Antonio currently concentrates on matrimonial matters and is described by the firm as skilled in divorce, financial support, property division, collaborative law, and mediation. She is a member of the American Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, Litchfield County Bar Association, and Litchfield County Women’s Bar Association. Her career combines family law representation with prior experience in Connecticut courts, criminal justice, public defense, prosecution, and legal education.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association (2018-Present)
• Member, Litchfield County Bar (2018-Present)
• Member, American Bar Association (2018-Present)
• Member, Litchfield County Women’s Bar Association (2018-Present)
• Member, BLAKE.org
• Member, FISH
• Member, Easter Seal Goodwill Industries
• Member, Y-ME of Connecticut

Licensed State

• Connecticut

Education

• Quinnipiac University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Sacred Heart University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Sociology

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