Arnold H. Rutkin

Family, Mediation
5 Imperial Avenue, P.O. Box 295
Westport, Connecticut 06881


Family

Admitted

1965, Massachusetts; 1966, Connecticut; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, New York

Law School

Boston University, LL.B., 1964

Law School Graduation Year

1964

College

University of Pennsylvania, B.S., in Economics, 1961

Memberships

Westport, Connecticut (Member, Executive Committee, Family Law Section, 1981—; Secretary-Treasurer, Family Law Committee, 1981-1982; Vice-Chairman, 1983; Chairman, 1985-1986) and American (Member, Taxation Committee, 1982; Member, 1984-1997; and Chairman, 1985-1987, Continuing Legal Education Committee; Member, 1984-1995 and Editor-in-Chief, 1987-1997, The Family Advocate; Chairperson, Bylaw Committee Revision, 1984, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Secretary-Treasurer and Second Vice President, 1970-1972; Member, Board of Governors, 1979-1984); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, 1973-1999; Vice-Chairman, 1981-1984 and Chairman, 1985-1987, Family Law Section)

Biographical

Executive Editor, Connecticut Family Lawyer, 1986-2001. Author: Tax Aspects in Domestic Relations Cases, Trial Magazine, June, 1980; When Prenuptial Contracts are Challenged in Court, The Family Advocate, Winter, 1984; Valuation of Closely Held Corporations Valuation & Distribution of Marital Property, Matthew Bender Publishing Co., 1984. Co-Author: Lay Witnesses Can Value Assets, Trial Magazine, Vol. 22, No. 6, p. 33, June, 1986. General Editor, Family Law and Practice, Matthew Bender Publishing Co., 1985; Connecticut Practice Series, Co-Author: Family Law and Practice (3 vols.) West Publishing Co., 2000-2001. Lecturer, Virginia Law Foundation on Continuing Legal Education, Top Lawyers Trying Tough Cases, Apr. 29, 1999. Lecturer, College of Advocacy, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1983-1987. Member and Director, Bridgeport Legal Services, Inc., 1969-1971. Chairman, Greater Bridgeport Housing Council, 1970-1973. Majority Leader and Councilman, Town of Trumbull, Connecticut, 1973-1975. Member, Board of Directors, Cold Spring School, New Haven, Connecticut. Founder, Member of Board of Editors and Editor-in-Chief (1999) Connecticut Family Lawyer. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2004; Top 10 Lawyers, Worth Magazine, October 2002. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

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