Family Law Attorney Kelly A. Scott Named a James W. Cooper Fellow
BRIDGEPORT, CT, March 31, 2021: Kelly A. Scott, a member of the Family Law practice at Pullman & Comley, LLC has been named to the Connecticut Bar Foundation’s James W. Cooper Fellows Class of 2021, an honor bestowed upon outstanding Connecticut lawyers, judges, and teachers of law.
“Kelly is a talented and tireless lawyer who devotes her time and expertise to best serve her clients’ needs,” says Campbell D. Barrett, Chair of Pullman’s Family Law practice “To be recognized as a James W. Cooper Fellow is a great honor, and it further solidifies Kelly as a rising star in the legal community.”
Representing clients in all areas of matrimonial and family law, including prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, dissolution, custody and visitation petitions and post judgment matters, Kelly works with clients to understand and implement their goals from the outset. She is actively involved in the legal community and currently chairs the Professional Responsibility Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Executive Committee. She is also a past co-chair of the CBA Family Law Committee.
Kelly is a member of the Gala Committee for the Children's Law Center and a Special Master for family matters in the Fairfield Judicial District. She has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star each year since 2018. Kelly received her J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law, with honors, and her B.A. from Fordham University.
The Fellows Program is named in honor of James W. Cooper, who was a prominent New Haven attorney and president of the CBF from 1973-75 and the CBA in 1957-58. The mission of the Fellows is to “develop programs that enhance understanding of the legal profession, the legal system, and the role of law in society; explore ways to improve the administration of justice for the benefit of all; and promote the highest ideals of the legal profession.”
About Pullman & Comley
Pullman & Comley is one of Connecticut’s largest firms and, for more than 100 years, has provided a wide range of legal services to clients in the New England region, as well as throughout the United States and internationally. Pullman & Comley’s major practice areas include business organizations and finance; government finance; health care; labor, employment law and employee benefits; litigation; property tax and valuation; real estate, land use and environmental; and trusts and estates. The firm has offices in Bridgeport, Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury and Westport, Connecticut; White Plains, New York; and Springfield, Massachusetts. The firm is an active member of the Law Firm Alliance, an international affiliation of law firms. For more information, please visit www.pullcom.com.