Hartford, CT Lawyers

Health Care Law

67 Russ St, Hartford, CT 06106, USA

For more than 30 years, Attorney Mary Alice Moore Leonhardt, has served a diverse group of clients as general counsel, regulatory and litigation counsel. She appears as trial counsel involving civil cases before state and federal courts. Attorney Moore Leonhardt is admitted to practice at the appellate court levels and United States Supreme Court, where she works with attorneys who focus their practice in appellate law to best serve her clients’ interests. A nurse-attorney, Ms. Moore Leonhardt’s client practice is diverse and balanced between business law and litigation. This includes licensed health care providers, businesses and organizations across the health care delivery system such as urgent care centers, medical practices, home health care agencies, substance abuse and behavioral health treatment providers, medical transportation companies (ambulance, livery and taxicab) and non-profit organizations (governance, operational, corporate compliance, board of directors fiduciary duties and relationships). She serves her clients’ needs in connection with Freedom of Information Act issues, responses to subpoenas, business, partnership structuring, organizational development and compliance, and employer-employee relationship matters (contracting, discipline, separation and termination) and workplace legal compliance (seminar and webinar presentations) and legislative advocacy. Attorney Moore Leonhardt assists clients in resolving business disputes, efforts to secure reimbursement and settling provider-insurance company disagreements regarding reimbursement, credentialing and contracting. Ms. Moore Leonhardt works directly with lobbyists on legislative and regulatory matters, frequently meeting with members of the executive and legislative branches of the state government and periodically with members of Connecticut’s U.S. Congressional delegation. Ms. Moore Leonhardt is actively involved in providing legal defense to health care providers in state and federal courts and in licensure/disciplinary matters before licensing boards. She counsels health care providers on anti-trust and Medicare/Medicaid/Private Insurance billing fraud matters. She meets frequently with state and federal agency officials including representatives of the Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice officials in Connecticut and Washington, D.C. Ms. Moore Leonhardt is president and CEO of RecoverWell LLC, providing recovery support services to individuals suffering from addictions and chronic illnesses.

Family and Divorce Law

419 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA

Meghan is Managing Co-Partner of Freed Marcroft, a Connecticut law firm that devotes its practice exclusively to divorce and family law. Meghan is particularly experienced with alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation, is a graduate of Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation, and has supplemented her formal legal education with advanced training in mediation. She is a member of the Connecticut Council for Non-Adversarial Divorce.

Family and Divorce Law

10 Grand St, Hartford, CT 06106, USA

Melissa Muirhead Charpentier has a B.A. from the University of Connecticut, a Master's degree in Counseling from Springfield College and her J.D. from Western New England College School of Law. Attorney Charpentier has practiced family law since 2004. She has been with the Mester Law Group, LLC for over 19 years and her practice is primarily limited to divorce and custody. Prior to attending law school, she was employed as a social worker at Catholic Charities for more than ten years. She supervised adoption services for the Archdiocese of Hartford while attending law school. She is a member of the Connecticut Bar and the Hartford County bar association. Attorney Charpentier is a member of the Family Law Sections of both the Connecticut and Hartford County bar associations. She accepts Guardian ad Litem appointments in criminal and family matters and completed the GAL/AMC training held by the CT Commission on Child Protection. Attorney Charpentier is also trained in mediation and collaborative divorce. She is a member of the Collaborative Divorce Lawyer Association of Greater Hartford. Attorney Charpentier resides in Portland with her husband and two sons. She currently involved with the Portland High School Side Liners, Project Graduation and is on the Stewardship board of the First Congregational Church of Portland. Attorney Charpentier is dedicated to fundraising for the National Kidney Foundation.

Family and Divorce Law

97 Oak St, Hartford, CT 06106, USA

Patricia A. O’Neil has been practicing law in CT since 1985. With more than 33 years of legal experience, she has helped hundreds of people with family law issues including divorce, custody, visitation, child support, property settlements, alimony, etc. Skillful and effective in the courtroom, she is responsive and available to her clients. If an issue cannot be settled amicably, Patricia is always fully prepared to fight for her clients in court. Attorney O’Neil is a member of the American Bar Association, the CT Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the CT Trial Lawyers Association, and the Hartford County Bar Association. Attorney O'Neil graduated from Catholic University in 1982 with a BA in political science and in 1985 from Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law with her juris doctor degree. She volunteers her time as a Special Master in the Middletown Family Court and with Statewide Legal Services and CT Women's & Legal Fund pro bono matters.

Criminal Defense Law

185 Asylum St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA