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Melissa Needle – Divorce and Family Law Attorney in Connecticut

Biography – Attorney Melissa Needle

Attorney Melissa Needle, Managing Partner of Needle | Cuda: Divorce and Family Law

Attorney Melissa Needle is a lifetime Connecticut resident. She was born in New Haven, raised in Fairfield, and now resides in Westport with her family.  Attorney Needle is a third-generation attorney with deep family roots in Connecticut.  Her father, Attorney Charles Needle, was a founder of the Connecticut firm Zeldes, Needle & Cooper in 1971.  Since her admission to the Connecticut Bar in 1990,  Melissa has exclusively practiced divorce and family law. Melissa started Needle | Cuda: Divorce and Family Law in 2010.  The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys named Needle | Cuda a Connecticut Top 10 Best Firm in Client Satisfaction in 2019, 2020, and 2021. 

 

Attorney Needle is an active litigator with an impressive track record.  Many of the cases in which Melissa appears involve high net worth divorce property division, complex business valuations, highly contested custody, and petitions for child relocation. She is well-known in Connecticut courts as a forceful, but fair fighter; an attorney with great integrity; and as a worthy adversary who does not shy away from litigation if that path is the best opportunity for her client to reach an equitable solution.  Melissa understands that divorce is not just about the dissolution of marriage or stop-gap solutions but helping clients develop and negotiate a comprehensive plan for the rest of their lives. 

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Summary
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Name
Melissa Needle
Nickname
(Melissa)
Website
Job Title
Attorney, Managing Partner
Company
Needle | Cuda: Divorce and Family Law
Address
830 Post Road East, Suite 301,
Westport, CT, Fairfield County, CT, 06880
Awards
  • AVVO
  • AVVO
  • Super Lawyer badge - Melissa Needle
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  • American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators
  • BBB accredited