ATTORNEY SHATTUCK RECEIVES MARTINDALE-HUBBELL AV PREEMINENT RATING -- Achieves Highest Possible Rating for Both Family Law and Litigation Skills --

WESTPORT, Conn., Oct. 9, 2013 --  After an extensive and confidential peer review by members of the Connecticut Bar, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating services has awarded Laura Shattuck, an associate attorney with Nusbaum & Parrino P.C., its highest possible rating for both family law and litigation. 

The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings reflect a combination of achieving a very high general ethical standards rating and a legal ability numerical rating.  A threshold number of responses is required to achieve a rating.  Shattuck received Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent Rating.  This is a testament to the fact that Shattuck’s peers rank her at the highest level of professional excellence. 

Shattuck, a Fairfield resident, is admitted to practice in Connecticut, the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.  Shattuck is a member of the American, Connecticut and Fairfield County Bar associations.  She is a graduate of ABA-NITA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, where she completed a seven-day intensive trial practice program in 2010.

Shattuck earned a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University and earned a J.D. from Quinnipiac College of Law, cum laude, where she was a recipient of a Service to Community Award, a Distinguished Academic Achievement Award and a merit-based scholarship.

For more than 130 years, lawyers have relied on the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating while searching for their own expert attorneys.  Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process.  Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary.  Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.  Lawyers’ ratings are published online at Lawyers.com or Martindale.com.

Nusbaum & Parrino, PC is a leading family law firm based in Westport, Conn. representing individuals with substantial means in all areas of family law matters, including divorce, alimony, child support, property division and child custody.  A significant portion of its work is concentrated in Fairfield County, yet its geographic reach often extends throughout the state.

For additional information on Nusbaum & Parrino, please visit its Website at www.nusbaumparrino.com or call 203-226-8181.

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