Brandon B. Fontaine

About Brandon

Attorney Brandon Fontaine is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department, where he leads the appellate and family law practice areas. He focuses on divorce, custody, and other family law matters, along with civil litigation, in the trial and appellate courts. He is admitted to practice in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Brandon’s appellate practice has involved numerous appeals before the Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts, focused on all areas of family law and civil litigation. His experience is well-suited to complex appellate issues, resulting in successful outcomes on a majority of his client’s appellate cases. A list of representative cases is provided below. Brandon also represents clients on all aspects of divorce, custody, and other family law matters, such as property division, child support, alimony, visitation, relocation, restraining orders, prenuptial agreements, paternity, contempt of court orders, post-judgment issues and modifications, and high income/asset divorces. Brandon was recognized in 2023 by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys as a “Top 10 Family Law Attorney” in Connecticut, for the third year year in a row. He serves as a Special Master for family matters in the Tolland County Judicial District. In addition to litigation, his family law practice includes mediation and collaborative divorce. Brandon handles a broad range of civil litigation for businesses and individuals as well, including contract matters, business disputes, consumer protection, personal injury claims, and a variety of other cases. He also defends clients charged in criminal matters and represents victims of criminal offenses. Attorney Fontaine earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Roger Williams University School of Law, where he was selected as Articles Editor for the RWU Law Review. After law school, he served in the Connecticut Judicial Branch’s Office of Legal Research, working with Superior Court judges in the research and writing of judicial decisions. Brandon’s published works have appeared in the Rhode Island Bar Journal and the RWU Law Review, and he was a contributing author to the fourth and fifth editions of Rhode Island Criminal Defense: A Practice Manual. He is a member of the Appellate and Family Law sections of the Connecticut Bar Association and a lifelong resident of Connecticut.

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Michael A. Bars

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Kevin McCann

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