Reich & Truax, PLLC

Attorney Veronica E. Reich

Bar Admissions:

• Connecticut, 1980
• U.S. District Court, 1985

Education:

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law – Camden,Camden, New Jersey
  
  • J.D. – 1978
• Barnard College of Columbia University
  
  • B.A. – 1975
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Philosophy

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association, Member, 2004 to Presen
• Connecticut Bar Association, Member, 1994 to Present
• Fairfield County Bar Association, Member
• Bridgeport Bar Association, Member

Languages Spoken:

• English
• Hungarian
• Hebrew

Attorney Louise T. Truax

Bar Admissions:

• Connecticut, 1993

Education:

• Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York
  
  • J.D. – 1993
  • Honors: cum laude
• University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
  
  • 1984
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow, 2005 to Present
• American Bar Associations, Member, Family Law Section, 1993 to Present
• Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, 1993 to Present
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Member, 2012 to Present

Attorney Mary Therese Surette

Bar Admissions:

• Connecticut, 2001

Education:

• Quinnipiac College School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut
  
  • J.D. – 2001
  • Honors: Phi Delta Phi, Legal Honor Society
• Purdue University
  
  • B.A. – 1988
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association, Member, 2001 to Present
• Connecticut Bar Association, Member, 2001 to Present
• Fairfield County Bar Association, Member, 2001 to Present
• Fairfield County Bar Association, Co-chair, Family Law Section, 2015 to Present

Attorney Leslie I. Jennings-Lax

Bar Admissions:

• Connecticut, 2004
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2010

Education:

• Quinnipiac University School of Law, Connecticut
  
  • Juris Doctorate – 2004
  • Honors: magna cum laude
• Trinity College
  
  • B.A., Bachelor of Arts – 1998
• Johns Hopkins University
  
  • Master of Arts in Teaching – 2000

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Board of Editors, Connecticut Bar Journal (2009 – present)
• Board of Editors, Connecticut Family Lawyer (2006 – present)
• Co-Chair, Planning Committee for Symposium on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Youth sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Foundation (2013)
• American Bar Association, Family Law Section (2006 – present)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law Section, Executive Committee Member, Amicus Committee Member (2006 – present)
• Connecticut Bar Association, LGBT Section, Executive Committee Member (2012 – present), Education Liaison to CBA (2015 – present)
• Triangle Community Center, Board of Directors (2014 – Present)
• Fairfield County Bar Association (2013)
• New Haven County Bar Association, Family Law Section (2006 – 2013)
• Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund, Policy Board (2008 – 2013)
• National LGBT Bar Association (2004 – present)
• Connecticut Bar Association, 2006 to Present
• American Bar Association, 2006 to Present
• The National LGBT Bar Association, 2004 to Present
• Fairfield County Bar Association, 2013 to Present

Attorney Marissa L. Bigelli

Bar Admissions:

• Connecticut, 2009
• Rhode Island, 2009
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2023

Education:

• Quinnipiac University School of Law, Connecticut
  
  • J.D. – 2009
• Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island
  
  • B.A. – 2006

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Executive Board, Family Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association
• American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Marital Property Co-Chair, 2023 - present
• Fairfield County Bar Association, Member
• Milford County Bar Association, Member
• Greater Bridgeport Bar Association, Member
• Rhode Island Bar Association, Member