CT Bar Law Center
538 Preston Avenue 3rd fl, Meriden
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Virtual via Zoom
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When the Law Meets Reality: The Toughest Issues in Connecticut Child Protection Practice
Speaker
Rachael M. Levine, Wolf & Shore Law Group
Program Description
An interactive discussion of the legal, ethical, and practical challenges facing Connecticut child welfare attorneys.
Explore reasonable efforts, reunification barriers, delayed services, inconsistent visitation, and the tension between permanency timelines and family rehabilitation.
Bio
Rachael M. Levine is a Senior Associate at Wolf & Shore Law Group, where she focuses her practice on family law, child protection matters, and administrative appeals. She brings extensive experience representing clients in complex family and child welfare proceedings, with a particular emphasis on the intersection of family law, parental rights, and the child welfare system.
Prior to joining Wolf & Shore Law Group, Attorney Levine operated her own law practice, Levine Litigation, and served for approximately five years as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Connecticut, representing the Department of Children and Families.
Attorney Levine currently serves as Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Child Welfare Law Section and is actively involved in the Greater Danbury legal community. Her professional experience provides her with a practical perspective on the legal and financial issues affecting Connecticut families, including child support obligations, custody arrangements, and the application of Connecticut’s Child Support Guidelines.
Attorney Levine earned her Juris Doctor from Roger Williams University School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Western Connecticut State University.
CLE Credit
1.0 CT CLE (General)