Livia DeFilippis Barndollar will receive the Edward F. Hennessey Professionalism Award at the CBA’s annual awards ceremony, Celebrate with the Stars, on Wednesday, April 9.
Attorney Barndollar is an attorney at Pullman & Comley’s Westport office, where she is a member of the firm’s family law practice and co-chair of its Appellate Practice Group. She has more than 40 years of experience representing parties in dissolution of marriage cases, post judgment and appellate proceedings and marital and premarital agreements. She also less frequently represents children in the divorce process as a guardian ad litem or attorney for the minor child and at times has been asked to mediate marital disputes directly with the parties or on behalf of other family law counsel.
From 2008-2009, Attorney Barndollar served as president of the Connecticut Bar Association. She currently serves on the Connecticut Bar Journal Board of Editors, and previously held a seat on the CBA House of Delegates and on the CBA Standing Committee on Professional Ethics. She is a past chair of the CBA Family Law Section and, since joining the section’s executive committee in 1996, has served in every officer role in the section. Outside of the CBA, Attorney Barndollar is a sustaining life fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation, where she previously served as a member of its board of directors for nine years and as the chairs of its Nominating Committee and Fellows Nomination Committee. She also serves as a board member of Connecticut Legal Services and in 2019 completed her fourth term as a CBA delegate to the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association. Additionally, she is a member of the American Counsel Association, where she previously held the roles of president and member of the board of directors.
Throughout her career, Attorney Barndollar has helped individuals and families in difficult situations navigate the often-tumultuous world of family law. In a field that can be contentious and heart breaking, she has consistently maintained her kindness, compassion, patience, and reasonableness. Over the years, she has risen through the ranks due to her dedication and commitment to her clients and colleagues and has proven herself as a leader in the community and mentor to those around her.
The Edward F. Hennessey Professionalism Award recognizes and honors a member of the bar whose career has manifested a dedication to the highest ideals and standards of the legal profession.
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