Durham Lawyers

Kevin Emerson has been practicing in the area of family law matters for over twenty years. Attorney Emerson has a thriving litigation practice, litigating divorces, custody matters, and support matters. Attorney Emerson also has been trained in Collaborative Divorce and actively represents clients through the collaborative divorce process, finding that the process brings positive results for clients and their children. Attorney Emerson also is a trained mediator who has mediated countless divorces through his years of practice.

Attorney Emerson volunteers as a Special Master for multiple court systems assisting the courts by providing meaningful pretrials that often result...

I graduated Cum Laude with my J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1974. After many years of practicing law, I founded Ruane Attorneys at Law, LLC, a criminal defense law firm based in Connecticut, in 2001 with my son Jay Ruane. Our practice areas include criminal defense, DUI defense, juvenile defense, civil rights, and other areas of criminal law.

I am a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford and Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio. I am past president of the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and although the majority of the practice is appeals and trial litigation, as a country lawyer in Old Lyme I have always helped people with real estate closings, wills, trusts, estates and the probate process. including will contests and probate litigation. I have argued successfully at the Connecticut Appellate Court and the Connecticut Supreme Court.

Real Estate, Elder Law and Nursing Home Asset Protection, Estate Planning, DUI, Family Law, Divorce, Custody, Probate, General Practice

Listed in Best lawyers in America

Voted Best debtor bankruptcy attorney in a poll conducted by Connecticut Law Tribune

Speaker and lecturer professional associations

Former Pres. greater Bridgeport Bar Association