Rutkin Oldham Griffin

Experienced Family Lawyers Serving Clients in Westport and Greenwich

David W. Griffin

Rutkin, Oldham & Griffin receives top ranking for metropolitan area – 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firm” Rankings

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Rutkin, Oldham & Griffin, LLC is pleased to announce its recognition by  U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” for our accomplishments in Family Law.  Now in its 11th edition,  the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are the result of a rigorous process, which includes peer reviews for leading attorneys in the same field and client and lawyer evaluations. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, which recognizes the top 4 percent of practicing attorneys in the US.  Rutkin, Oldham & Griffin has 3 attorneys on this year’s “Best Lawyers” list.

Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity.  Rutkin, Oldham & Griffin has been ranked as Tier 1 in Family Law on the metropolitan scale.

All Five Attorneys at Rutkin, Oldham & Griffin Recognized by Super Lawyers

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Partners Arnold Rutkin, Sarah (Sally) Oldham, David Griffin and Dyan Kozaczka, along with Associate Karissa Parker, have all been recognized by Super Lawyers, a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

Every year, thousands of candidates are nominated by their peers for this award.  Each nominee is then evaluated by independent judges using a multiphase selection process, which includes independent research and peer evaluations.  Only the top 5 percent of attorneys who have practiced law for at least 10 years are included in the list of Super Lawyers, and only the top 2.5 percent of attorneys who have practiced law for less than 10 years or are under the age of 40 are included in the list of Super Lawyers Rising Stars.

Attorneys Rutkin and Oldham have been recognized as Super Lawyers since its inception in 2006.  Attorney David Griffin has been selected to Super Lawyers every year since 2011.  Attorney Kozaczka has been named by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star from 2014 until present.  Attorney Parker received her first Super Lawyers recognition this year as a Rising Star.

The objective of the Super Lawyers recognition process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel.

Name Partner David Griffin adds additional topic to presentations at National Divorce Financial Conference

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Rutkin, Oldham & Griffin partner David Griffin has added an additional topic to his list of presentations at the upcoming BVR-AAML National Divorce Financial Conference to be held in Las Vegas at the Aria Resort on May 8-10, 2019. In addition to the three different topics he had been tapped to cover, he will now join Mark Dietrich in a presentation entitled, “Healthcare Valuation in Divorce.”  Mr. Dietrich is widely considered to be among the leading healthcare valuation experts in the country. See his profile here: http://www.cpa.net/about/markdietrich/

The BVR-AAML National Divorce Financial Conference is aimed at sophisticated divorce lawyers and business valuation experts. The conference, a joint project of Business Valuation Resources (www.bvresources.com) and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) (www.aaml.org), is among the nation’s leading educational conferences for sophisticated divorce lawyers and business valuation experts.

In addition to the session on healthcare valuation in divorce, and as previously announced, Mr. Griffin will also present to the conference attendees on the following topics: (1) Valuing Complex Organizational & Capital Structures in Marital Dissolutions (with Neil Beaton https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/our-people/neil-beaton); (2) Comparing and Contrasting Venture Capital and Private Equity Interests in Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley (with Barry Sziklay https://www.friedmanllp.com/people/sziklay-barry); and (3) Valuations of Start-Ups: How to Exercise Judgment, Deal With and Value Early Stage Entities in Divorce (with Ron Seigneur https://cpavalue.com/sg-about-us/bios/ronald-seigneur-2/).  Attorney Griffin will also make four short presentations to the attendees during a session on “Hot Tips For Practitioners – 25 Hot Tips in 75 Minutes” in which lawyers and valuation experts receive insights and guidance on ways to improve their practices and better advocate for their clients.

Name Partner David Griffin to speak at National Divorce Financial Conference

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Rutkin, Oldham & Griffin partner David Griffin has been selected to speak at the BVR-AAML National Divorce Financial Conference to be held in Las Vegas at the Aria Resort on May 8-10, 2019, on three different topics aimed at sophisticated divorce lawyers and business valuation experts. The conference, a joint project of Business Valuation Resources (www.bvresources.com) and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) (www.aaml.org), is among the nation’s leading educational conferences for sophisticated divorce lawyers and business valuation experts.

Mr. Griffin will present to the conference attendees on the following topics: (1) Valuing Complex Organizational & Capital Structures in Marital Dissolutions (with Neil Beaton); (2) Comparing and Contrasting Venture Capital and Private Equity Interests in Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley (with Barry Sziklay); and (3) Valuations of Start-Ups: How to Deal With and Value Early Stage and Non-Revenue Entities in Divorce (with Ron Seigneur). Attorney Griffin will also present during a session on “Hot Tips For Practitioners” in which lawyers and valuation experts receive insights and guidance on ways to improve their practices and better advocate for their clients.

Mr. Griffin has spoken and written extensively on sophisticated financial topics arising in divorce on both the national and regional level. He was selected as National Fellow of the Year by the AAML in 2016, and recently completed a second appointment as the National Chair for Continuing Legal Education for the AAML. He has served on, or chaired a variety of committees at the national level of the AAML.  He is the former Chair of the Family Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association and a member of its Executive Committee, and a former Co-Chair of the Connecticut Child Support Guidelines Commission.

Mr. Griffin has represented some of the region’s and nation’s most wealthy individuals and has extensive experience with private equity, hedge fund and related holdings and regularly works with family office representatives throughout all stages of a case. He has negotiated to settlement, and litigated when necessary, complex financial and custody cases, including provisions for confidentiality, in various courts throughout Connecticut.

More information about the Conference can be found here: https://www.bvresources.com/events/national-divorce-conference-2019

Rutkin, Oldham & Griffin Attorneys Participate in 2018 AAML Annual Meeting

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Attorneys Arnold Rutkin, Sarah Oldham and David Griffin attended the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Meeting in Chicago on November 7 – 10, 2018.

The entire legal program was organized and coordinated by Attorney David Griffin, an undertaking which was over a year in the making.  The first day focused on estate and trust issues related to “graying” divorces, the second day focused on various legal challenges pertaining to three parent families, assisted reproduction, genetic donor, and surrogate contracts.  Day three was dedicated solely to ethics, including the top ethical traps, the rules of professional conduct and how to avoid ethical pitfalls.  The presentations were well-received by all who attended.

Attorney Rutkin again lent his fundraising skills to the AAML Foundation, a charitable organization which yearly provides assistance to organizations by way of grants, in order to help families and particularly the children adversely impacted by the breakup of the family unit.  Attorney Rutkin is a founding member of the Foundation and spearheaded the very successful Billable Hour Campaign, where every Fellow of the AAML is asked to donate one billable hour to the Foundation.

Rutkin, Oldham & Griffin Recognized in 2019 edition of Best Lawyers®

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Rutkin, Oldham & Griffin, LLC has received national rankings in the ninth edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” for our accomplishments in Family Law.  To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, which recognizes the top 4 percent of practicing attorneys in the US.  Rutkin, Oldham & Griffin has 3 attorneys on this year’s “Best Lawyers” list.

The rankings for law firms are derived from a combination of client feedback, the regard that other lawyers have for our firm, and our responses to the law firm survey sent to us by U.S. News researchers.

Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity.  Rutkin, Oldham & Griffin has been ranked as Tier 1 in Family Law on the metropolitan scale.