The Collaborative Divorce Team of Connecticut

Creating Positive Solutions for Your Future

Our Area Chapters

The Collaborative Divorce Team of Connecticut has five chaptres covering the major areas of Connecticut::

  • Greater Danbury
  • Greater Fairfield
  • Greater Hartford
  • Greate Stamford
  • Greater Waterbury

To locate members, click the link at the top of the page labeled "Locate A Collaborative Divorce Professional," and select the area you wih to view.

Collaborative Divorce Team of CTEVA M. DeFRANCO, JD

This page lists the individual members' information. We invite you to contact the member directly.

 

DeFranco

Eva M. DeFranco practices in the areas of Collaborative Practice as well as Civil Litigation, with special emphasis on Family Law, Negligence, and Commercial Litigation.  She is an experienced trial lawyer and negotiator, admitted to practice in both State and Federal courts.  Attorney DeFranco is a member of the Family Law and Women in the Law Sections of the Connecticut Bar Association.  She is a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, the Connecticut Bar Association, and past president of the Danbury Bar Association.  She is currently the chairperson of the Danbury Family Bar Association.

Attorney DeFranco is committed to helping her clients reduce the turmoil inherent in the divorce process while protecting their rights.  As recognition for her qualifications in family matters, she has served as a Special Master for the State’s Judicial Department for many years, making recommendations regarding settlement to litigants involved in the divorce process.  Attorney DeFranco is also a trained collaborative divorce lawyer.  She is a member of the Collaborative Divorce  Team of Connecticut and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.  She has lectured extensively on various topics of divorce and collaborative divorce law.

Additionally, Attorney DeFranco was an adjunct professor at Western Connecticut State University for ten years.  She has been active in civic matters since she began her legal career in 1986.  She has served on the boards of the Danbury Regional Commission on Child Care, Rights, and Abuse, Inc. (past president); the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury; the Western Connecticut Chapter of the American Red Cross; and as treasurer of the Stanley L. Richter Memorial Park Authority.  She has also been the Regional Chairperson of Connecticut Legal Services’ Campaign for Justice for several years.

Ms. DeFranco is a Ridgefield native and currently resides in Danbury with her husband and daughter.

Contact Information:

148 Deer Hill Ave.
P.O Box 440
Danbury, CT 06810

Tel:      203-744-2150
Email:  edefranco@chgjtlaw.com