D. Susanne Snearly received her undergraduate education in child development psychology, cum laude, from Western Connecticut State University and her Juris Doctorate from Western New England University School of Law. Trained in mediation, arbitration, collaborative divorce, and a graduate of the American Bar Association's Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, she offers a full range of services for adult clients and children, having represented children's interests as a Guardian ad Litem and Attorney for Minor Child for over 20 years. A Texas native, she adopted Connecticut in 1987 and resides and practices in Southbury with her husband.