Patricia H. Modzelewski

Patricia H. Modzelewski practices in the areas of Real Estate Law, Mediation, General Civil Litigation, Probate and Estate Administration. After earning her bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut, Attorney Modzelewski graduated from the University of Bridgeport School of Law. Patricia is licensed to practice law in all Connecticut Courts and the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Patricia is a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; Connecticut Bar Association and its Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committees; the New London County Bar Association, where she serves as the co-chair of the Women in the Law Section, and the Middlesex County Bar Association, where she serves on the Real Estate Committee. She is also an affiliate member of the Eastern Connecticut Association of Realtors and the Middlesex Shoreline Association of Realtors, serving on its Community Relations Committee.

Attorney Modzelewski is active within her local judicial district and serves as an appointed Arbitrator and Fact Finder for the Superior Court for the Judicial District of New London Civil Division. She is a Special Master for the Family Division and has been actively involved with the Early Intervention Program for Custodial Dispute Resolution, since the program’s inception in the 1990's. Attorney Modzelewski also served for many years on the Middlesex Bar Grievance Committee.

Attorney Modzelewski’s practice includes being a mediator for divorce and custodial issues. Patricia holds the Advanced Practitioner designation with the Association for Conflict Resolution, and is a member of the Connecticut Council for Divorce Mediaton and Collaborative Practice.

Patricia’s interests and community involvement include serving as a board member and a former officer of the Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Connecticut, and as a board member for the Salvation Army. She is a member of the Guild of Catholic Lawyers, Southeastern Connecticut Women’s Network and the International Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi.  Patricia resides in East Lyme with her husband and four children.