Charles Needle

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Attorney Charles Needle has been a practicing lawyer since 1963. In 2018, he joined Needle Cuda as “Of Counsel”. Attorney Needle was a founder of the distinguished Connecticut Law firm of Zeldes, Needle & Cooper and has been a well-known force throughout the State of Connecticut for more than five decades in the areas of Commercial and Real Estate Law.

Attorney Needle graduated from Yale School of Law with an L.L.B. in 1963 and from Harvard College with a B.A., Cum Laude, in 1959. He also holds a M.A.T. from Wesleyan University. Attorney Needle is a former President of the Harvard Club of Southern Connecticut, has been on its Board of Directors and has served as its Schools Committee Chairman for many years, and is Secretary of his Yale Law School Class.

Attorney Needle, who at one time was a candidate for the State Senate of Connecticut and has served on numerous boards of committees in the commercial law area. At Needle Cuda, Attorney Needle devotes a substantial amount of his time to evaluating marital estates, developing a roadmap to settlement of cases — particularly those with complex business valuations, elaborate trusts, and extensive real estate holdings). He generally advises the firm on courses of action to pursue to provide clients with sensitive and quality representation during the divorce and post-divorce process.

Areas of Practice (8)

  • Family Law
  • Adoption
  • Child Custody & Visitation
  • Child Support
  • Divorce
  • Father’s Rights
  • Military Divorce
  • Same-Sex Family Law

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Harvard University, B.A., 1959; Wesleyan University, M.A.T., 1960
Law School Attended:
Yale University, LL.B., 1963
Year of First Admission:
1963
Admission:
1963, Connecticut
Memberships:
Greater Bridgeport (Member, Executive Committee, 1989-1992, 1997-2002; Treasurer, 1996-1997; Secretary, 1997-1998; Vice-President, 1999-2000; President, 2000-2001), The Connecticut (Member: House of Delegates, 1981; Member, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, 1985—) and American Bar Associations. Member of Fellows of American Bar Foundation and Connecticut Bar Foundation; Advisory Board of Sacred Heart University Para-Legal Program.
ISLN:
904210598

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