Family Law

• Divorce
  Attorney Carr clerked for the Milford Superior Court from 1991 to 1992 when she left to join the firm of Cohen & Thomas. Since that time she has been an active trial lawyer with a practice concentration in Family Law. Her concentration in family law includes the representation of spouses, parents and children in all applications of family law including divorce and custody litigation, mediation, collaborative divorce, and preparation of premarital agreements. She has tried cases in both Federal and State Courts. Attorney Carr has served as a Special Master most recently for family law cases in Milford and Litchfield Courts as well as at the Middletown Regional Family Trial Docket. She is a court approved Guardian Ad Litem. She has been a speaker and co-author of materials for continuing education courses for the Bar including Family Law in Connecticut, Complex Divorce Issues for the Connecticut Practitioner, and Child Custody and Visitation in Connecticut. Attorney Carr has been a special master in multiple courts across the state.
• Child Custody and Visitation
• Premarital Agreement

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  The attorneys of Cohen and Thomas are dedicated professionals, sensitive to the needs and expectations of our clients. Our attorneys handle family law, personal injury, criminal defense, contracts, divorce, custody, tax issues, real estate and more.

Property Law

• Land Use and Zoning
  Attorney Cole has been with the firm since 1986, and his practice area include Zoning and Land Use, Personal Injury, Workers’Compensation, Civil Rights, and Commercial Litigation and Appeals.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  Gregory M. Thomas is a graduate of Fairfield University (Class of 1995) and Villanova Law School and was admitted to the bar of theState of Connecticut in 1999. Gregory Thomas has practiced in the areasof criminal, juvenile, civil and personal injury litigation,landlord-tenant, and collection matters.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Upon his honorable discharge he joined the firm in 1977 and has practiced in the areas of criminal, family, civil and personal injury litigation, real estate, municipal and land use law. Attorney Thomas has tried civil and criminal cases before the Superior Court and United States District Court and has argued numerous cases before the Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts. While continuing his litigation practice, his current emphasis is in the area of land use where he has represented numerous individual and corporate clients in major residential and commercial projects. His land use practice involves all types of applications and appeals, with an emphasis on Planned Development Districts. Attorney Thomas served on the Connecticut Judicial Department Ad Hoc Committee on Electronic Filing of Administrative Appeals Records which suggested Practice Book rule changes that were adopted. [link to land use resume??]

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
• Wills
  Over the course of more than thirty years, Atty. Cohen has achieved a degree of specialization, which has allowed him to establish practice concentrations in the fields of Real Estate (Purchase and Sales); Mortgage Financing and Foreclosure; Probate, Wills and Trusts; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; and Municipal Law. He is an approved closing attorney for all area Mortgage Lenders, and has closed thousands of properties during his years of practice.
• Trusts
• Power of Attorney
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
• Tax Law
  Christine particularly enjoys research and writing and has handled appeals in state and federal courts. She is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and the Valley Bar Association. Prior to joining the firm Christine served as the housing clerk at Derby Superior Court.
• Debt Collection