Attorney Amy Calvo MacNamara
Connecticut Bar Association
– Chair of the Family Law Section, 2019 to present
– Vice Chair of the Family Law Section, 2018 to 2019
– Continuing Legal Education Chair of the Family Law Section, 2017 to 2018
– Secretary of the Family Law Section, 2016 to 2017
– Treasurer of the Family Law Section, 2015 to 2016
– Member, 2009 to present
Fairfield County Bar Association
– Co-Chair of Family Law Section, 2012 to present
– Member, 2009 to present
American Bar Association
– Member, 2009 to present
Awards & Accolades
– Best Lawyers in America, Field of Family Law, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019
– Super Lawyers Connecticut Rising Star, 2012 to 2018
– Connecticut Law Tribune’s “New Leader in the Law,” 2013
– Academic Excellence Award in Advanced Family Law, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2009
– Academic Excellence Award in Divorce and the Divorcing Family, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2008
Publications & Presentations
– Annual Review of Developments in Family Law, Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting (June 2019)
– Financial Issues in Family Law; Protecting Your Client’s Interest, Connecticut Bar Association (April 2019)
– Annual Review of Developments in Family Law, Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting (June 2018)
– Drugs, Booze and Rock and Roll: Drug and Alcohol Testing in 2018, Connecticut Bar Association (March 2018)
– Pro Se Road Blocks: How to Get Around Them, published in the American Bar Association’s Family Advocate Magazine (Winter Edition 2018)
– Essentials of Family Law, Connecticut Bar Association (November 2017)
– Connecticut Family Law Citations: A Reference to Connecticut Family Law Decisions by Editor Amy Calvo MacNamara and Cynthia C. George, (2010 to 2017, updated biannually)
– Post Judgement Motions: What to Do When Things Go Wrong, Connecitcut Bar Association Young Lawyers and Family Law Sections (November 2017)
– The Top Ten Legal Citations Every Family Litigator Should Know, Family Law CLE Track of the Connecticut Legal Conference (June 2017)
– Exploring Custody, Visitation and Support Issues, National Business Institute Advanced Family Law Seminar (August 2016)
– Frequently Cited, Often Misused: HIPAA vs. Statutory Privilege, Fairfield County Bar Association (October 2015)
– Peeling Back the Onion: Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Family Law Cases, National Business Institute Advanced Family Law Seminar (March 2015)
– Library of Connecticut Family Law Forms, Co-Author and Co-Editor (June 2014)
– Family Law 101: Pendente Lite Motions, Connecticut Bar Association (December 2012)
– Alcohol and Substance Abuse Advanced Custody Seminar, Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (materials only) (May 2012)
PRO BONO ACTIVITIES AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
– Fairfield County Bar Association, Board Member, 2019 to Present
– Special Master, Stamford Superior Court, 2015 to Present