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Robert D. Zaslow 
West Hartford, Connecticut
Managing Partner
phone 860-956-5693 (Local)
866-676-0364 (Toll Free)
fax (860) 231-1232
email Email Me

Robert D. Zaslow began practicing law while working at Legal Aid in Lima, Ohio in 1994 and has been a family law attorney in the greater Hartford area for more than a decade. His focus remains primarily involved with families in and of divorce, representing litigants and children.

He serves as a Special Master for the Hartford Family Court, the Hartford court’s Early Intervention Program (EIP), the New Britain Family Court, and the Regional Family Trial Docket in Middletown. He continues to serve on the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, as well as being on the Board of Directors of the Hartford County Bar Foundation.

Continuing an interest in alternative dispute resolution, Attorney Zaslow is a member of the Collaborative Divorce Lawyers Association (www.collaborative-divorce.com) and is a certified mediator in divorce matters.

Attorney Zaslow holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Connecticut and a Juris Doctor from the Claude W. Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University.

Areas of Practice:
Divorce / Family Law
Certification/Specialties:
Mediator in Divorce Matters


Bar Admissions:
Connecticut, 1994
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1997
U.S. Supreme Court, 1999
Education:
Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio, 1994
J.D.
Law Review: Journal of Pharmacy of Law, Associate Editor, 1992 - 1994


University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 1990
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Teaching Assistant (English Dept.)
Major:  English


Published Works:
Child Custody, Visitation, and the HIV Virus: Revisiting the Best Interests Doctrine to Ensure Impartial Parental Rights Determinations for HIV-Infected Parents, Vol. 3 Ohio N.U.J. Pharmacy & L. 61, 1994


Honors and Awards:
Member, Moot Court Board of Advocates


Finalist, 19th Annual Anthony J. Celebreeze Appellate Advocacy Competition


Earned Journal of Pharmacy & Law's "Best Comment", 1993 - 1994


Earned Journal of Pharmacy & Law's "Editorial Excellence Award, Second Year", 1992 - 1993


Secretary, Cardozo Legal Society


Environmental Law Society


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2002 - Present
Executive Committee


Hartford County Bar Association, 1997 - Present
Member


Hartford County Bar Foundation, 2006 - Present
Board Member


Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2008 - Present
Member


Collaborative Divorce Lawyers Association, 2002 - Present
Member


Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court, 2002 - 2004
Barrister


Hartford County Bar Foundation
Director


National Association of Counsel for Children
Member


Zaslow & Sandier, L.L.C., 2006 - Present
Founding Principal


Pro Bono Activities:
Special Master, Hartford Superior Court Family Division
Special Master, Hartford Superior Court Family Division
Special Master, New Britain Superior Court Family Division
Special Master, Regional Family Trial Docket-Middletown Superior Court
Mediator, Children's Law Center, Hartford, CT