Randi R. Nelson

RANDI R. NELSON is an associate attorney at PARRINO|SHATTUCK, PC. Her work has focused strictly on matrimonial litigation since 2011. Nelson represents clients in all aspects of family law, including divorce, alimony, child custody, property division, child support, post-judgment contempt, and post-judgment modification. She is admitted to practice in Connecticut.

Nelson is a member of the American, Connecticut, Fairfield County, and Westport/Weston bar associations. In addition, she is a special master for family matters in the Judicial District of Stamford/Norwalk at Stamford and Judicial District of Fairfield at Bridgeport.

In 2007, Nelson earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha honor society. She received her juris doctor degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University in 2010. She also received a merit-based scholarship and was a member of the Cardozo Journal of Law and Gender.

LANDMARK CASES

Hornung v. Hornung - Successfully tracked $32 million over the duration of a 16-year marriage to determine that the funds were separate property according to the pre-nuptial agreement. An award of $7.5 million lump sum alimony does not constitute a property distribution in violation of the pre-nuptial agreement.