Attorney Profiles

Marisa A. Bellair 
New Haven, Connecticut
Associate
phone (203) 787-0275
(800) 923-6515
fax (203) 782-0278
email mbellair@ltke.com

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Marisa A. Bellair is an associate in the New Haven Law Firm of Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante, P.C.

Ms. Bellair received her Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2001 and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Syracuse University in 1994.

Ms. Bellair received several awards in law school including the Dean's Award, the Marci Karbane Moot Court Award, the Outstanding Legal Scholarship Award, and the Service to the Law School Award.  Ms. Bellair was the winner of the 1999 Moot Court Honor Society Intramural Competition, receiving several awards, including the Best Brief Award; Best Oral Advocate Award; and Best Overall Advocate Award.  Other awards received by Ms. Bellair include a Distinguished Academic Achievement Award in Legal Skills II, and Lawyer's Professional Responsibility.  Ms. Bellair was also named a Regional Quarterfinalist at the 2000 National Appellate Advocacy Competition, and she was elected President of the Moot Court Honor Society in 2000.  In addition, Ms. Bellair was a member of the Mock Trial Society and was named the 1999 Mock Trial Society Intramural Competition Winner.

Year Joined Organization:
2002
Areas of Practice:
Criminal Defense
Civil Litigation
Appellate Practice
Bar Admissions:
Connecticut, 2001
New York, 2002
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 2002
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2003
Education:
Quinnipiac College School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut, 2001
J.D.
Honors: Dean's Award
Honors: Marci Karbane Moot Court Award
Honors: Outstanding Legal Scholarship Award
Honors: Service to the Law School Award
Honors: Distinguished Academic Achievement Award in Legal Skills II
Honors: Distinguished Academic Achievement in Lawyer's Professional Responsibility
Honors: 1999 Moot Court Honor Society Intramural Competition: Final Bench Winner
Honors: 1999 Moot Court Honor Society Intramural Competition: Best Brief Award
Honors: 1999 Moot Court Honor Society Intramural Competition: Best Oral Advocate
Honors: 1999 Moot Court Honor Society Intramural Competition: Best Overall Advocate
Honors: 1999 Mock Trial Society Intramural Competition Winner
Honors: 2000 National Appellate Advocacy Competition Quarterfinalist
Honors: Moot Court Honor Society, President, 2000-2001


Syracuse University, 1994
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Major:  Political Science


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, 2000 - Present
Member


Connecticut Bar Association, 2001 - Present
Member


Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2000 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Letizia, Ambrose & Cohen, New Haven, Connecticut


Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Oriskany, New York



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