Attorney Profiles

Nicole Fournier Gelston 
New Haven, Connecticut
Partner
phone (203) 787-0275
(800) 923-6515
fax (203) 782-0278
email nfournier@ltke.com

Nicole Fournier Gelston is a partner in the New Haven Law Firm of Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante, P.C. Ms. Fournier Gelston received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Speech Pathology from Rhode Island College in 1994. She received her Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac University School of Law, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. At Quinnipiac, she was a member and Case Note Editor of the Quinnipiac Law Review and her paper, entitled "Proposition 187, California's Substantial State Goal," was selected for publication. Ms. Fournier Gelston also received several academic awards in law school.

Attorney Fournier Gelston is a member of the American, Connecticut and New Haven County Bar Associations. Attorney Fournier regularly practices in federal and state court in the areas of commercial litigation, civil litigation and criminal defense. Ms. Fournier Gelston has also argued a number of appeals in the Connecticut Appellate Supreme Courts.

Areas of Practice:
Criminal Defense
Commercial Litigation
Consumer Law
Civil Litigation
Appellate Practice
Bar Admissions:
Connecticut, 1997
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2001
Education:
Quinnipiac College School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut, 1997
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Distinguished Academic Achievement Award in Legal Skills II and in Business
Honors: Honor Scholar Award, 1994-97
Honors: Superior Classroom Performance Award
Honors: Award for Academic Excellence
Honors: Outstanding Legal Scholarship Award
Law Review: Quinnipiac Law Review, Case Note Editor, 1995 - 1997


Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, 1994
B.A.
Major:  Psychology/Speech Pathology


Honors and Awards:
Distinguished Academic Achievement Award in Business Organizations and Legal Skills


Distinguished Academic Achievement in Legal Skills


Outstanding Legal Scholarship Award


Academic Excellence


Honor Scholar Award - Full Tuition Scholarship


Superior Classroom Performance


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


Connecticut Bar Association, 1997 - Present
Member


New Haven County Bar Association , 1997 - Present
Member


Young Lawyers Section, 2002 - 2003
Vice President


Past Employment Positions:
Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank-N/K/A Bank Boston, 1991 - 1994



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