Gayle A. Sims

Gayle A. Sims concentrates her practice in the areas of general litigation, with a special emphasis on family law, including divorce, divorce mediation, and personal injury. She also engages in the general practice of law which includes commercial and residential real estate transactions, and wills. She serves as a Special Master for family law cases in the New Haven Superior Court. Attorney Sims is also trained as an attorney for minor children as a Guardian Ad Litem.

She has served as the auction chairperson for the Picnic-in-the-Park event, raising funds for the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and the Visiting Nurses Association. She is also a friend of the Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. Attorney Sims played a key role in planning the 1995 Special Olympics held in New Haven. Additionally, she was an active member of the North Haven PTA and a member of the New Haven County Bar Association, as well as the family and real estate law sections of the Connecticut Bar Association. She was also involved with the North Haven Education Foundation.

Attorney Sims earned her undergraduate degree from Fairfield University before attending American University, where she obtained her law degree from the University of Bridgeport School of Law. She was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 1988. Additionally, she holds a Certificate of Completion in Mediation from both the University of Connecticut and the Quinnipiac University School of Law Center on Dispute Resolution.

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