team-member

Kathleen Scelfo

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Licensed for 8 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Child custody

Language

English

About

Kathleen E. Scelfo joined Budlong & Budlong in 2014. She focuses her practice on family law, representing clients in all aspects of dissolution of marriage and custody actions, including property division, alimony, child support, visitation, relocation, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.Attorney Scelfo received her Juris Doctorate from Western New England University School of Law, and is licensed to practice before Connecticut’s state courts, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.Prior to joining Budlong & Budlong, she served as a legal research clerk to the judges of the Superior Court in Hartford and Tolland. Throughout law school, Attorney Scelfo worked as a law clerk at a civil litigation firm in West Hartford, and served as a certified legal intern at the State’s Attorney’s office in the Tolland Judicial District.She is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, Hartford County Bar Association, and the Western New England University School of Law Alumni Association.

Practices Areas

Child custody

Child support

Divorce and separation

Language

English

Contact

Budlong & Budlong, LLC93 Oak StHartford, CT, 06106-1515

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

anonymous
December 6, 2021

Katie has acted as my backbone and voice the past few months while helping me navigate taking my name off a joint mortgage and getting my share of the equity. She did so much of the legwork without even having to call me and made the entire transition for me so much easier. She’s trustworthy, hardworking, and ruthless, which was exactly what I needed for my situation. I couldn’t recommend her more to anyone going through a similar situation. Hiring her made all the difference and I’m very thankful for all her help.

anonymous
November 11, 2021

I hired Katie for a post-judgement modification of our parenting plan. She always made herself accessible and went above and beyond to help get this done in the most efficient way possible. My ex's lawyer was very difficult to work with in terms of communication and Katie was persistent and helped get this done and avoided court. She is kind, professional and stern. She is very well educated in her field of practice and I would highly recommend her.

anonymous
June 29, 2021

After having a consultation with Kathleen, I was immediately impressed. She formed a strategy and began running through the steps, she also thought of things I never would have expected. Kathleen was always attentive to my needs and was very efficient in execution of all the steps with the court resulting in a very quick outcome.

Dawn
March 19, 2021

Katie worked tirelessly on my litigious divorce keeping me updated all the time. She secured the best settlement I hoped for and maintained a professional and emotionally supportive role.

Ron
December 24, 2020

Kathleen Scelfo provided me hope and excellent legal advice during my divorce. Her calm and empathetic demeanor, while knowing the law inside and out, helped me throughout the whole process. I would absolutely recommend and hire her again.

anonymous
December 16, 2020

Katie represented me with both compassion and skill in navigating the negotiation of my divorce, all the while knowing that my kids were always first. As a father I was scared to death that I would have to take a back seat on time with my children, but Katie put me at ease with that and made sure that I ended up with equal time. Financially, she also made sure that our agreement was very fair and I walked away knowing that no one could have done better for me than she did. Just as important as what I wanted, Katie made no false claims for what she thought was possible and kept me grounded in a very difficult and emotional time. I would recommend Katie to anyone without hesitation

anonymous
December 14, 2020

Kathleen Scelfo is first-rate--smart, capable, hard-working and thorough. She is also personable; an excellent thinker, strategist and writer; well self-presented and utterly dedicated to doing and achieving what's best for her client. Though my own emotions ran very high, Ms. Scelfo kept a very cool eye on the ball; she didn't mince words about harsh realities but did all she could to keep my morale as high as possible through a very painful time. In all, she's a true pro, skillful in every way.

Charles
December 11, 2020

Kate was awesome! I felt that she took personal interest in my case and fought for my kids with a level head. She helped me make sound decisions putting my kids interests firsts. Kate knew what to push for and what to settle with in order to not waste time and money. She is smart, well rounded, tough when needed and empathetic to a tough situation. I would 100% recommend Kate to friends and family.

anonymous
December 6, 2021

Katie has acted as my backbone and voice the past few months while helping me navigate taking my name off a joint mortgage and getting my share of the equity. She did so much of the legwork without even having to call me and made the entire transition for me so much easier. She’s trustworthy, hardworking, and ruthless, which was exactly what I needed for my situation. I couldn’t recommend her more to anyone going through a similar situation. Hiring her made all the difference and I’m very thankful for all her help.

anonymous
November 11, 2021

I hired Katie for a post-judgement modification of our parenting plan. She always made herself accessible and went above and beyond to help get this done in the most efficient way possible. My ex's lawyer was very difficult to work with in terms of communication and Katie was persistent and helped get this done and avoided court. She is kind, professional and stern. She is very well educated in her field of practice and I would highly recommend her.

anonymous
June 29, 2021

After having a consultation with Kathleen, I was immediately impressed. She formed a strategy and began running through the steps, she also thought of things I never would have expected. Kathleen was always attentive to my needs and was very efficient in execution of all the steps with the court resulting in a very quick outcome.

Dawn
March 19, 2021

Katie worked tirelessly on my litigious divorce keeping me updated all the time. She secured the best settlement I hoped for and maintained a professional and emotionally supportive role.

Ron
December 24, 2020

Kathleen Scelfo provided me hope and excellent legal advice during my divorce. Her calm and empathetic demeanor, while knowing the law inside and out, helped me throughout the whole process. I would absolutely recommend and hire her again.

anonymous
December 16, 2020

Katie represented me with both compassion and skill in navigating the negotiation of my divorce, all the while knowing that my kids were always first. As a father I was scared to death that I would have to take a back seat on time with my children, but Katie put me at ease with that and made sure that I ended up with equal time. Financially, she also made sure that our agreement was very fair and I walked away knowing that no one could have done better for me than she did. Just as important as what I wanted, Katie made no false claims for what she thought was possible and kept me grounded in a very difficult and emotional time. I would recommend Katie to anyone without hesitation

anonymous
December 14, 2020

Kathleen Scelfo is first-rate--smart, capable, hard-working and thorough. She is also personable; an excellent thinker, strategist and writer; well self-presented and utterly dedicated to doing and achieving what's best for her client. Though my own emotions ran very high, Ms. Scelfo kept a very cool eye on the ball; she didn't mince words about harsh realities but did all she could to keep my morale as high as possible through a very painful time. In all, she's a true pro, skillful in every way.

Charles
December 11, 2020

Kate was awesome! I felt that she took personal interest in my case and fought for my kids with a level head. She helped me make sound decisions putting my kids interests firsts. Kate knew what to push for and what to settle with in order to not waste time and money. She is smart, well rounded, tough when needed and empathetic to a tough situation. I would 100% recommend Kate to friends and family.

anonymous
December 6, 2021

Katie has acted as my backbone and voice the past few months while helping me navigate taking my name off a joint mortgage and getting my share of the equity. She did so much of the legwork without even having to call me and made the entire transition for me so much easier. She’s trustworthy, hardworking, and ruthless, which was exactly what I needed for my situation. I couldn’t recommend her more to anyone going through a similar situation. Hiring her made all the difference and I’m very thankful for all her help.

anonymous
November 11, 2021

I hired Katie for a post-judgement modification of our parenting plan. She always made herself accessible and went above and beyond to help get this done in the most efficient way possible. My ex's lawyer was very difficult to work with in terms of communication and Katie was persistent and helped get this done and avoided court. She is kind, professional and stern. She is very well educated in her field of practice and I would highly recommend her.

anonymous
June 29, 2021

After having a consultation with Kathleen, I was immediately impressed. She formed a strategy and began running through the steps, she also thought of things I never would have expected. Kathleen was always attentive to my needs and was very efficient in execution of all the steps with the court resulting in a very quick outcome.

Dawn
March 19, 2021

Katie worked tirelessly on my litigious divorce keeping me updated all the time. She secured the best settlement I hoped for and maintained a professional and emotionally supportive role.

Ron
December 24, 2020

Kathleen Scelfo provided me hope and excellent legal advice during my divorce. Her calm and empathetic demeanor, while knowing the law inside and out, helped me throughout the whole process. I would absolutely recommend and hire her again.

anonymous
December 16, 2020

Katie represented me with both compassion and skill in navigating the negotiation of my divorce, all the while knowing that my kids were always first. As a father I was scared to death that I would have to take a back seat on time with my children, but Katie put me at ease with that and made sure that I ended up with equal time. Financially, she also made sure that our agreement was very fair and I walked away knowing that no one could have done better for me than she did. Just as important as what I wanted, Katie made no false claims for what she thought was possible and kept me grounded in a very difficult and emotional time. I would recommend Katie to anyone without hesitation

anonymous
December 14, 2020

Kathleen Scelfo is first-rate--smart, capable, hard-working and thorough. She is also personable; an excellent thinker, strategist and writer; well self-presented and utterly dedicated to doing and achieving what's best for her client. Though my own emotions ran very high, Ms. Scelfo kept a very cool eye on the ball; she didn't mince words about harsh realities but did all she could to keep my morale as high as possible through a very painful time. In all, she's a true pro, skillful in every way.

Charles
December 11, 2020

Kate was awesome! I felt that she took personal interest in my case and fought for my kids with a level head. She helped me make sound decisions putting my kids interests firsts. Kate knew what to push for and what to settle with in order to not waste time and money. She is smart, well rounded, tough when needed and empathetic to a tough situation. I would 100% recommend Kate to friends and family.

anonymous
December 6, 2021

Katie has acted as my backbone and voice the past few months while helping me navigate taking my name off a joint mortgage and getting my share of the equity. She did so much of the legwork without even having to call me and made the entire transition for me so much easier. She’s trustworthy, hardworking, and ruthless, which was exactly what I needed for my situation. I couldn’t recommend her more to anyone going through a similar situation. Hiring her made all the difference and I’m very thankful for all her help.

anonymous
November 11, 2021

I hired Katie for a post-judgement modification of our parenting plan. She always made herself accessible and went above and beyond to help get this done in the most efficient way possible. My ex's lawyer was very difficult to work with in terms of communication and Katie was persistent and helped get this done and avoided court. She is kind, professional and stern. She is very well educated in her field of practice and I would highly recommend her.

anonymous
June 29, 2021

After having a consultation with Kathleen, I was immediately impressed. She formed a strategy and began running through the steps, she also thought of things I never would have expected. Kathleen was always attentive to my needs and was very efficient in execution of all the steps with the court resulting in a very quick outcome.

Dawn
March 19, 2021

Katie worked tirelessly on my litigious divorce keeping me updated all the time. She secured the best settlement I hoped for and maintained a professional and emotionally supportive role.

Ron
December 24, 2020

Kathleen Scelfo provided me hope and excellent legal advice during my divorce. Her calm and empathetic demeanor, while knowing the law inside and out, helped me throughout the whole process. I would absolutely recommend and hire her again.

anonymous
December 16, 2020

Katie represented me with both compassion and skill in navigating the negotiation of my divorce, all the while knowing that my kids were always first. As a father I was scared to death that I would have to take a back seat on time with my children, but Katie put me at ease with that and made sure that I ended up with equal time. Financially, she also made sure that our agreement was very fair and I walked away knowing that no one could have done better for me than she did. Just as important as what I wanted, Katie made no false claims for what she thought was possible and kept me grounded in a very difficult and emotional time. I would recommend Katie to anyone without hesitation

anonymous
December 14, 2020

Kathleen Scelfo is first-rate--smart, capable, hard-working and thorough. She is also personable; an excellent thinker, strategist and writer; well self-presented and utterly dedicated to doing and achieving what's best for her client. Though my own emotions ran very high, Ms. Scelfo kept a very cool eye on the ball; she didn't mince words about harsh realities but did all she could to keep my morale as high as possible through a very painful time. In all, she's a true pro, skillful in every way.

Charles
December 11, 2020

Kate was awesome! I felt that she took personal interest in my case and fought for my kids with a level head. She helped me make sound decisions putting my kids interests firsts. Kate knew what to push for and what to settle with in order to not waste time and money. She is smart, well rounded, tough when needed and empathetic to a tough situation. I would 100% recommend Kate to friends and family.