Heather M. Brown, Esquire

Heather M. Brown brings twenty-five years of transactional commercial and residential real estate expertise to the firm, representing developers and homeowners with project inception, simple and complex financing and refinance, acquisition, subdivision, and large and small project contracts, each with a one-on-one client-focused transactional approach. Heather also has many years of experience with complex matrimonial matters, usually involving post- judgment issues and a technical, collaborative law approach for newly-initiated matrimonial matters. In addition to real estate and matrimonial issues, Heather handles business formations, basic estate planning and general litigation.

Heather Brown received her BA in Legal Studies from the University of Illinois in 1980, where she was recipient of a full academic scholarship. From 1975-1980, Heather worked as a paralegal with the consumer fraud division of the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection and became a hazardous materials specialist with the Illinois Department of Transportation. She also received the Bell Labs honor award in physics and was a finalist for the national Truman Scholarship.

A 1984 graduate of Pace University School of Law (honors), Heather received the class award for excellence in writing and was hired by the firm of Mudge Rose Guthrie and Alexander in the municipal finance department.

Heather has had a diverse practice in both state and federal civil general litigation. Ms. Brown has many reported civil cases and appellate cases, both as a practicing attorney and as an appointed attorney trial referee. In 1997, she was appointed by the Connecticut Supreme Court to serve as a judicial magistrate, and is regularly on the bench in Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury and Waterbury Superior Courts.

In 1997, Heather developed CT-Title.com, Connecticut's first on-line title insurance agency, independently developed several properties, served on the board of directors of Roton Point Association, Inc. - Connecticut's first Common Ownership Act recreational condominium and acted as land use chair and finance chair for many years. Heather also volunteered to form several associations to support special education parents' assistance and is a trained advocate for children with special needs.

Heather Brown is licensed to practice in the Connecticut and Arizona courts and is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the Maricopa County Bar Association and the Scottsdale Bar Association, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the Fairfield County Bar Association.

Aleksandr Y. Troyb, Esquire

Aleksandr ("Alex") Y. Troyb received his B.S. in Business Administration (Information Technology) from the University of Connecticut School of Business in 2004 (Magna Cum Laude). In addition to Information Technology, Alex obtained significant concentrations in Marketing and Finance.

In 2008, Alex received his J.D. from the Pace University School of Law (Magna Cum Laude). During his time in law school, Alex served as Articles Editor for the Pace Law Review, and provided significant contribution in the writing of "Judges as Mediators: Retaining Neutrality and Avoiding the Trap of Social Engineering" which was published by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Alex is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honors Society, Golden Key Honors Society and was a three time New England Scholar at the University of Connecticut. In addition, his fluency in both English and Russian has helped facilitate communication and transactions with clients from the former Soviet Republics.

Alex is licensed to practice in the Connecticut and New York courts and is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, the Fairfield County Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.