Kevin Connolly focuses his practice on the areas of matrimonial and family law. Mr. Connolly is an experienced litigator and has represented a diversity of clients in all phases of litigation, including performing as lead trial counsel, taking and defending depositions, attending court conferences, counseling clients, and negotiating potential settlement resolutions. While he will make every effort to reach an amicable settlement, Mr. Connolly is prepared to vigorously litigate for his clients when settlement is not possible. Prior to joining Miller Zeiderman LLP, Mr. Connolly was an associate with Jackson Lewis P.C., a law firm recognized in the “AmLaw 100” list of top law firms. He was previously employed as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the New York City Law Department, where he defended the City of New York, its agencies, and management-level officials in federal and state court. There, Mr. Connolly performed as lead counsel in numerous state and federal court jury trials.

Shon Cook has a passion for getting people through the toughest of times. She has been representing individuals for nearly 30 years, in nearly every area of the law. She now focuses on family law issues that include divorce, custody, parenting time, child support, spousal support, guardianships, adoption, pre-nuptial agreements, and mediations. She also mediates for small companies to reduce workplace conflict and maintain employees and business profit. Her philosophy is simple. Use the power of the law to do good things for the people she represents. Shon is not only sought after by her clients, but she is frequently a speaker on legal issues for the State Bar of Michigan and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. She helps to train lawyers and Judges through the state on vital issues affecting families and mediation skills. Shon has also coached countless soccer, softball and basketball teams as her children grew up in the Whitehall area. She has three children, has held ownership interest in three law firms and has run three marathons. Shon considers these her trifecta of accomplishments.

Stephanie Cooper has over thirty years’ experience in civil litigation practice and transactional law. She focuses on matrimonial and domestic relations matters, the fine and performing arts and employment and intellectual property issues. With a distinguished track record in motion and appellate practice Ms. Cooper has argued before the New York State and federal trial and appellate courts, has arbitrated matters before the American Arbitration Association and is a certified mediator. She prides herself on the presentation of elegant and persuasive written and oral legal argument. She is admitted to practice before the New York and Connecticut state and federal Bars. After beginning her legal career at Edwards & Angell, LLP and serving as Of Counsel to Moses & Singer, LLP, in 2001 Ms. Cooper founded Cooper & Associates. Her work covers a wide variety of contracts (e.g., divorce and separation agreements, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, employment, partnership and commercial agreements), and she is well versed in the resolution of complex conflicts involving all of those disciplines. Ms. Cooper also focuses on transactional work in commerce and the arts, for which she drafts and negotiates agreements and has formed and helped to structure entertainment entities, art galleries and conventional commercial business organizations. She also counsels clients on intellectual property issues involving copyright and trademark law. After earning a Master of Fine Arts in chamber music at Sarah Lawrence College and enjoying a national career as a concert pianist, chamber musician and teacher, Ms. Cooper formed Cooper-Grant, Inc., where she earned national recognition in public relations and press representation for arts institutions and performing artists, most notably when she directed the North American publication of Macmillan Publishers Ltd of London’s epoch-making, 20-volume New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians at the invitation of former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Her experience at Cooper-Grant led her to the study and practice of law. Ms. Cooper received her J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, with honors as an Alexander Fellow and a Belkin Scholar. As Alexander Fellow, Ms. Cooper served as a judicial law clerk to the legendary Judge Jack B. Weinstein in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York during the Agent Orange litigation. Upon her graduation Cardozo appointed her Adjunct Professor of Legal Writing. A member of the Board of Trustees of Sarah Lawrence College from 2000 to 2013 and Chair of the Board’s Attorneys Advisory Committee on Legal Affairs, Ms. Cooper also served as President of the Sarah Lawrence College Alumnae Association from 2005-2009. She continues to serve on the Marketing & Communications Committee of the Board. Simon and Schuster published Ms. Cooper’s posture and back care book, Get Your Back in Shape, in the United States, as did Thorson’s in Great Britain. Drawing on her broad-ranging experience in law, business and the arts, she developed and taught Legal and Business Issues in the Arts for Artists in All Disciplines at Sarah Lawrence.

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Attorney Tracey Couto has over 25 years of experience practicing family and probate law. Some areas of her practice, include, but are not limited to: Divorce, Child Support-Alimony, Mediation, Custody- Visitation, Restraining Orders, and Wills. Attorney Couto has represented mothers, fathers, and children in dissolution of marriage and custody actions, and removal of guardianship and termination of parental rights actions. Attorney Couto received the 2024 and 2023 awards of Top Ten Family Law Attorneys in Connecticut from the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys. In addition to practicing law, Attorney Couto is an entrepreneur, who holds two patents for her unique baby bodysuits. She graduated from Quinnipiac University School of Law in May of 1996, where she was Lead Articles Editor of Quinnipiac Law Review.