CONTI, LEVY, SALERNO & ANTONIO - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the American Bar Association
William A. Conti attended local schools and received a B.A. from Boston College in 1970 and his Juris Doctor in 1973 from Boston College. He was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 1973, to the Massachusetts Bar in 1974, and is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court and the United States Supreme Court.
Attorney Conti is a member of the American Bar Association, the Connecticut Bar Association, the Litchfield County Bar Association (Past President), The American Association for Justice, The Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Connecticut Bar Foundation - James W. Fellows Program.
He is a member of numerous local civic and fraternal organizations including, but not limited to, Past President of the Torrington Chapter of UNICO, Past Co-Chairman of the Charter Revision Commission of the City of Torrington, Past Chairman of the Civil Service Commission of Torrington, Past Chairman of the Building and Renovation Committee for the Torrington High School, and is past Chairman of the Litchfield Democratic Town Committee.
Attorney Conti has practiced law for 46 years. His areas of practice include Criminal Law, Worker's Compensation, Personal Injury Law, Civil Litigation, Residential and Commercial Real Estate Transactions, and Juvenile and School Law. He has successfully argued before the Connecticut Supreme Court and the Appellate Court of the State of Connecticut.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Litchfield County Bar Association
Attorney Levy is a member of the Litchfield County Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, the American Bar Association (Family Law Section) and the American Association for Justice. An author of articles on various aspects of family law, Attorney Levy's work has been published in the Connecticut Family Law Journal and the American Bar Association's Family Advocate.
Attorney Melissa A. Antonio joins The Law Offices of Conti, Levy, Salerno & Antonio, LLC as a licensed attorney with twenty-six years' experience with the Judicial System, fifteen as a practicing attorney. She earned her B.S. in Sociology from Sacred Heart University and her J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law. She was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 2003. Attorney Antonio is a member of the American Bar Association, the Connecticut Bar Association, and the Litchfield County Bar Association.
joins The Law Offices of Conti, Levy, Salerno & Antonio, LLC as a licensed attorney with twenty-six years' experience with the Judicial System, fifteen as a practicing attorney. She earned her B.S. in Sociology from Sacred Heart University and her J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law. She was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 2003. Attorney Antonio is a member of the American Bar Association, the Connecticut Bar Association, and the Litchfield County Bar Association.
She graduated Quinnipiac University School of Law with her Juris Doctorate degree with specialized concentrations in Juvenile Law, Family Law, Constitutional and Health Law where she was the Dean's Scholarship recipient for the years of 1999 through 2001. She was a member of the Constitution Committee, the Latin American Law Students' Association, Black Law Students' Association, and served as a Senator of the Student Bar Association. Attorney Antonio received her Bachelor of Science in Sociology degree from Sacred Heart University where she graduated cum laude. She was inducted into the National Criminal Justice Honor Society in 1996. She was the Chairperson for Sacred Heart University's First Annual Criminal Justice Job Fair in 1997 uniting potential graduates with various criminal justice national and local organizations. She was recognized as a Dean's Scholar and National Scholar from 1995 to 1998.
Attorney Antonio began her illustrious career with the Judicial System in 1991 as a Court Services Clerk managing criminal and civil matters for Norwalk Superior Court G.A#20. From here she served as a Law Clerk for The Antonio & Coppola Law Firm supervising paralegal staff and collectors. In 2002 she became a Clerk for the Middlesex Judicial Court serving the Part A Criminal, Attorney General, Regional Family Trial Docket, Family and Family Support Magistrate Courts. She served as a Law Clerk to various prestigious Judges of the Superior Court bench during her service. Attorney Antonio began representing clients as a Deputy Assistant Public Defender for the New Haven, Rockville, and Middlesex Judicial District Courts. She then went on to serve the community as a Special Deputy Assistant State's Attorney.
During her time as a Prosecutor she expanded her dedication to the classroom serving as a Criminal Justice Professor for Lincoln College of New England, formerly Briarwood College. Here she taught Introduction to Corrections, Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Corrections and Criminal Law.
Attorney Antonio has served the Judicial Department as a District Liaison, is co-founder of BLAKE.org an organization dedicated to Broadening Leniency for Autism Knowledge Everywhere, served as a board member for various charitable organizations such as The Antonio Equinox Annual Holiday (featured in Town and Country Magazine), Easter Seal Goodwill Industries, facilitated "Hannah's Dream" a park dedicated to equally challenged and able-bodied children's play located in New Haven, CT, and Y-ME of Connecticut dedicated to the support and research for breast cancer. Melissa is also a member of FISH.
has over 9 years of legal experience. Mr. Salerno serves as Court Liaison for the Connecticut Criminal Defense League Association for Litchfield County as well as Co-Chair of the Criminal Law Society for the Litchfield County Bar Association. Attorney Salerno is also an active member in the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and National Italian American Bar Association. His practice areas include criminal law, juvenile law, civil litigation and workers compensation.
Robert A. Salerno attended Law School and received a B.S. from High Point University in 2005 and his Juris Doctor in 2009 from Touro Law Center. He was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 2009 and was a Temporary Assistant Clerk working closely with judges in the Waterbury Judicial District for two and a half years before joining The Law Offices of Conti, Levy, Salerno & Antonio, LLC.
He is a member of the American Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association; Criminal Law and Young Lawyers Section. He is also the Court Liaison for the Connecticut Criminal Defense League Association for Litchfield County as well as Co-Chair of the Criminal Law Society for the Litchfield County Bar Association. Attorney Salerno was active in the Student Bar Association during his studies at Touro Law Center and received multiple awards, including Exemplary Contributions to the Quality of Student life, Exceptional Contribution to the Growth of the Law Center, and Exceptional Service to the Public and Community. He was also a founding member of the Criminal Law Society and the Student Bar Association's Vice President in his last year of school.
Attorney Steven H. Levy has served as a special master in the Litchfield, Waterbury and Hartford Judicial Districts, and also serves a special master at the Regional Family Trial Docket that deals exclusively with contested custody cases. Attorney Levy is also responsible for running the Special Masters Program in the Litchfield Judicial District.
has more than 30 years of legal experience. Mr. Levy has participated as a special master in the Litchfield, Waterbury and Hartford Judicial Districts as well as the Regional Family Trial Docket in Middletown, Connecticut. Attorney Levy has been responsible for the operation of the Special Masters Pretrial Program in the Litchfield Judicial District since 2005. His practice areas include family law, civil litigation, residential real estate transactions and probate litigation.
Attorney William A. Conti has more than 40 years of legal experience. He is a past president of the Litchfield County Bar Association and served for several years as a court advocate (prosecutor) in juvenile court. His areas of practice include criminal defense, personal injury, workers' compensation, civil litigation, residential and commercial real estate transactions, probation litigation, and juvenile and school law.