Brendan C. Holt

Brendan C. Holt

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  • About me

    Mediator, Collaborative Family Law Attorney & Clinical Professor of Law

  • Education

    • Saint Joseph's University

      1998 - 2001
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major: Labor Relations Minor: Philosophy
    • Don Bosco Preparatory High School

      1993 - 1997
    • Quinnipiac University School of Law

      2003 - 2006
      Juris Doctor (J.D.) Alternative Dispute Resolution and Civil Advocacy
  • Experience

    • State of Connecticut Office of Labor Relations

      Jan 2005 - Jan 2005
      Research Assistant / Extern
    • Dispute Settlement Center

      Jan 2006 - Jan 2007
      Criminal Court Mediator / Case Manager
    • State of Connecticut, Judicial Branch

      Aug 2007 - May 2014
      Family Relations Mediator/Negotiator

      Assisted the Court and clients in the timely and fair resolution of interpersonal conflicts through a comprehensive program of dispute resolution services, evaluation and education. The work included the frequent facilitation of pre-trial and final judgment negotiation conferences with attorneys and litigants. Addressed broad range of issues, including child custody, visitation and the equitable division of financial assets, retirement accounts and real property.

    • Quinnipiac University

      Jun 2013 - Jun 2014
      Adjunct Professor

      Teaching Negotiation in the undergraduate Legal Studies program.

    • Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.

      May 2014 - Sept 2017
      Associate Attorney: Insurance Policy Holder Advocate

      Represented policyholders in complex insurance coverage litigation, involving Commercial General Liability, Commercial Property and Builder's Risk policies; as well as the development of effective risk transfer strategies. My practice also involved a focus on emerging technologies, including the insurance implications associated with drones and autonomous vehicles.

    • Murphy and Nugent, LLC

      Sept 2017 - May 2018
      Associate Attorney
    • Quinnipiac University School of Law

      Jan 2018 - now

      Teaching Negotiation and “Divorce and The Divorcing Family".

      • Executive Director of the Homelessness Mitigation Mediation Project

        Feb 2021 - now
      • Mediation Clinic Director

        Mar 2020 - now
      • Co-Supervisor of CHRO Mediation Externship Program

        Jan 2019 - now
      • Adjunct Professor

        Jan 2018 - now
    • Holt Law CT

      Jun 2018 - now
      Principal
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • 40 hour divorce mediation training

      The Connecticut Counsel for Non-Adversarial Divorce (CCND)
    • Certified Guardian Ad Litem

      Connecticut Judicial Branch; Office of Chief Public Defender