Raised in West Hartford, Connecticut, Adam Meltsner graduated from University of Connecticut in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Certification in Criminal Justice. Shortly after he earned a Juris Doctorate from Quinnipiac University School of Law in Hamden, Connecticut, and graduated with honors in 2001. Attorney Meltsner served as a columnist, editor and editor-at-large of the Quinnipiac Legal Times, and was awarded Distinguished Academic Achievement Awards for Criminal Procedure and Business Organization / Corporate Law. He was twice named among the Who’s Who: American Law Students. Attorney Meltsner has been admitted to practice before the Connecticut state and federal courts.
Education
- Quinnipiac College School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut
Juris Doctorate – 2001
Honors: With Honors
Honors: Received Quinnipiac University School of Law renewable academic scholarship
Honors: Received Distinguished Academic Achievement Award in Criminal Procedure
Honors: Received Distinguished Academic Achievement Award in Business
Honors: Named Who’s Who: American Legal Students, 1999 – 2001
Law Review: Quinnipiac Legal Times, Staff Editor and Columnist, 1999 – 2001
Law Review: Quinnipiac Legal Times, Editor-At-Large, 2000 – 2001 - University of Connecticut
B.A. – 1998
Honors: Criminal Justice Certification Major: History
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 2001
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 2001
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Connecticut, 2001
Honors and Awards
- Recipient, Distinguished Academic Achievement Awards for Criminal Procedure and Business Organizations
- Twice Named among the Who’s Who: American Law Students
Past Employment Positions
- Hartford Office of the Public Defender, 1997 – 1998
- New Britain Assistant State’s Attorney’s Office, 2000
- Connecticut Legal Services, Inc., 2000
- Hartford / West Hartford Superior Court, 2001