About Cecilia
Cecilia Buck-Taylor built her legal foundation at the State University of New York at Albany, earning dual bachelor's degrees in criminal justice and psychology in 1985. She continued her studies at Fordham University School of Law, receiving a J.D. in 1991. The combination of social science and law shaped an early interest in matters that touch families and children.
After law school she entered private practice and, in 1994, established the Law Offices of Cecilia Buck-Taylor, P.C., where she serves as principal lawyer. She has handled a broad array of cases in family and juvenile courts and has frequently worked in roles that require both litigation skills and dispute resolution techniques. Early in her career she also took on public defense work in Danbury and Litchfield Superior Courts, beginning in 1995.
Public service has been a recurring thread. Buck-Taylor served as a state representative for Connecticut’s 67th District in 2013, bringing courtroom experience to the legislature. Since 1998 she has held the position of Family Master at Litchfield Superior Court, a role that involves overseeing family matters and assisting the court in fact-finding and recommendations. Her local service includes leadership positions on school and municipal boards and roles on ethics and economic development committees.
Her professional training includes certifications in arbitration from the Institute for Advanced Dispute Resolution, mediation through Quinnipiac University School of Law, and collaborative practice training with Pauline Tesler. Those credentials inform how she approaches contested matters, often mixing mediated solutions with court proceedings when appropriate. She is active in bar and civic organizations: memberships include the Connecticut State Bar, Connecticut Bar Association, New Milford and Danbury bar associations, Litchfield County Bar Association, and the National Association of Counsel for Children. She has also served in leadership roles in community groups such as the New Milford Chamber of Commerce and the Community Culinary School of Northwest Connecticut.
Colleagues and community members know her for steady involvement in local institutions. She has chaired or served on school policy, library building, housing partnership, and United Way committees. Her tenure in those positions reflects long-term ties to New Milford and surrounding communities. She maintains a general civil and family practice from her firm and continues to accept matters that involve family law, juvenile issues, guardianship and alternative dispute resolution. She currently focuses her practice on family and juvenile matters, mediation and court-appointed roles in the Connecticut superior courts.
