About Frank A
Frank A May built a career that spans technical training and decades in the law. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island in 1970. He then turned to law, receiving a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1975. Late in his career he returned to study, completing an LL.M. in Estate Planning and Elder Law at Western New England University School of Law in 2017.
His admissions list reflects a broad federal and state practice. He is admitted to the Connecticut bar and to several federal courts, including the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. That range has allowed him to handle matters that extend beyond state lines and into appellate and federal forums when necessary.
May has been associated with Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP as a practicing lawyer. Over the years he has worked on matters that draw on both his legal training and his earlier engineering education. The engineering background gave him early training in analytical reasoning and technical detail. He has applied that approach in legal problem solving throughout his career.
From 2001 through 2016 he held Board Certification as a Workers’ Compensation Specialist from the Connecticut Bar Association. That certification marked a period in which workers’ compensation work was a visible part of his practice and professional recognition. Even after the certification period ended in 2016, that body of work remained a significant thread in his professional record.
His later academic work steered him toward elder law and estate planning. Earning an LL.M. in Estate Planning and Elder Law in 2017 deepened his knowledge of planning tools, fiduciary matters, and the statutory frameworks that affect older clients. He maintains memberships in the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, its Connecticut chapter, and the Connecticut Bar Association. Those affiliations keep him connected to developments in statutes, case law, and professional practice standards.
Colleagues and clients have relied on him for a mix of elder law and estate planning matters along with disputes and claims tied to workplace injuries. He has handled matters at both the trial and appellate levels, under state and federal jurisdiction, when petitions required it. He currently practices as a lawyer at Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP and focuses on elder law, estate planning, and matters arising from workers’ compensation.
