Emma L. Dignoti ASSOCIATE
Emma Dignoti joined Wofsey Rosen in 2022 and focuses her practice on civil litigation, including family law, employment law, personal injury, civil rights, land use, landlord-tenant matters, and commercial disputes. In 2024, Emma was selected by her peers for inclusion in Connecticut Super Lawyers – Rising Stars.
She received her undergraduate degrees in Political Science (B.A., summa cum laude) and Environmental Earth Science (B.S., summa cum laude, with a concentration in Sustainable Energy) from Eastern Connecticut State University in 2019 and her J.D. with honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2022. During law school, Emma served as an Executive Editor for the Connecticut Law Review and earned CALI Excellence Awards for class performance in Criminal Law, Clinic: Environmental Law, and Legal Spanish I. She was a member of the Connecticut Moot Court Board and received a Certificate in Energy and Environmental Law.
Emma values giving back to her community and serves as a Blight Citation Hearing Officer for the City of Norwalk, as well as a Member of the Norwalk Commission on the Status of Women. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of InTempo, a Stamford-based non-profit organization providing classical and intercultural music education to children of predominantly immigrant backgrounds.
Emma is admitted to the practice of law in Connecticut.
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Family Law
- Employment Law
- Personal Injury
- Civil Rights
- Land Use
- Landlord-Tenant Matters
- Commercial Disputes
Education
- University of Connecticut School of Law, Juris Doctorate with a Certificate in Energy and Environmental Law, 2022
- Executive Editor Connecticut Law Review
- Terry J. Tondro Award (2021)
- Research Assistant to Professor Sara Bronin in Historic Preservation (2020 – 2021)
- Teaching Assistant to Professor Maureen Johnson in Legal Practice: Research and Writing (2020)
- Connecticut Moot Court Board Member, Loiselle Competition (2020)
- Women Law Students’ Association Mentor (2020 – 2022)
- Mock Trial Society, Davis Competition (2019)
- Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Society, Annual Fall Intramural Negotiation Competition Semifinalist (2019)
- Eastern Connecticut State University, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Earth Science and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, summa cum laude, 2019
- Global Field Courses to Western U.S. (2019), Costa Rica (2017) and Iceland (2016)
- Student Government Association (2018-2019)
- Leading Off Campus (2017)
Bar and Court Admissions
- Connecticut, 2022
Professional Awards
- Connecticut Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2024
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Family Law Section
- Young Lawyers Section
- Connecticut Bar Association
- Family Law Section
- Women in the Law Section
- Young Lawyers Section
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers’ Association
- Fairfield County Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Norwalk Commission on the Status of Women
- Norwalk Blight Citation Hearing Officer
- InTempo Board of Directors