Firm Overview

Neil R. Marcus 
Danbury, Connecticut
phone (203) 792-2771
fax (203) 791-8149
email

NEIL R. MARCUS is a principal in Cohen and Wolf, P.C.'s Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Appellate and Family Law Groups. Resident in the firm's Danbury office, Mr. Marcus practices in the areas of commercial real estate, planning and zoning, and family law. He is admitted to practice law in Connecticut; the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Mr. Marcus is a member of the American, Connecticut and Danbury Bar Associations. He served on and chaired the Land Use Committee of the Danbury Bar Association, and served on the Judiciary Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association. He also served on the Danbury Regional Advisory Board of the former Bank of New England and on the Danbury Regional Advisory Board of First Fidelity Bank.

Mr. Marcus is a member of the Danbury Hospital and Danbury Health Systems Board of Directors and served as Chairman from 1987 to 1991 and from 1999 to 2003. He is a member of the State of Connecticut Milk Regulation Board, and a member of the Wooster School Board of Trustees since 1984. He serves as chairman of the Board of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Mr. Marcus is active in many community-based social service organizations including Interlude, Inc. and the United Way of Northern Fairfield County.

Mr. Marcus received his B.A. in 1969 from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. in 1973 from New York University.

Areas of Practice:
Real Estate
Land Use & Zoning
Appellate
Family Law
Bar Admissions:
Connecticut, 1973
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
Education:
New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1973
J.D.


University of Pennsylvania, 1969
B.A.


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association
Member


Connecticut Bar Association
Member


Danbury Bar Association
Member


Connecticut Bar Association
Past Member, Judiciary Committee


Bank of New England
Member, Danbury Regional Advisory Board


First Fidelity Bank
Past Member, Danbury Regional Advisory Board


Danbury Hospital and Danbury Health Systems
Member, Board of Directors


Danbury Hospital and Danbury Health Systems, 1987 - 1991
Chairman, Board of Directors


Danbury Hospital and Danbury Health Systems, 1999 - 2003
Chairman, Board of Directors


State of Connecticut Milk Regulation Board
Member


Wooster School Board of Trustees, 1984 - Present
Member


Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
Charmian of the Board


Interlude, Inc.


United Way of Northern Fairfield County