Jeffrey T. Beatty

ATTORNEY

Since his admission to practice in 1990, Jeff has assisted clients regarding the acquisition, development and sale of real estate. Whether advising on the steps related to buying or selling a home, obtaining approvals from local land use boards or negotiating leases for commercial office space, Jeff’s goal is to provide his clients with information and a better understanding of the options available to allow them to make informed decisions to achieve their goals.

Jeff applies the same approach to the litigation aspect of his practice advising local and out of state lenders, as well as corporate and individual clients in a variety of matters including foreclosure and collection actions, appeals from decisions of land use boards, evictions and property assessment appeals.

A Guilford, Connecticut, native, Jeff believes in the importance of giving back to the community. He is currently serving on the Guilford Board of Finance and the boards of the Guilford Free Library and the Guilford Interfaith Housing Corporation. Over the past 20 years, Jeff has served as President of the Board of Directors for the Guilford Handcraft Center (now the Guilford Art Center), the Guilford Community Fund, and the Guilford Chamber of Commerce. He is the past Chairman of the Guilford Board of Ethics and served as a Director for the SARAH Foundation, the Guilford Foundation and Guilford Youth Mentoring and coached in the Guilford Little League and youth soccer programs.

Jeff lives in Guilford with his wife, Lee, and their three children.

James R. Fontenault

James grew up in nearby North Branford with his two parents and younger brother. In 2015, he and his family moved to South Florida, where he completed his undergraduate education at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with a degree in Environmental Science. His pursuit of a career in environmental activism led to his decision to attend law school.

His experience during law school led to discovering new passions, and he developed a strong interest in the field of real estate and estate planning. While attending law school, he interned at a firm that handled estate planning and administration in Boca Raton. After completing his schooling, his desire to return to his friends and extended family led to him sitting for the bar in the state of Connecticut and he has worked privately in the real estate field here ever since.

James is passionate about serving the local community. He spent his high school summers volunteering at Yale New Haven Hospital, and his collegiate summers assisting various environmental organizations and local town halls in South Florida. Now that he has returned to Connecticut, he plans to continue helping members of the community through his work at the firm.

Autumn Pallman

LEGAL ASSISTANT apallman@jeffbeattylaw.com

Autumn was born and raised in Guilford. She left to attend Emerson College in Boston, where she studied Communications (Intercultural and Crisis Communication) and Public Diplomacy. She has worn many hats and taken a few side quests on her career path; she first started work at her family business (a local CPA firm), later as a tutor for her college, an administrative assistant for a Connecticut engineering firm and later a real estate group in New York City and then as a teacher in Seoul, South Korea. After five years in South Korea, she returned home to be with family, and now she has a new hat as a paralegal. The common thread in all her hats is that Autumn enjoys helping people meet their needs and reaching their goals.

Autumn is deeply passionate about nature, conservation and landscape/city design that incorporates wildlife and human needs. In her down time, weather permitting (and sometimes when it doesn’t), you will find her gardening or researching native varieties of Connecticut flora and fauna.

Employment Opportunities

We are always looking for smart, dedicated and talented individuals who take pride in providing efficient, client-focused service and supporting the local community.

Please submit your resume and cover letter to this email address: employment@jeffbeattylaw.com.