Gayle Carr

Gayle C. Carr graduated from Boston University in 1990, with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She then attended a joint law psychology program through Hahnemann University and Villanova Law School. She received her J.D. from Villanova Law School in 1990, and was admitted to the Bar the same year. She successfully completed her doctoral internship in clinical psychology in 1991, when she began her full time practice of law.

Gayle Carr has been an active trial lawyer since her admission to the bar. Her concentration in family law includes the representation of spouses, parents and children in all applications of family law in Superior Court, Juvenile Court and Probate Court. She has tried cases in both Federal and State Courts. She is a court approved Guardian Ad Litem for minor children in custody matters. She has been a speaker and co-author of materials for continuing education courses for the Bar in the area of family law. Gayle was selected to the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Connecticut Super Lawyers list, an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in
practice. Only 5% of attorneys in Connecticut receive this distinction. She was recently invited to join the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, an honor offered to 1% of lawyers in the US.  Attorney Carr maintains memberships in the Connecticut Bar Association, American Bar Association – Family Law Section, Milford Bar Association and Litchfield County Bar Association. She is the Treasurer for the Professional Discipline Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association. In 2020, she was awarded the Connecticut Bar Association, The Honorable Anthony V. DeMayo Pro Bono Award for demonstrated dedication to the provision of legal services to those in need. 

Gayle moved to Litchfield with her family in 1998. Shortly thereafter she became one of the founding members of the Litchfield Education Foundation. Thereafter, she served as Vice President and Chair of the Grants Committee for several years. After leaving the Litchfield Education Foundation, she was elected to the Town of Litchfield Board of Education. She served on the Board from 2007-2019, retiring from the position after serving as Board Chairman.
In 2021, Gayle was elected to the Borough of Litchfield, Board of Warden and Burgesses, where she currently serves as the Senior Burgess and Acting Warden. She has also been on the Board of Assessment Appeals for the Town of Litchfield since 2020, where she holds the position as Secretary.