RE-ELECT
Daniel Mara
Judge of Probate
TOBACCO VALLEY PROBATE DISTRICT BLOOMFIELD, SUFFIELD, WINDSOR LOCKS and EAST GRANBY
Service
I am the Judge of Probate for the Tobacco Valley Probate District, serving Bloomfield, Suffield, East Granby, and Windsor Locks. You elected me in 2022, and I am asking for your vote again on November 3, 2026. Probate court helps people during difficult times. Families may be dealing with the death of a loved one, guardianship, adoption, conservatorship, or other personal matters. My job is to make the process clear, respectful, and fair. Since taking office, I have helped hundreds of local families. I have worked to protect people with intellectual disabilities and others who need support. I have helped children find safe homes. When conservators or guardians are needed, I appoint them carefully and make sure they do their jobs responsibly. I also handle estates and trusts. I work to make sure a person’s assets go where they should, bills are paid, and estate representatives act fairly. This work is personal to me. Before I became judge, my wife and I came to the Tobacco Valley Probate Court to adopt our children and build our family. I know how much this court can matter. It is a privilege to help other families find answers, stability, and hope. Thank you for your trust and for the chance to serve. On November 3, please vote for Dan Mara for Tobacco Valley District Judge of Probate.
Protecting Families
Probate court decisions shape the lives of families navigating estates, guardianships, and conservatorships. Every case deserves individual attention.
Efficient Administration
Delays in probate proceedings cause real hardship. I am committed to modernizing court processes and resolving matters promptly and fairly.
Accessible Justice
Everybody deserves equal access to the court. I work hard to ensure the probate process is clear, transparent, and navigable for all.
About Daniel
I have spent more than 40 years helping people resolve their business and personal affairs in the Connecticut courts. I’ve used that experience for the last four years in service to the towns of East Granby, Windsor Locks, Bloomfield, and Suffield. I have helped lenders and borrowers in financing, commercial and real estate transactions and in the workout and resolution of financing relationships. I have been counsel in connection with real property based and asset based financing transactions; restructuring, workout and foreclosure of financing relationships; creditor’s rights in bankruptcy; land development issues; establishment of for profit and not for profit business entities and related matters; business reorganizations and small business financing matters; the purchase and sale of businesses, personal property and real property; intellectual property licensing and related agreements; general contract matters; resolution of partnership and shareholder disputes, matters under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act and the Connecticut Franchise Act and in other general commercial matters. I was recognized as a “Super Lawyer” for business litigation in 2011 to 2025 and again in 2018 through 2026. I appear for individuals, businesses and banks before the trial and appellate courts of the State of Connecticut and in the Bankruptcy and Federal District Courts for the District of Connecticut. I am a 1982 graduate of Hamilton College, and a 1985 graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law. I am a member of and a past delegate to the Connecticut Bar Association and I am a member of the American Bar Association and the Hartford County Bar Association. I volunteered pro-bono representation in connection with Lawyers for Children America, and I am past Chairman of the Boards of Southend Community Services and Computers for Kids and past President Emeritus of the Hartford County Bar Foundation. I have been elected to multiple terms on the Town of Bloomfield Planning and Zoning Commission and have served on its Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission
"In the probate court, the issues are as different as the people involved. We try to meet each of them in a fair and understandable way"
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