Paul R. Bedard

With a service-oriented mindset, Paul believes in engaging with and giving back to our community. He has served as Southington’s Assistant Town Attorney and on municipal and regional boards including the Southington Zoning Board of Appeals and the Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency. In 2025, Paul was duly elected as the Judge of the Farmington Regional Probate Court.   

From a charitable standpoint, Paul has served as the President of the Board of Directors of the Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA and is a proud supporter of Connecticut Children’s. In 2023, Paul was awarded the Glenn E. Knierim Pro Bono Award—an award given by the Connecticut Probate Assembly and the Office of the Probate Court Administrator to only one attorney in Connecticut each year to recognize that attorney’s pro bono contribution to Connecticut’s probate courts.  

Having served as an attorney, fiduciary, and guardian within hundreds of probate cases of nearly every type, Paul has been a featured speaker at seminars presented by the National Business Institute on topics related to probate and estate planning. He publishes a regular column featured in Southington Magazine and Plainville Magazine that provides readers with helpful information on various legal topics. When not practicing law or focusing on community engagement, Paul enjoys traveling with his wife and two daughters. 

Paul’s areas of practice include but are not limited to probate, real estate, elder law, and estate planning matters.