Real estate and financial services attorney Deborah L. Dorio has joined the West Hatford law firm Gfeller Laurie, as a partner.

Dorio brings more than 25 years of experience working at her prior firm, Pease & Dorio in Farmington, where she has represented clients in the Connecticut banking and real estate markets in business, finance and commercial litigation. She represents lenders and buyers in asset-based lending transactions, Small Business Administration-insured lending programs, residential real estate, consumer compliance issues, troubled debt restructures, commercial loans and litigation.