Christopher Oakley first developed an interest in complex family legal matters even before he went to law school. His mother had been adopted, and her experiences inspired him to focus on family law issues while studying at Quinnipiac University School of Law.

“I know being adopted had profound effects on my mother’s life. I had an interest in those effects, so I followed them in my career,” said Oakley, of Oakley & Chizinski in Middletown.