Attorney Maryanne D. MacIsaac, Zabel Schellenberg, PLLC Law Firm New Haven Connecticut

Maryanne D. MacIsaac

Associate

Overview

Maryanne is an associate practicing in the areas of municipal and government law, foreclosures, land use, zoning, planning, and environmental regulation.

Maryanne received her J. D., magna cum laude, from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2025, where she served as a Staff Member and Publication Editor of the Quinnipiac Law Review. Her student note was published in 2024, in the 43rd issue of the Quinnipiac Law Review.

During her time in law school, Maryanne interned with the Honorable Phillip Hom at the Supreme Court of Queens County in New York, where she worked on a variety of civil matters, including foreclosure, contracts, bankruptcy, and matrimonial actions. She also interned at the City of Waterbury’s Office of the Corporation Counsel, where she supported the litigation department on various municipal matters, including tax, restitution, constitutional issues, personal injury, and education.

She also served as the Vice President of the Environmental Law Society, a peer mentor for incoming law students, and a member of the club soccer team.

She received her B.A., summa cum laude, from Manhattan University in 2020, where she majored in English and French and minored in Peace & Justice Studies.

Prior to law school, Maryanne worked as a high school French teacher in Brooklyn, New York and legal recruiting assistant in Manhattan. During her free time, Maryanne enjoys kickboxing, running, going to concerts, and spending time with her cat, Clemmie.

Education

Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2025

  • Staff Member and Publication Editor, Quinnipiac Law Review‍ ‍

  • Vice President, Quinnipiac Environmental Law Society

Manhattan University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2020

  • Honors Thesis: "Descartes, la raison, et la religion : un examen du Discours de la méthode et des Méditations métaphysiques"

  • Honors Thesis: "Gender and War: A Neo-Classicist Examination of Effeminacy and Pacifism in Byron’s Sardanapalus"

  • Phi Beta Kappa

  • Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society

  • Phi Sigma Iota Foreign Languages Honor Society

  • Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society‍‍‍

Professional Affiliations

Connecticut Bar Association

  • Solo and Small Firm Section

  • Environmental Law Section

  • Planning & Zoning Section

  • Women in the Law Section

Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society

Admissions

Connecticut

Honors, Awards, and Community Service

Dean’s Fellow Scholarship, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2022-2025

‍Excellence in Clinical Legal Education, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2025

‍Volunteer Translator and Interpreter, African Services Committee, Harlem, NY, 2019

Publications

Note: Navigating the Legal WatersPost-Sackett, 43 Quinnipiac L. Rev. 97 (2024)