(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

Appellate Practice, Building/Construction Defects, Civil Rights Litigation, Collections, Commercial Defense Litigation, Contract Negotiation and Drafting, Copyright Enforcement, Domestic Relations, Employment/Discrimination, Insurance Coverage and Claims, Internet Law, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Real Estate, Technology Practice, Trademark Enforcement, Patent, Workers Compensation, Corporate Law.

Address

1261 Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824, (Fairfield Co.)

Phone

Phone: 203-319-0800
Fax: 203-319-1210

Website

http://www.cbklaw.net

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Kevin A. Coles (Member) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, August 7, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., 1970); University of Houston, Bates College of Law (J.D., 1973). Member, Order of the Barons. Member: Board of Directors, St. Thomas More School, 1977—; Board of Managers, Lakewood-Trumbull Y.M.C.A., 1981-1990. Chairman, Pension Board, Town of Trumbull, 1978-1990. Member: Bridgeport Bar Association; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Federal Employment Law(60%, 15); Legal Malpractice(30%, 8); Insurance; Litigation(10%); Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.Email: Kevin A. Coles

James T. Baldwin (Member) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, March 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Connecticut; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1987); University of Bridgeport School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Bridgeport and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; General Litigation; Subrogation Claims; General Practice.Email: James T. Baldwin

John B. Kaiser (Member) born Laguna Beach, California, September 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut; 2003, Massachusetts. Education: New York University (B.A., 1987); American University (J.D., 1991). Editor, The American University Journal of International Law and Policy, 1990-1991. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Family Law; Internet Law.Email: John B. Kaiser

ASSOCIATES

Catherine L. Creager (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2000, Connecticut; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green (B.A., 1982); Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (M.A., 1989); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Bridgeport Bar Association; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Harrison v. Hamzi, 77 Conn.App. 510 (2003); Friedman v. Meriden Orthopaedic Group, P.C., 77 Conn.App. 307 (2003). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Federal Civil Litigation.Email: Catherine L. Creager

Marisa F. Schafer (Associate) born Oceanside, New York, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Connecticut. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 2001); Quinnipiac University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Recipient: CATIC Award, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2005; Academic Achievement Award, Real Estate Transactions, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2004; Academic Achievement Award, International Litigation in United States Courts, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2004; Academic Achievement Award, International Litigation in United States Courts, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2004; Academic Achievement Award, Legal Skills I, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2002. Associate Editor, Quinnipiac Law Review, 2004-2005. Member: Greater Bridgeport Area, Connecticut and American Bar Associations.Email: Marisa F. Schafer

OF COUNSEL

David M. McHugh (Of Counsel) born Holyoke, Massachusetts, July 7, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, Connecticut; 1967, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, Massachusetts. Education: Deerfield Academy (1957); Fairfield University (B.S.S., 1962); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1965). Author: A Practical Guide to Estate Planning, 2000-2001. Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Workers Compensation; Business Law; Limited Liability Companies; Partnerships.Email: David M. McHugh

Douglas L. Soutar (Of Counsel) born Madison, Wisconsin, August 26, 1943; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; 1977, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1985, U.S. Tax Court; 1989, Connecticut. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1965); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1972). Alternate Member: Fairfield Land Acquisition Commission, 2004-2005; Fairfield Plan and Zoning Commission, 2007—. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Matrimonial Law; Criminal Defense; Real Estate Transactions; Estate Planning; Elder Law; Probate; Insurance; Business Law.