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(Main Office) Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, P.C. was founded by a former president of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Theodore I. Koskoff. The firm represents clients and their families in personal injury and wrongful death cases arising from medical and professional malpractice, aviation and vehicular accidents, products liability, premises liability, civil rights and other acts of negligence. Several of the firm's partners are listed in "Best Lawyers in America" and are frequent lecturers on trial advocacy. The firm frequently takes a lead position in emerging areas of law. Statement of PracticeLitigation in all State and Federal Courts. Medical Malpractice, Equal Opportunity Law, Negligence, Products Liability, Civil Rights, and Class Actions. Firm Size: 15
Theodore I. Koskoff (1913-1989).
Michael P. Koskoff (Member) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, March 19, 1942; admitted to bar, 1966, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1975, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Brandeis University and University of Bridgeport (B.A., 1963); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1966). Commissioner, State of Connecticut Judicial Selection Commission; Listed in "Best Lawyers in America." Author: "New Vistas in Employment Discrimination," Connecticut Docket, February 1974; "Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case," (five part series), Connecticut Law Tribune, 1978; "Quiet on the Set; Lights, Cameras, Action," Connecticut Law Tribune, 1981; "Everyone Into the Pool," Connecticut Jury Selection Procedures, Connecticut Bar Journal, 1978. Faculty Member, National College of Advocacy, 1975, 1991. Member: Advisory Board, Quinnipiac College, School of Law 1980. Co-Chair, Special Masters Program, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1985-1997. Frequent Guest Speaker on Court T.V., featured in Damages, highly acclaimed book examining involvement in medical malpractice suit. Member: Bridgeport, Danbury, Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Educational Committee, 1990); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates (Past President, Past Vice-President, Connecticut Chapter); The Inner Circle of Advocates: The International Society of Barristers. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Class Actions; Personal Injury; Civil Rights; Accidents; Admiralty Law; Jones Act; Marine Liability; Maritime Accidents; Maritime Negligence; Maritime Personal Injury; Recreational Boating Law; Dram Shop Liability; Liquor Liability; Arbitration; Mediation; Antitrust; Deceptive Trade Practices; Unfair Trade; Airplane Crash Litigation; Aviation Law; Aviation Liability; Aviation Litigation; Aviation Products Liability; Helicopter Crash Litigation; Construction Accidents; Construction Products Liability; Construction Safety; Contractors Liability; Consumer Class Actions; Consumer Litigation; Civil Liberties; Commercial Torts; Wiretapping; Medical Law; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence; Highway Design Liability; Hospital Liability; Hospital Negligence; Hospital Peer Review; Hospital Premises Liability; Medical Staff Credentialing; Employer Intentional Torts; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; International Litigation; Long-Arm Litigation; Trial Practice; Birth Trauma; Chiropractors Malpractice; Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice; Failure to Diagnose; Gynecology Malpractice; Medical Liability; Medical Negligence; Medication Errors; Mental Health Professionals Malpractice; Nursing Liability; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Oncology Law; Optometric Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Pharmacists Liability; Physicians Professional Liability; Podiatric Malpractice; Psychiatric Malpractice; Psychology Malpractice; Psychotherapy Law; Surgeons Liability; Wrong Site Surgery; Municipal Liability; Municipal Torts; AIDS Litigation; Animal Attacks; Aquatic Injuries; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Cumulative Trauma; Dog Bites; Electrical Injury; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Neurolaw; Pedestrian Injuries; Personal Injury Appeals; Personal Injury Arbitration; Personal Injury Mediation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Power Line Contact Injury; Psychological Injury; Rental Vehicle Litigation; School Bus Accidents; Severe Burns; Sexual Abuse; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Subway Accidents; Third Party Wrongful Death; Tourist Injuries; Transfusion Associated AIDS; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Inadequate Security; Negligent Security; Premises Security; Private Security Litigation; Probate Litigation; Airbag Injury; All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Design Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Restraints; Automotive Warranty Law; Bicycle Products Liability; Biomedical Products Liability; Blood Bank Liability; Breach of Warranty; Breast Implant Litigation; Chemical Explosions; Chemical Products Liability; Dalkon Shield Litigation; Diet Drug Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Drug Contamination; Elevator Liability; Engineering Products Liability; Environmental Products Liability; Escalator Liability; Explosions; Firearms Litigation; Flammable Fabrics; Food Borne Disease; Food Products Liability; Gas Explosions; Heart Device Litigation; Heavy Equipment Products Liability; Industrial Products Liability; Lemon Law; Manufacturers Liability; Motorcycle Products Liability; Office Equipment Products Liability; Product Defects; Product Failure; Product Recall; Product Safety; Product Warning Labels; Products Liability Arbitration; Products Liability Insurance Coverage; Products Liability Mediation; Products Liability Subrogation; Propane Products Liability; Recreational Products Liability; Recreational Vehicle Products Liability; Seat Belt Injury; Tire Defect Litigation; Tire/Rim Mismatch; Tobacco Litigation; Vaccine Injury; Vehicle Rollovers; Warranty Law; Welding Products Liability; Accountants Liability; Accountants Malpractice; Professional Malpractice; Railroad Law; Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA); Railroad Accidents and Injuries; Railroad Crossing Accidents; Railroad Liability; Railroad Litigation; Health Club Law; Hotel Liability; Hotel Security; Marina Liability; Recreational Law; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Chemical Exposure; Occupational Cancer; Radiation Injury; Toxic Exposure; Toxic Tort Class Actions; Estate Litigation; Fiduciary Liability; Trust Litigation; Contested Wills; Patients Rights; Employer Liability.Email: Michael P. Koskoff
Richard A. Bieder (Member) born Stamford, Connecticut, September 26, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Connecticut and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1969, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1962); New York University (LL.B., 1965); National College of Advocacy, 1984. Member, Board of Representatives, Stamford, Connecticut, 1970-1972. State Chairman, National Organization for Legal Problems in Education, 1974. Author: "Primer on Products Liability," Connecticut Law Tribune, 1977; "How to Grab the Jury's Attention in a Medical Case," Trial Diplomacy Journal, 1981-1982; "What It Means to be a Plaintiff's Lawyer," Connecticut Law Tribune, 1988; "The Case for the Plaintiff," Miami Review, 1988. Contributor: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America tape series: "Learn from the Masters," 1982; "Wrongful Death Litigation," 1983. Lecturer: "Proof of Damages," 1983 and "Dramatic Techniques in the Courtroom," 1983, National College of Advocacy; "Giant Lies Come From Giant Insurance Companies," Australian Labor Lawyers Association, Adelaide, Australia, 1991; "The Training of Advocates in America," International Bar Association, Argentina, September 1988; Netherlands 2000 "History of the Contingency Fee in U.S., South African Association of Personal Injury Lawyers," 2001 - Trial Techniques. "Trial Preparation" and "Reasons to Be Proud," Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association. Member (President, 1993-1995), with Michael Koskoff "The Power of Plot" all day program, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1988-2004. Member, Board of Directors, 2001, Vice President, 2002-2003, President, 2003- 2004, and Chair, Catastrophic Injury Project, 2003, Trial Lawyers Care (Lawyer Volunteer Organization). Member: Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1973-1974; Vice President, 1974-1975; President, 1975-1977; Lifetime Achievement Award, 2004); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Recipient, Harry M. Philo Award for Safeguarding the Rights of Individuals, 2002; Board Governors, 19792006; Amicus Curiae Committee, 1987; Chair, 1988-1989; Ethics Committee, 1987; Co-Chair of ATLA International Lawyer Relations Committee, 1989-1990; Chairman, 1990, and Co-Chair, International Practice Section, 1991; ATLA Product Liability Advisory Committee, 1989-1990; ATLA Political Insight Conference Committee, 1989-1990; ATLA Insurance Bad Faith Litigation Group, 1989-1990; ATLA Constitution Challenge Committee, 1989-1990; ATLA, Chair, Organization and Home Office Committee, 1995-1997; ATLA, Chair, Organization Review Committee, 2004 Member, Judicial Independence Committee, 1999); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); International Society of Barristers; Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, London; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Kentucky Academy of Trial Lawyers; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association (APIL). [Lt., Judge Advocate, U.S. Navy, 1965-1968]. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Aviation Liability; Accidents; Products Liability; Maritime Accidents; Maritime Negligence; Maritime Personal Injury; Maritime Products Liability; Farm Equipment Liability; Dram Shop Liability; Liquor Liability; Arbitration; Mediation; Deceptive Trade Practices; Unfair Trade; Aviation and Aerospace; Aviation Accidents; Aviation Litigation; Aviation Products Liability; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Construction Accidents; Construction Liability; Construction Law; Consumer Law; Consumer Class Actions; Consumer Litigation; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Fraud; Managed Care Liability; Highway Design Liability; Highways; Hospital Negligence; Police Liability; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Birth Trauma; Chiropractors Malpractice; Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice; Failure to Diagnose; Gynecology Malpractice; Medical Liability; Medical Negligence; Medication Errors; Mental Health Professionals Malpractice; Nursing Liability; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Optometric Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Pharmacists Liability; Podiatric Malpractice; Psychiatric Malpractice; Psychology Malpractice; Surgeons Liability; Wrong Site Surgery; Animal Attacks; Aquatic Injuries; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Dog Bites; Electrical Injury; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Personal Injury Arbitration; Personal Injury Mediation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Psychological Injury; School Bus Accidents; Severe Burns; Sexual Abuse; Spinal Injury; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Inadequate Security; Negligent Security; Airbag Injury; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Design Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Chemical Products Liability; Elevator Liability; Food Borne Disease; Food Products Liability; Gas Explosions; Heart Device Litigation; Heavy Equipment Products Liability; Product Defects; Product Warning Labels; Propane Products Liability; Recreational Products Liability; Tire Defect Litigation; Architects and Engineers Liability; Architects and Engineers Malpractice; Design Professionals Liability; Professional Malpractice; Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA); Railroad Accidents and Injuries; Railroad Crossing Accidents; Railroad Liability; Real Estate Brokers Malpractice; Real Estate Fraud; Amusement Park Liability; Hotel Liability; Hotel Security; Marina Liability; Restaurant Liability; Ski Area Liability; Torts; Civil Liability; Tort Liability; Common Carrier Liability Law; Motor Carrier Liability; Transportation Liability; Truck Accidents.Email: Richard A. Bieder
Joel H. Lichtenstein (Member) born New York City, N.Y., October 20, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, New York; 1974, Connecticut; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Claims. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1960; LL.B., 1963). Member, Board of Examiners, National Board of Trial Advocacy. Past Chairman, Medical Legal Committee, Connecticut Bar Association. Past Board Member, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Member: Bridgeport, Connecticut (Member, Judiciary Committee), New York State and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Faculty Member, Advanced College of Advocacy, 1979-1980; Chair, Birth Trauma Litigation Group, ATLA, 1993-1996; Chair, Professional Negligence Section, ATLA, 1998-1999; Chair, Medical Negligence Information Litigation Group, ATLA, 1999-2001). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Hospital Liability; Health Maintenance Organizations; Health Care.Email: Joel H. Lichtenstein
John D. Jessep (Member) born Valparaiso, Indiana, August 14, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, Indiana; 1973, Connecticut. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Executive Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1971-1972. Author: "Selective Pacifism, Retroactivity and H.R. 832," 6 Valparaiso University Law Review, 72, 1971. Member: Bridgeport, Danbury and Connecticut Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. [U.S. Army, 1967-1969]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Hospital Liability; Hospital Negligence; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Birth Trauma; Chiropractors Malpractice; Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice; Failure to Diagnose; Gynecology Malpractice; Medical Liability; Medical Negligence; Medication Errors; Mental Health Professionals Malpractice; Nursing Liability; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Oncology Law; Optometric Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Pharmacists Liability; Physicians Professional Liability; Podiatric Malpractice; Psychiatric Malpractice; Psychology Malpractice; Psychotherapy Law; Surgeons Liability; Wrong Site Surgery; Accidents; AIDS Litigation; Animal Attacks; Aquatic Injuries; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Cumulative Trauma; Dog Bites; Electrical Injury; Electromagnetic Field Litigation; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Neurolaw; Pedestrian Injuries; Personal Injury Appeals; Personal Injury Mediation; Personal Injury Arbitration; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Power Line Contact Injury; Psychological Injury; Rental Vehicle Litigation; Repetitive Stress Injury; School Bus Accidents; Severe Burns; Sexual Abuse; Spinal Injury; Subway Accidents; Third Party Wrongful Death; Tourist Injuries; Transfusion Associated AIDS; Unintended Acceleration; Wrongful Death.Email: John D. Jessep
Christopher D. Bernard (Member) born New York, N.Y., November 1, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Connecticut; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., cum laude, 1975); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1979). Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member, University of Florida Law Review, 1978-1979. Adjunct Faculty Member, Mattatuck Community College, 1984-1986. Attorney Trial Referee and Arbitrator, State of Connecticut Superior Court. Special Master, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Member: Bridgeport, Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Past President; Member, Board of Governors; Member, Medical Malpractice and Continuing Legal Education Committees); American Association for Justice; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate). Fellow: Connecticut Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Consumer Class Actions; Government Tort Liability; Litigation; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence; Hospital Liability; Hospital Negligence; Insurance Bad Faith; Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Trial Practice; Birth Trauma; Chiropractors Malpractice; Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice; Failure to Diagnose; Gynecology Malpractice; Medical Liability; Medical Negligence; Medication Errors; Mental Health Professionals Malpractice; Nursing Liability; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Oncology Law; Optometric Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Pharmacists Liability; Physicians Professional Liability; Podiatric Malpractice; Psychiatric Malpractice; Psychology Malpractice; Psychotherapy Law; Surgeons Liability; Wrong Site Surgery; Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Head Injury; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Severe Burns; Spinal Injury; Third Party Wrongful Death; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Inadequate Security; Negligent Security; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Food Borne Disease; Food Products Liability; Heart Device Litigation; Product Defects; Product Failure; Product Safety; Product Warning Labels; Tobacco Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Professional Sexual Misconduct; Torts; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Mass Torts; Tort Liability; Toxic Torts; Occupational Cancer; Occupational Disease; Toxic Exposure; Toxic Tort Class Actions; Consumer Law; Health Care; Hospital Law.Email: Christopher D. Bernard
Carey B. Reilly (Member) born Norwalk, Connecticut, August 8, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Connecticut; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., summa cum laude, University scholar, graduation with distinction in political science, 1979; J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Bridgeport and Connecticut Bar Associations; The American Association for Justice; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Negligence; Litigation; Consumer Class Actions; Civil Appeals; Government Tort Liability; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence; Insurance Bad Faith; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Birth Trauma; Chiropractors Malpractice; Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice; Failure to Diagnose; Gynecology Malpractice; Medical Liability; Medical Negligence; Medication Errors; Mental Health Professionals Malpractice; Nursing Liability; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Optometric Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Pharmacists Liability; Physicians Professional Liability; Podiatric Malpractice; Psychiatric Malpractice; Psychology Malpractice; Psychotherapy Law; Surgeons Liability; Wrong Site Surgery; Personal Injury; Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Head Injury; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Severe Burns; Spinal Injury; Third Party Wrongful Death; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Food Borne Disease; Food Products Liability; Heart Device Litigation; Product Defects; Product Failure; Product Safety; Product Warning Labels; Tobacco Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Torts; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Mass Torts; Hospital Liability; Hospital Negligence.Email: Carey B. Reilly
James D. Horwitz (Member) born West Orange, New Jersey, June 19, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Connecticut; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1979); Yeshiva University (J.D., 1984). Lecturer: "Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress" 1990, 1991, CTLA; "HIV & Hemophilia: A Class Action" 1994; "Negotiation & Pretrials" 1995, Bridgeport Bar "Electromagnetic Fields" 1995, New Haven Bar; "Voir Dire," CTLA, 1995; "Pretrials," Bpt Bar, 1988, 1999; "Opening and Closing Statements," CTLA, 1996; "Brachial Plexus Injury," ATLA, 1998; "Technology in the Courtroom," CTLA, 1998, 1999; "Technology in Medical Malpractice Trials," National College of Advocacy, 1999; Creating Innovative Trial Exhibits," American Trial Lawyers Association, 2000; "Computerized Presentation of Evidence," American Inns of Court, 2000; "Dealing With Daubert," National College of Advocacy, 2000; "Offensive and Defensive Use of Daubert Motions: Successfully Utilizing Daubert as a Sword or Shield," National College of Advocacy, 2001; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association Expert Witnesses "Direct and Cross Examination of a Medical Expert," Experts, Raymond S. Baldwin American Inns of Court, 2003. Member: Bridgeport (Chair, Civil Trial Section, 1993-1995; Medical/Legal Committee), Connecticut and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Board Member); American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Government Tort Liability; Health Care Fraud; Health Care Litigation; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence; Hospital Liability; Hospital Negligence; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Birth Trauma; Chiropractors Malpractice; Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice; Dental Malpractice; Failure to Diagnose; Gynecology Malpractice; Medical Liability; Medical Negligence; Medical-Legal Law; Medication Errors; Mental Health Professionals Malpractice; Nursing Liability; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Oncology Law; Optometric Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Pharmacists Liability; Physicians Professional Liability; Podiatric Malpractice; Psychiatric Malpractice; Psychology Malpractice; Psychotherapy Law; Wrong Site Surgery; Surgeons Liability; Accidents; AIDS Litigation; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Head Injury; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Severe Burns; Spinal Injury; Third Party Wrongful Death; Wrongful Death; Biomedical Products Liability; Blood Bank Liability; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Engineering Products Liability; Environmental Products Liability; Heart Device Litigation; Product Defects; Product Failure; Product Safety; Product Warning Labels; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Torts; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Mass Torts; Tort Liability.Email: James D. Horwitz
Joshua D. Koskoff (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, August 10, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Connecticut; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1988); Suffolk University (J.D., 1994). Named One Of Connecticut's New Leaders of the Law, in Development of the Law, by Connecticut Law Tribune. Editor, The Library of Congress Personal Injury Forms. Member: Bridgeport and Connecticut Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Second Circuit). Reported Cases: Danko v. Redway Enterprises Connecticut Supreme Court; Carlson v. Waterbury Hospital Connecticut Supreme Court; Hayes v. Camel Connecticut Supreme Court; Ancheff v. Hartford Hospital Connecticut Supreme Court; Viera v. Cohen Connecticut Supreme Court; Miller v. Fishman Connecticut Appellate Court. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Consumer Law; Consumer Class Actions; Business Fraud; Business Torts; Commercial Fraud; Health Care Fraud; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Trial Practice; Birth Trauma; Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice; Failure to Diagnose; Gynecology Malpractice; Medical Disciplinary Proceedings; Medical Liability; Medical Negligence; Medical-Legal Law; Medication Errors; Mental Health Professionals Malpractice; Nursing Liability; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Oncology Law; Optometric Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Pharmacists Liability; Podiatric Malpractice; Psychiatric Malpractice; Psychology Malpractice; Psychotherapy Law; Surgeons Liability; Wrong Site Surgery; Accidents; AIDS Litigation; Animal Attacks; Aquatic Injuries; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Cumulative Trauma; Electrical Injury; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Pedestrian Injuries; Personal Injury Mediation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Power Line Contact Injury; Psychological Injury; Rental Vehicle Litigation; School Bus Accidents; Severe Burns; Sexual Abuse; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Subway Accidents; Third Party Wrongful Death; TMJ Dysfunction; Tourist Injuries; Transfusion Associated AIDS; Unintended Acceleration; Whiplash; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Airbag Injury; All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Design Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Restraints; Automotive Warranty Law; Bicycle Products Liability; Biomedical Products Liability; Blood Bank Liability; Chemical Explosions; Chemical Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Drug Contamination; Elevator Liability; Engineering Products Liability; Environmental Products Liability; Escalator Liability; Explosions; Firearms Litigation; Flammable Fabrics; Food Borne Disease; Food Products Liability; Gas Explosions; Heart Device Litigation; Heavy Equipment Products Liability; Industrial Products Liability; Manufacturers Liability; Motorcycle Products Liability; Product Defects; Product Failure; Product Recall; Product Safety; Product Warning Labels; Propane Products Liability; Recreational Products Liability; Recreational Vehicle Products Liability; Seat Belt Injury; Tire Defect Litigation; Tire/Rim Mismatch; Tobacco Litigation; Vaccine Injury; Vehicle Rollovers; Warranty Law; Professional Liability; Accountants Liability; Accountants Malpractice; Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Professional Sexual Misconduct; Civil Liability; Torts; Intentional Torts; Mass Torts; Tort Liability; Toxic Torts; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Chemical Exposure; Lead Poisoning; Occupational Cancer; Occupational Disease; Radiation Injury; Toxic Exposure; Toxic Tort Class Actions.Email: Joshua D. Koskoff
Regina M. Murphy (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, November 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Connecticut; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Rutgers University (B.S.N., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1985). Registered Nurse, Connecticut, 1981. Member: Bridgeport (Member, Medical Legal Committee), Connecticut (Member, Executive Committee, Health Law Section) and American (Member, Medicine and Law Committee) Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Nurse Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Committee on Courts, 1998-1999; Birth Trauma Litigation Group); Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Health Care; Health Care Liability; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Trial Practice; Birth Trauma; Chiropractors Malpractice; Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice; Failure to Diagnose; Gynecology Malpractice; Medical Disciplinary Proceedings; Medical Liability; Medical Negligence; Medication Errors; Medical-Legal Law; Mental Health Professionals Malpractice; Nursing Liability; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Oncology Law; Optometric Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Pharmacists Liability; Physicians Professional Liability; Podiatric Malpractice; Psychiatric Malpractice; Psychology Malpractice; Psychotherapy Law; Surgeons Liability; Wrong Site Surgery; Personal Injury; Brain Injury; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Torts.Email: Regina M. Murphy
Antonio Ponvert III (Member) born Newport, Rhode Island, July 12, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania; 1997, Connecticut; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.S., with highest distinction, 1987); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1990). PRIOR EMPLOYMENT: Member, Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Hon. Edmund V. Ludwig, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1990-1991. Associate: O'Melveny & Myers, 1991-1992; Law Offices of Amitai Schwartz, 1993-1997; Tyler, Cooper & Alcorn, 1997-1999. Reported Cases: Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Association v. Fontaine, 278 Conn. 779 (2006); Hurley et al v. The Heart Physicians, P.C. et al, 278 Conn. 305 (2006); Ziemba v. Rell, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8730 (D. Conn 2005), 409 F.3d 553 (2d Cir. 2005), 125 S. Ct. 2006 (2005); Ross v. Rell, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1004 (D. Conn. 2005), 398 F. 3d 2035 (2d Cir. 005), 125 S. Ct. 1117 (2005); Bitetto v. Harrington, 1997 U.S. App. Lexis 19957 (9th Cir. 2000); Bucholtz v. Belshe, 114 F.3d 923 (9th Cir. 1997); Jackson v. Mcintosh, 90 F.3d 330 (9th Cir. 1996); Dalzin v. Belshe, 993 F.Supp. 732 (N.D.Cal. 1997); Wagner v. Clark Equipment Co., 259 Conn. 114 (2002) (amicus); Craig v. Driscoll, 262 Conn. 312 (2003) (amicus); Wiseman v. Armstrong, 2005 Conn. Super. LEXIS 1716 (July 1, 2005). Practice Areas: Constitutional Law; Civil Rights; Prisoners Rights; Litigation; Public Benefits; Class Actions; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Fifth Amendment Law; First Amendment Law; Fourth Amendment Law; Freedom of Information; Freedom of Religion; Media and First Amendment; Childrens Rights; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Liberties; Civil Rights Defense; Civil Rights Section 1983; Discrimination; Gay and Lesbian Rights; Human Rights; International Human Rights; Personal Rights; Prisoners Rights Class Actions; Public Interest Law; Race Discrimination; Reproductive Rights; Sex Discrimination; Womens Rights; General Practice; Federal Practice; False Claims Act; Federal Tort Claims; Government Immunity; Government Tort Liability; Local Government Civil Rights; Qui Tam Litigation; State Government Law; Patients Rights; Law Enforcement; Corrections Law; Excessive Use of Force; High Speed Police Pursuit Litigation; Law Enforcement Liability; Police Brutality; Police Liability; Police Misconduct; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Long-Arm Litigation; Trial Practice; U.S. Supreme Court Litigation; Mental Health Professionals Malpractice; Psychiatric Malpractice; Psychology Malpractice; Psychotherapy Law; Personal Injury; Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Electrical Injury; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Pedestrian Injuries; Personal Injury Appeals; Personal Injury Mediation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Psychological Injury; Rental Vehicle Litigation; School Bus Accidents; Severe Burns; Sexual Abuse; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Subway Accidents; Third Party Wrongful Death; Tourist Injuries; Transfusion Associated AIDS; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Inadequate Security; Negligent Security; Premises Security; Private Security Litigation; Products Liability; Product Defects; Product Failure; Product Safety; Tobacco Litigation; Torts; Civil Liability; Mass Torts; Intentional Torts.Email: Antonio Ponvert III
Kathleen Lenehan Nastri (Member) born New York, N.Y., August 14, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., 1983; J.D., with honors, 1987). Editor, Verdict and Settlements Column, CTLA Forum Magazine. Partner, 1986-2003 and Head of Plaintiff's Personal Injury Practice Group, 1993-2003, Carmody & Torrance, Waterbury, CT. Partner, Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, Bridgeport, CT, 2003. Member: Connecticut Bar Association; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer; Vice President; President Elect; President, 2003-2004; Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee; Frequent Lecturer, CLE Seminars); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Board of Governors, Public Affairs Committee, Publications Committee; American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: Connecticut Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Babes v. Bennett, 247 Conn. 256 (1998); Fulop v. Maley Hungarian Airlines, 175 F. Supp. 651 (2001). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Health Care Litigation; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Negligence; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Highway Design Liability; Hospital Liability; Hospital Negligence; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Trial Practice; Birth Trauma; Chiropractors Malpractice; Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice; Dental Malpractice; Dental Malpractice Defense; Failure to Diagnose; Gynecology Malpractice; Medical Disciplinary Proceedings; Medical Liability; Medical Negligence; Medical-Legal Law; Medication Errors; Mental Health Professionals Malpractice; Nursing Liability; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Oncology Law; Optometric Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Pharmacists Liability; Podiatric Malpractice; Psychiatric Malpractice; Psychology Malpractice; Psychotherapy Law; Surgeons Liability; Wrong Site Surgery; Municipal Liability; Municipal Torts; Industrial Accidents; AIDS Litigation; Animal Attacks; Accidents; Aquatic Injuries; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Cumulative Trauma; Dog Bites; Electrical Injury; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Pedestrian Injuries; Personal Injury Appeals; Personal Injury Arbitration; Personal Injury Mediation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Power Line Contact Injury; Psychological Injury; Rental Vehicle Litigation; Repetitive Stress Injury; School Bus Accidents; Severe Burns; Sexual Abuse; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; TMJ Dysfunction; Tourist Injuries; Transfusion Associated AIDS; Unintended Acceleration; Whiplash; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Food Borne Disease; Food Products Liability; Product Defects; Product Failure; Product Recall; Product Safety; Product Warning Labels; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Civil Liability; Torts; Intentional Torts; Mass Torts; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Truck Accidents; Trucking Liability.Email: Kathleen Lenehan Nastri
William M. Bloss (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 1, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Connecticut; 1985, New York and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1979); American University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1984). Omicron Delta Kappa. Articles Editor, American University Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: Note, "Gross Receipts Taxes: Toward Parity in State Energy Industry Taxation," 32 American University Law Review 873, 1983. Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert C. Zampano, U.S. District Judge, District of Connecticut, 1984-1985; Honorable Carolyn Dineen King, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1985-1986. Defender Services Advisory Group, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 1995-1996. Member, Board of Education, Town of Guilford, 1999. Member: New Haven County, Connecticut (Chairman, Criminal Justice Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1987-1991) and American (Member, Criminal Justice Section, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Committee, 1991-1995) Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Fellow: Connecticut Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Haddock v. Nationwide Financial Services, 514 F. Supp. 2d 267 (D. Conn. 2007) (ERISA); MIIX Ins. Co. v. Associated Women's Health Specialists, P.C., 2007 WL 4163999 (D.N.J. Nov. 19, 2007) (jurisdiction); Deutsch v. Circa Bistro, LLC, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20176 (D. Conn. Sept 13, 2005) (personal injury); Curtin v. Town of Brookfield, 2005 Conn. Super. LEXIS 919 (Apr. 14, 2005) (personal injury); Gonzalez v. University System of New Hampshire, 2005 Conn. Super. LEXIS 288 (Jan 28, 2005) (personal injury); Tilley v. Anixter Inc., 332 B.R. 501 (D. Conn. 2005); State v. Lopez, 271 Conn. 724, 859 A.2d 898 (2004)(criminal); Campbell v. Bysiewicz, 213 F. Supp. 2d 152 (D. Conn. 2002), 242 F. Supp. 2d 164 (D.Conn. 2003) (first amendment, election law); Mahler v. United States, 195 F.Supp. 2d 379 (D. Conn. 2002) (tax); Blumenthal v Barnes, 261 Conn. 434, 804 A. 2d 152 (2002) (authority of Attorney General); Lucas Aerospace, Ltd. v. Advanced Executive Aircraft, Ltd., 292 A.D.2d 201, 738 N.Y.S. 2d 211 (2002) (arbitration); Cowras v. Hard Copy, 56 F.Supp. 2d 207 (D.Conn. 1999) (first amendment); United States v. Autuori, 49 F.Supp.2d 321 (D.Conn. 1998), aff'd in part, rev'd in part, 212 F.3d 105 (2d Cir. 2000) (criminal); Bernet v. Bernet, 56 Conn. App. 661, 745 A.2d 827 (2000) (corporate dissolution); Schaeffer v. Vera Wang Bridal House, Ltd., 64 F.Supp.2d 286 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) (personal injury); Automated Salvage Transport, Inc. v. Wheelabrator Environmental Systems, Inc., 155 F.3d 59 (2d Cir. 1998) (antitrust, environmental). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Criminal Defense; Appellate Practice; Accidents; Maritime Personal Injury; Maritime Products Liability; Dram Shop Liability; Liquor Liability; Civil Appeals; Airplane Crash Litigation; Construction Accidents; Business Litigation; Election Law; Insurance Bad Faith; Aquatic Injuries; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Cumulative Trauma; Electrical Injury; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Pedestrian Injuries; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Power Line Contact Injury; Psychological Injury; Rental Vehicle Litigation; School Bus Accidents; Severe Burns; Sexual Abuse; Spinal Injury; Third Party Wrongful Death; TMJ Dysfunction; Tourist Injuries; Transfusion Associated AIDS; Unintended Acceleration; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Inadequate Security; Negligent Security; Premises Security; Private Security Litigation; Airbag Injury; All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Design Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Restraints; Bicycle Products Liability; Chemical Explosions; Chemical Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Elevator Liability; Engineering Products Liability; Environmental Products Liability; Escalator Liability; Explosions; Flammable Fabrics; Gas Explosions; Heavy Equipment Products Liability; Industrial Products Liability; Manufacturers Liability; Motorcycle Products Liability; Product Defects; Product Failure; Product Recall; Product Safety; Product Warning Labels; Propane Products Liability; Recreational Products Liability; Recreational Vehicle Products Liability; Seat Belt Injury; Tire Defect Litigation; Tire/Rim Mismatch; Vehicle Rollovers; Welding Products Liability; Torts; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Mass Torts; Tort Liability; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Chemical Exposure; Mold Litigation; Pesticide Litigation; Toxic Exposure; Common Carrier Liability Law; Motor Carrier Liability; Truck Accidents; Trucking Liability.Email: William M. Bloss
——————————Gertrude A. Kiaunis (Associate) born Quincy, Massachusetts, April 29, 1953; admitted to bar, 1985, Connecticut; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston College (B.S.N., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1985). Registered Nurse, Connecticut, 1975. Member: Bridgeport, Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (Charter Member); Secretary and Director, Connecticut Chapter, 1992-1995; President, Connecticut Chapter, 2003-2005); American Nurses Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Trial Practice; Birth Trauma; Chiropractors Malpractice; Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice; Failure to Diagnose; Gynecology Malpractice; Medical Liability; Medical Negligence; Medication Errors; Mental Health Professionals Malpractice; Nursing Liability; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Oncology Law; Optometric Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Pharmacists Liability; Physicians Professional Liability; Psychiatric Malpractice; Psychology Malpractice; Surgeons Liability; Wrong Site Surgery; Personal Injury; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Severe Burns; Slip and Fall; Wrongful Death; Breast Implant Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Product Defects; Product Failure; Product Safety; Professional Liability; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Torts; Civil Liability; Mass Torts.Email: Gertrude A. Kiaunis
J. Craig Smith (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, January 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 2003, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2006, Georgia and U.S. District Court, District of Georgia. Education: DePaul University (B.A., 1994); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member, The Order of Barristers. Author: South Carolina Lawyer, November 2002. Member: New Haven, Bridgeport, Charleston County, South Carolina, Georgia and Connecticut Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Circuit Representative, Young Lawyers Division, 2003); Association of Trial Lawyers of America; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Product Defects; Dram Shop Liability; Antitrust; Deceptive Trade Practices; Civil Appeals; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Fraud; Consumer Fraud; Civil Fraud; Unfair Insurance Practices; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Arbitration; Defamation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; Accidents; Animal Attacks; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Dog Bites; Electrical Injury; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Psychological Injury; School Bus Accidents; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Third Party Wrongful Death; Tourist Injuries; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Inadequate Security; Negligent Security; Products Liability; Airbag Injury; All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Design Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Restraints; Bicycle Products Liability; Diet Drug Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Heavy Equipment Products Liability; Industrial Products Liability; Product Failure; Product Recall; Product Safety; Propane Products Liability; Recreational Products Liability; Recreational Vehicle Products Liability; Seat Belt Injury; Tire Defect Litigation; Tobacco Litigation; Vehicle Rollovers; Civil RICO; Sports Injury; Torts; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Mass Torts; Tort Liability; Mold Litigation; Toxic Tort Class Actions; Transportation; Motor Carrier Liability; Truck Accidents; Trucking Liability; Unfair Competition.Email: J. Craig Smith
Cynthia C. Bott (Associate) born E. St. Louis, Illinois, November 11, 1953; admitted to bar, 1988, Connecticut; 1992 U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Stephens College (B.A., 1975); University of Kentucky Graduate School of Library & Information Science (M.S.L.S., 1976); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1987). Co-author, Connecticut Laws and their Impact on Business Entities: Connecticut Product Liability Act, 64 Conn. B.J. Special Issue 364 (1990); Co-author, Supreme and Appellate Court Review, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (1993-2000), Member, Advisory Board for Legal Studies Program, University of New Haven, 2006, New Haven County Standing Committee on Recommendations for Admission to the Connecticut Bar, 2003. Member: Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; The American Association for Justice; Connecticut Bar Association (Editor-at-Large, Connecticut Bar Journal, 1998-2008). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Personal Injury; Civil Appeals; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Negligence; Torts.Email: Cynthia C. Bott
Sean K. McElligott (Associate) born South Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2003, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2006, Connecticut, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1996); Yale University (J.D., 2001). Member: Bridgeport and New Haven County Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Human Rights; Personal Injury; Antitrust Class Actions; Deceptive Trade Practices; Price-Fixing; Civil Appeals; Fourth Amendment Law; Consumer Class Actions; Civil Rights; Civil Liberties; Civil Rights Defense; Civil Rights Section 1983; Discrimination; Personal Rights; Prisoners Rights; Prisoners Rights Class Actions; Public Interest Law; Race Discrimination; Medical Malpractice; Medical Negligence; Mental Health Professionals Malpractice; Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Premises Liability; Inadequate Security; Negligent Security; Products Liability; Product Defects; Torts; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts.
OF COUNSELJames Wu (Of Counsel) born New Haven, Connecticut, July 27, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1971); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1975). Member, Eminent Domain Advisory Committee, Law Revision Commission, Connecticut Legislature, 1982-1983. Connecticut Attorney Trial Referee, 1986-1992. Member: Waterbury, Litchfield, Danbury, Connecticut (Chairman, Family Law Section, 1994-1995; Member: Executive Committee) and American (Member, Sections on Family Law; Litigation; Chairman, Trial Techniques Committee, Family Law Section, 1991-1992) Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; State of Connecticut Judicial Selection Commission, 2004- (Chairman 2006). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Family Law; Tax Appeals; Condemnations.
Neal A. DeYoung (Of Counsel) born New York, New York, September 20, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 2005, Connecticut; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1983); Boston University (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Neal A. DeYoung
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