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| | Address | | 350 Fairfield Avenue, P.O. Box 9177 | | Bridgeport, Connecticut 06601 | | (Fairfield Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Weinstein, Weiner, Ignal, Napolitano & Shapiro, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice including Personal Injury, Negligence, Commercial, Reorganization, Bankruptcy, Foreclosures, Criminal, Civil Rights, Employee Rights and Benefits, Employment Discrimination, Family, Workers Compensation, Real Estate, Divorce, Probate, Wills, Trusts and Estates, Felonies, DUI, Traffic Violations, Auto Accidents. Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies. | | Year Established: 1971 | | Firm Size: 6 | Representative Clients:
Future Industries of America, Inc.; Borough Counsel, Borough of Woodmont; Travelers Insurance Co.; Fleet Bank; McCue Mortgage Co.; Merriam Motors; Park City Ford; Key Hyndai; Misto, LLC. |
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Connecticut Attorneys' Title Insurance Co.; Chicago Title; First Fidelity Title. | Reference:
Fleet Bank. | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | Gerald T. Weiner (Member) born New York, N.Y., July 8, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1968). Lecturer in Communications Law, 1974-1979 and Adjunct Professor, 1978-1982, University of Bridgeport. Staff Attorney, CATV Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 1968-1970. Town Counsel, Borough of Woodmont, 1976—. Chairman: Woodbridge Town Committee, 1980—; Third Congressional District Political Committee, 1990—. Member: Woodbridge Charter Revision Commission, 1986-1990; Connecticut Investment Advisory Council, 1992—; 1993—, Deputy Chairman, 1999-2004, Chairman, 2004—, State Board of Arbitration and Mediation, Regional Growth Partnership, New Haven, CT, 1995—; Democratic State Central Committee, 1996—. Member, Tweed New Haven Airport Authority, 1996—. Member: Board of Directors 1994—, Chairman, 1999—, Griffin Hospital; University of Connecticut President's Athletic Advocacy Committee. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member: Family Law Section; Executive Committee, Commercial Law Section, 1985—; Committee on Professionalism, 1992—); Commercial Law League of America. Reported Cases: Cosgrove Development Co. v. Cafferty, 179 Conn. 670 (1980); Mihalczo v. Woodmont, 175 Conn. 535 (1978); Mitchell v. King, 169 Conn. 140 (1975); Spencer v. Zoning Board of Appeals, 15 Conn. App. 387 (1988); Costa v. Costa, 11 Conn. App. 74 (1987); American Factors v. Foreign Intrigue, Inc., 6 Conn. App. 656 (1986). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Commercial Law; Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Civil Law; Litigation. Email: Gerald T. Weiner | | Howard Evan Ignal (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, January 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Connecticut; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., with distinction, 1968); Cornell University (J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Theta. Member: Bridgeport and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking; Commercial Law; Workers Compensation. Email: Howard Evan Ignal | | Roberta Napolitano (Member) born Jamaica, New York, September 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Connecticut; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Bryn Mawr College (A.B., 1979); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1982). Member, Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for District of Connecticut. Member: Bridgeport and Connecticut (Member: Executive Committee, Commercial Law Section; Standards of Title Review Committee, Commercial Bar Section) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re Kujan, 286 B.R. 216 (Bkrtcy. Conn. 2002); In re Raytech Corp., 242 B.R. 222 (Bkrtcy. Conn. 1999); Fichera v. Mine Hill Corporation, 541 A 2d 472, 207 Conn. 204 (1988). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Foreclosures. Email: Roberta Napolitano | | Richard J. Shapiro (Member) born West Hartford, Connecticut, December 3, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Connecticut; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Purdue University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); Stanford University (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Faculty Member, Fairfield University, School of Graduate and Continuing Education, 1982-1987. Member: Bridgeport and Connecticut (Member, Executive Board, Human Rights Section, 1979-1985) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Sanghavi v. Paul Revere Life Ins. Co., 214 Conn. 303 (1990); Cosgrove Development Co. v. Cafferty, 179 Conn. 670 (1980); United Liq. of Connecticut, Inc. v. Teamsters Local 443, 179 Conn. 211 (1979). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Law; Criminal Law; Negligence; Family Law. Email: Richard J. Shapiro | | Judith A. Mauzaka (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, June 5, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Hartford (B.A., 1976); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1982). Member: Connecticut Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; National Employment Lawyers Association; Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Rustici v. Malloy 254 Conn. 952 (2000); Finelli v. Tabb, _F3d_ (4th Cir. 1995); In re State Police Litigation, 88 F.3d 111 (2d Cir. 1996); Tracey Thurman v. City of Torrington, 595 F. Supp. 1521 (D. Conn. 1985); Baldwin v. Harmony Builders, 31 Conn. App. 242 (1993). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Rights; Personal Injury; Family Law; Criminal Defense; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation. Email: Judith A. Mauzaka | | OF COUNSEL | | Burton M. Weinstein (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, March 15, 1929; admitted to bar, 1959, Connecticut; 1963, U.S. Supreme Court; 1970, U.S. Tax Court; 1977, U.S. Court of Immigration Appeals. Education: Syracuse University (A.B., 1950); Yale University (J.D., 1956). Recipient, Distinguished Achievement Award, Connecticut Bar Association, 1986. Associate in Research, Yale Law School, 1956-1957. Lecturer: National Institute of Municipal Law Offices, Washington, D.C., May 1986; Mid-West Conference on Domestic Violence, Columbus, Ohio, September 1986, 1988, 1989; "Police Response to Domestic Violence," Seventh Annual National Association of Police Planners Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, September 1987; Kansas City, Kansas, September 1987; Springfield, Illinois, November 1987; Los Angeles, California, May 1988; White Plains, New York, June 1988; Victim Services Agency, Law Enforcement Training Project, Houston, Texas, March 1989. Executive Board Member, Fairfield County Affiliate, 1960—. Member, Connecticut Civil Liberties Union, 1960—. Hearing Examiner, Connecticut State Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, 1969-1972. Trustee, Connecticut Civil Liberties Foundation, 1978-1986. Member: Connecticut (Member, Executive Board Human Rights Section, 1978-1984) and Federal Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. [U.S. Army, 1950-1953]. Reported Cases: State v. McNally, 39 Conn. App. 419 (1995); Riley v. Bridgeport, 22 Conn. App. 402 (1990); State v. Marsala, 19 Conn. App. 478 (1989); State v. Marsala, 15 Conn. App. 519 (1988); State v. Warren, 14 Conn. App. 688 (1988); Thurman v. Tornington, 595 F.Supp. 1521 (D.Conn. 1984); American Factors v. Foreign Intrigue, Inc., 6 Conn. App. 656 (1986); Marky v. Santargelo, 195 Conn. 76 (1985); Enquire Printing & Publishing Co. v. O'Reilly, 193 Conn. 370 (1984); United Lid of Conn., Inc. v. Teamsters Local 443, 179 Conn. 211 (1979); Viscelli v. American Fidelity Co., 155 Conn. 622 (1967). Practice Areas: Litigation; Criminal Defense; Civil Rights; Labor Law; Medical Malpractice; Employment Law; Driving While Intoxicated. Email: Burton M. Weinstein |
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