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.