Charles L. Howard is a lawyer practicing alternative dispute resolution, appellate, colleges and universities and 9 other areas of law. Charles received a A.B. degree from Princeton University in 1972, and has been licensed for 51 years. Charles practices in Hartford, CT.
Professional Affiliations
•American Bar Association
•Connecticut Bar Association
•Hartford County Bar Association
•Missouri Bar Association
•American Intellectual Property Law Association
•American Arbitration Association: Arbitrator
•Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court
Experience
Copyrights
Settled Copyright infringement Case Prior to Trial
Ombudsman Programs
Seminal Case Recognizing Confidentially Privilege for Ombudsmen
Structuring and Operating Organizational Ombuds Programs
Protection of Confidentiality of Communications with Ombudsman Programs
Patents
Patent Infringement Representation
Defense of Patent Infringement Claims
Trade Secrets
Stolen and Reproduced Goods
Statutory Theft of Trade Secrets Action
Defense against Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims
Trademarks
Successful Trademark Opposition Involving Convergence of Technology
Federal Certification Mark Prosecutions Against Counterfeiting Doctors
Defense of Trademark Infringement Case Brought by Foreign Manufacturer
Trademark and Trade Dress Infringement Case
Trademark Infringement and False Statement of Origin Case
Clothing Trademark Infringement Suit
Defense of Trademark Infringement Claims
Trademark Opposition Proceedings at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Other
Successful Defense of Quasi-Public State Authority
Dismissal of Alleged Environmental Claims Against Municipality that Purchased Surplus Property from the State
Dismissal of Unfair Trade Practices Class Action Claim for National Retailer For Alleged Erroneous Collection of State Sales Tax
Election and Public Referendum Expenses Appeal by Regional School Board
Appeal from Federal Tax Court from Penalties for Late-Filed Tax Return
ERISA Appeal
Insurance Company Demutualization Claims
Dismissal of Lawsuit Claiming Improper Collection of Sales Tax
Drafting of Municipal Financial Crisis Legislation Preventing a Major City Filing For Bankruptcy
Connecticut Supreme Court Appeal Involving Municipal Site Plan Approval
Appeal on a Discrimination and Retaliation for Filing a Workers' Compensation Claim
Defense of Police Chiefs and Senior Police Officials in Civil Rights Action
Corporate Business Tax Appeal
Local Counsel in Insurance Coverage Litigation
Connecticut Supreme Court Appeal Involving Constitutional Search and Seizure Claims
Settlement of Claims Arising From the Development Agreement Wth the New England Patriots
Termination of Contract Claims
Representation of City on Claims Based on Ground Lease Agreement, Leading to Freedom of Information Appeals and Two Appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit
Suit Over Groundwater Contamination Leads to Groundbreaking Legislation
Successful Appeal in Connecticut Supreme Court Relating to Supplemental Sewer Assessment
Preserved Quasi-Public Agency's Ability to Enforce Mortgage's No-Prepayment Term
Publications
September 23, 2013 Howard quoted in Office Disputes Get a New Referee
August 2, 2012 Breaches of Personal Information Must Now Be Reported to the Attorney General
November 21, 2011 Offering Options To Potential Whistleblowers
August 29, 2011 Organizational Ombudsman: A Tool Whose Time Has Come
August 22, 2011 State Reforms More Modest Than Federal Rule Changes
January 20, 2011 Electronic Discovery Update - January 2011
2010 The Organizational Ombudsman: Origins, Roles and Operations-A Legal Guide
September 14, 2010 New Protections Afforded Whistleblowers Under Dodd-Frank Act
August 2010 Promoting An Ethical Culture: The Organizational Ombudsman
June 21, 2010 Ombudsmen Are Valuable Supplement to Compliance Efforts
February 23, 2010 Required Reading - Federal Court Clarifies Discovery Obligations for Pre-dispute and Litigation Matters
February 1, 2010 Keeping A Watchful Eye On Web. 2.0
August 24, 2009 E-Discovery Lessons Not Just For Litigators
February 2, 2009 Look Before You Leap: ESI and Inadvertent Waiver
October 1, 2007 Green Certification Mark Protection: Using the Big Stick
September 2004 Enter the Watchmen: The Critical Role of an Ombuds Program in Corporate Governance
October 17, 2002 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 - Another Opportunity For Organizational Ombuds
September 2000 Documents: Suggestions on their Creation, Maintenance, and Destruction
February 2000 Legal Corner - What To Do When The Subpoena Is Served?
May 1, 1999 In Aftermath of The Carman Decision, Ombuds 'Privilege' Still has Validity
June 1998 The United States Sentencing Guidelines
1996 The Ombuds Confidentiality Privilege Theory and Mechanics
News
August 18, 2014 Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 39 Firm Attorneys
October 21, 2013 CT Attorneys Recognized as 2013 Super Lawyers
September 24, 2013 Chuck Howard Featured on Marketplace
August 15, 2013 Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 35 Firm Attorneys
October 22, 2012 Super Lawyers Recognizes 51 Lawyers from Firm
August 24, 2012 Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 37 Firm Attorneys
October 4, 2011 Organizational Ombudsmen Can Be Key for Companies to Adapt to New Whistleblower Rules
September 2, 2011 Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 30 Lawyers from the Firm
April 2011 35 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named a Top Lawyer in Hartford County
November/December 2010 Is This The Time To Be Closing BP's Ombuds Office?
October 28, 2010 Super Lawyers Recognizes 47 Lawyers From Shipman & Goodwin LLP
September 23, 2010 Best Lawyers In America Recognizes 27 Lawyers from Shipman & Goodwin LLP
February 22, 2010 An Informal Approach To Solving Problems: 'Ombuds' Help Organizations Deal with Conflicts, Complaints
February 3, 2010 Attorney Chuck Howard Writes Nation's Definitive Book About Ombudsmen and Mediation
November 30, 2009 A Furor in the Federal Courts
October 27, 2009 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named 2010 Connecticut Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
August 10, 2009 25 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Recognized as 2010 Best Lawyers in America
March 2, 2009 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named 2009 Connecticut Super Lawyers & Rising Stars and Featured in Connecticut Magazine
December 4, 2008 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Recognized as 2009 Best Lawyers in America
November 7, 2008 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named 2009 Connecticut Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
September 1, 2007 Nineteen Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named The Best Lawyers in America for 2008
October 2006 When Formal Changes Are Not Enough: The Advantages of an Ombuds Program
February 1, 2006 Thirty-Five Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named Connecticut Super Lawyers
Events
April 4-9, 2014 IOA: Ninth Annual Conference
April 2-5, 2014 ABA: 2014 Spring Conference - Section of Dispute Resolution
December 12-13, 2013 Asymmetric Information Risk: The Role of the Ombudsman
October 8, 2013 What's Next in the Ombuds World: Ideas for Future Legal Developments
September 30, 2013 Legal Updates and Significant Cases
June 13-14, 2013 Asymmetric Information Risk: The Role of the Ombudsman
May 15, 2013 Webinar: The Role of Corporate Ombuds: An Organizational Partner for Risk Mitigation and Conflict Prevention
April 19-24, 2013 Update on the Dear Colleague Letter and Confidentiality
February 26, 2013 Workplace Dispute Resolution: The Role of the Organizational Ombudsman
February 25, 2013 Organizational Ombudsman Programs
February 16, 2013 Advanced Ombuds Practice & Organizational Change
February 7, 2013 How an Ombuds Office Serving Employees, Customers, and Citizens Can Bring Greater Success to Your Agency
January 3, 2013 The Role of Corporate Ombuds: An Organizational Partner for Risk Mitigation and Conflict Prevention
November 8, 2012 Building a Better Workplace Through the Organizational Ombuds
October 30, 2012 The Organizational Ombudsman
October 29, 2012 Coalition of Federal Ombudsmen 11th Annual Conference
October 18, 2012 Protecting The Business Jewels: Trade Secrets, Restrictive Covenants, and Computer Theft
September 25, 2012 Workplace Conflict and Reporting: The Role of an Organizational Ombudsman and the Importance of Confidential Communications
September 21, 2012 Protecting The Business Jewels: Trade Secrets, Restrictive Covenants, and Computer Theft
September 6-8, 2012 National Roundtable on Consumer and Employment Dispute Resolution
June 3-6, 2012 Whistleblower Crosscurrents: The Limitations of Whistleblower Laws
February 28, 2012 Encouraging Reporting & Protecting Whistleblowers
February 11, 2012 Advanced Ombuds Practice & Organizational Change
October 26, 2011 The Governance Ombuds: National Association of Corporate Directors, Silicon Valley Chapter & Stanford University, Rock Center
October 20, 2011 National Association of Corporate Directors, Silicon Valley Chapter: An Inspector General For Corporate America: The Governance Ombudsman
October 20, 2011 Stanford Law School: From Dangerous Silence to a Culture of Trust
October 14, 2011 Minnesota Bar Association ADR Section Annual Conference
October 13, 2011 Marquette University Law School: Blowing the Whistle on Whistleblower Laws and Policies
July 8, 2011 The Organizational Ombudsman: Origins, Roles and Operations
June 23, 2011 Defense Industry Initiative's Annual Best Practices Forum 25th Anniversary
May 11, 2011 RAND Corporation Whistleblower Symposium
April 13-16, 2011 13th Annual Spring Conference of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution
April 5, 2011 International Ombudsman Association 2011 Annual Conference
March 4, 2011 Quinnipiac-Yale Dispute Resolution Workshop
November 23, 2010 Princeton University: Bridging the Gap... Creating a Fair and Impartial Culture
November 22, 2010 The Institute of Internal Auditors Philadelphia Chapter Fall Conference
November 10, 2010 Ombuds of Texas Quarterly Meeting
November 8, 2010 California Caucus of College and University Ombuds 37th Annual Conference
November 6, 2010 Southern California Mediation Association's 22nd Annual Fall Conference
September 24, 2010 Data Preservation - How the Lessons from Litigation E-Discovery are Reshaping Records Retention and Destruction Policies
June 3, 2010 Extending the Reach of Your Compliance Program: How an Organizational Ombudsman Can Be A valuable Supplement to Compliance
April 21-24, 2010 SCCE's 8th Annual Conference for Effective Compliance Systems in Higher Education: Re-examining and Supplementing Your Compliance Tools
April 7-10, 2010 5th Annual Conference of International Ombudsman Association
April 1, 2010 Protecting The Business Jewels
March 22, 2010 East Coast Ombuds Group (ECOG) Meeting
December 9, 2009 Looking Beyond Electronic Discovery - Stamford, CT
November 5, 2009 Looking Beyond Electronic Discovery for the Public Sector
October 28, 2009 Looking Beyond Electronic Discovery - Hartford, CT
June 8, 2009 An ADR Professional's Guide: Health Care Industry Cultural Differences and Regulatory ADR Framework
June 25, 2008 Ombuds and Other Alternatives to Preventing, Managing and Resolving Disputes
June 25, 2008 NACUA's Forty-Eighth Annual Conference
April 14, 2008 Legal and Practical Considerations for the Contract Ombudsman
April 13, 2008 Current Legal Issues For Ombudsman Programs
April 25, 2007 P2P Downloading of Musical Recordings: A Legal Update
April 12, 2007 Legal and Legislative Update
January 9, 2007 Organizational Ombuds Program
October 26, 2006 Celebrating Our Past, Shaping the Future
April 4, 2006 Meeting the Hotline Challenge
April 4, 2006 United States Legal and Legislative Update
April 2006 ADR on My Mind in Georgia: Implementation of Ombuds Programs in Hospital Systems
October 27, 2005 Upward Feedback, Notice and Confidentiality - Notice Primer
September 30, 2005 Ombuds Issues
July 2005 Legal Issues from the Edge
April 2005 Ombuds Legal and Professional Standards Update
February 2005 Protecting Confidentiality of Ombuds Communications
November 15, 2004 Legal Update and Professional Standards
November 2004 Ombuds Legal and Professional Standards Update
June 23, 2004 Depositions: Preparation, Mechanics, Strategies & Tactics
April 20, 2004 Ombuds Legal Update
October 2, 2003 Protecting Confidentiality: The Ombuds Privilege
May 21, 2003 Legislative and Professional Developments Impacting Ombuds
April 2003 Ombuds Confidentiality Privilege
October 2002 Ombuds Deposition Training
May 2002 Ombuds Deposition Training
August 2001 Role of Ombuds in Dispute Resolution
May 2001 Ombuds Legal Issues
May 2000 Role of Counsel
May 1999 Shared Responsibility: The Role of Ombuds and Counsel
April 30, 1999 Breaking Down the Barriers ADR in the New Millennium Member: Professional Affiliations •American Bar Association Community Involvement •Connecticut Supreme Court Historical Society: Incorporator; Board of Directors; Treasurer
•Connecticut Bar Association
•Hartford County Bar Association
•Missouri Bar Association
•American Intellectual Property Law Association
•American Arbitration Association: Arbitrator
•Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court
•Simsbury Land Trust: President and Member of Board of Trustees
•Lawyers for Children America: Pro Bono Attorney
•Town Of Simsbury Charter Revision Commission (2004-2006): Chair
•First Church of Christ, Simsbury: Former President
One Constitution PlazaHartford, CT 06103-1803U.S.A.
Show on map
