MEMBERS OF THE FIRM
Paul W. Collins (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, January 3, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts; 1991, Connecticut. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1979); New England School of Law (J.D., 1985). Member, 1984-1985 and Lead Articles Editor, 1985, New England Law Review. Member: Board of Directors, Prevent Blindness Connecticut; Glastonbury Board of Education. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Residential Real Estate Finance; Estate Planning.Email: Paul W. Collins
John E. Deans (Member) born Potsdam, New York, January 7, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Connecticut; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, Florida; 1983, Kentucky; 1990, District of Columbia; 1991, New York. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.A., 1968); Syracuse University (J.D., 1974). Former Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Capital Holding (Providian) Corporation, 1982-1988. Former General Counsel, Barclays Business Credit Corporation and Barclays Bank of New York, N.A., 1988-1994. Member, 1982-1988 and Chair, House Counsel Committee, 1985-1988, Commercial Finance Association. Member: Connecticut, Kentucky and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Commercial Finance; Real Property, Probate & Trust Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Small Business Law; Commercial Loans; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Wills; Probate; Trusts and Estates.Email: John E. Deans
Steven I. Melocowsky (Partner) born Bronx, New York; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida and Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S.); University of Miami (J.D.). Member: American Association of Retired Persons; Caldwell Legal; Legal Club; Signature Legal Plans. Member: Hartford County, Tolland County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Personal Injury; Criminal Law; Real Estate; Wills; Estate Planning; Automobile Accidents; Medical Malpractice; General Malpractice; Residential Real Estate; Education Law; Wrongful Death; Divorce.Email: Steven I. Melocowsky
Paul M. Melocowsky (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1994, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S.); Quinnipiac University (J.D.). Member: Hartford County and Tolland County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents; Medical Malpractice; General Malpractice; Residential Real Estate; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; divorce.