MEMBER OF FIRM
John Connery Heffernan (Member) born New York, N.Y., June 26, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, Connecticut; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1981-1982, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; 1982, U.S . Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1996, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., 1966); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1973). Editor, Catholic University Law Review, 1972-1973. Author: "Whither The Indigent Civil Litigant: Boddie v. Connecticut," 22 Catholic University Law Rev. 473, 1973; "Finding Fault with No-Fault Divorce: The Proposed Connecticut Divorce Statute," 47 Connecticut Bar Journal 99, 1973; "Professional Malpractice Insurance: Let the Attorney Beware," 48 Connecticut Bar Journal 347, 1974; "Initiative Ordinances and Home Rule," 25 Municipal Attorney 12, 1984; "Title Agents Liability Endorsement: The Right Hand Giveth And The Left Hand Taketh Away," 6 Perspectives Issue 4 at 3, 1986. Assistant Corporation Counsel, Town of West Hartford, 1981-1984. Member, Panel of Construction Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Real Estate; Family Law; Divorce; Child Support; Child Custody; Estate Planning.Email: John Connery Heffernan