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| | Address | | 65 Wethersfield Avenue | | Hartford, Connecticut 06114 | | (Hartford Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 860-249-1361 | | Fax: 860-249-7665 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.hl-law.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Howd & Ludorf, LLC practices in the following areas of law:
Products Liability Litigation, Insurance Defense Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Toxic Tort, Municipal Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Employment Litigation, Workers Compensation, General Trial and Appellate Practice. | | Firm Size: 29 | 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
Free Initial Consultation
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | John J. Bogdanski (Firm Manager) born Meriden, Connecticut, December 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Connecticut; 1980, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1976); Western New England College (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Editor, Western New England Law Review, 1978-1979. Law Clerk, Appellate Session of Superior Court, 1979-1980. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Product Liability Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Toxic Tort; General Trial and Appellate Practice; Asbestos Litigation. Email: John J. Bogdanski | | Philip T. Newbury, Jr. (Member) born Westerly, Rhode Island, October 21, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Rhode Island and Massachusetts; 1982, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., 1977); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1981); University of Connecticut (LL.M., Insurance Law, 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Suffolk Transnational Law Journal, 1980-1981. Law Clerk, Appellate Session of Superior Court, 1982-1983. Author: "International Law: The Canadian Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act and its Effect," Suffolk Transnational Law Journal 139, 1980. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Member, Insurance Law Committee), Massachusetts, Rhode Island and American Bar Associations; Association of Ski Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Sports and Recreation Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Toxic Tort; General Trial and Appellate Practice. Email: Philip T. Newbury, Jr. | | Thomas R. Gerarde (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, September 4, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fairfield University (B.S., 1978); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Staff Member, 1979-1980 and Comment Editor, 1980-1981, Suffolk University Law Review. Author: "Application of the Final Judgement Rule: Attorney Disqualification Order Issued During Grand Jury Proceeding Not Immediately Appealable," 14 Suffolk U. L. Rev. 311, 1980. Law Clerk, Connecticut Superior Court, 1981-1982. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice, Litigation, State and Local Government Law Sections). Practice Areas: Municipal Litigation; Civil Rights Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Employment Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Thomas R. Gerarde | | Mark J. Claflin (Member) born Topeka, Kansas, March 15, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Connecticut; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2003, Massachusetts; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2007, Rhode Island. Education: Providence College (B.S., 1981); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1984). Member: Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Ethics and Product Liability Committees). (Resident, Welleseley, Massachusetts Office). Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Toxic Torts; Insurance Defense Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; General Trial and Appellate Practice. Email: Mark J. Claflin | | Christopher M. Vossler (Member) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, May 27, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Connecticut, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1992, New York. Education: Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 1982); University of Bridgeport School of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: Connecticut, New York State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Commercial; Premises Liability Litigation; Environmental Insurance Claims; General Trial and Appellate Practice. Email: Christopher M. Vossler | | William F. Corrigan (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, October 23, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Connecticut; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., 1981); Western New England College (J.D., 1987). Litigation Instructor, Legal Assistance Program, Morse School of Business, 1990-1992. Member: Hartford County and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Municipal Litigation. Email: William F. Corrigan | | David S. Monastersky (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, March 28, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Connecticut; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Tufts University (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Boston College (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: Connecticut Bar Association; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Rights; Municipal Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Toxic Tort; General Trial and Appellate Practice. Email: David S. Monastersky | | Colette S. Griffin (Member) born Bronxville, New York, June 2, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Connecticut; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of California (B.A., 1983); Quinnipiac College School of Law (J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi Honor Society (Treasurer, 1986-1987). Member, Probate Law Journal. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member Worker's Compensation Section) Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation. Email: Colette S. Griffin | | Paul Erickson (Member) born Milford, Connecticut, April 5, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Massachusetts; 1996, Illinois; 1997, Connecticut. Education: Western New England College (B.A., 1988); University of Florida (J.D., 1994). Email: Paul Erickson | | Alexandria L. Voccio (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, January 24, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Connecticut; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1995); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1999). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: New York and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Municipal; Civil Rights; School Liability; Insurance Defense. Email: Alexandria L. Voccio | | Jay Thomas DonFrancisco (Member) born Putnam, Connecticut, January 1, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Connecticut; 2005, U.S. District Court, District Court of Connecticut; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Connecticut College (B.A., cum laude, 1995); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1999). National Political Honor Society, Connecticut College. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Rights; Municipal Law; Appellate Practice; Insurance Coverage. Email: Jay Thomas DonFrancisco | | John J. Radshaw (Member) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, October 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Connecticut; 1999, New York and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Mary Washington College (B.A., 1993); Quinnipiac College, School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Editor-in-chief, Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal, 1997-1998. Member, Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal, 1996-1997. Member: Connecticut, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Civil Rights; Insurance Defense Litigation; Civil Litigation; General Trial and Appellate Practice. Email: John J. Radshaw | | Beatrice S. Jordan (Member) born New York, New York, April 4, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Connecticut; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: St John's University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1996); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1999). Member, Connecticut Journal of International Law. Practice Areas: Municipal Litigation; Civil Rights; Insurance Defense; Appellate Practice. Email: Beatrice S. Jordan | | Martha Anne Shaw (Member) born New York, N.Y., November 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts; 1992, Connecticut; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Boston University (B.A., cum laude, 1988); American University Washington (J.D., 1991). Adjunct Professor, University of Connecticut, School of Law. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment; Municipal; Insurance Defense; Civil Rights. Email: Martha Anne Shaw | | ASSOCIATES | | Alan R. Dembiczak (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Connecticut; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of New Haven (B.S., 1999); Roger Williams University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Municipal Law; Civil Rights; Appellate Practice. | | Glenn B. Coffin, Jr. (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Massachusetts; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2007, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., 2001); New England School of Law (J.D., 2005). Associate Editor, New England International and Comparative Law Journal, 2004-2005. Member: Boston, Hartford County, Massachusetts and Connecticut Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Employment Law; Municipal Law; Civil Rights. | | Kevin M. Tighe (Associate) born Windham, Connecticut, January 15, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, Connecticut; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1996). Practice Areas: Municipal Litigation; Land Use Litigation. Email: Kevin M. Tighe | | Jeffrey E. Potter (Associate) born New Britain, Connecticut, August 17, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, Connecticut, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Central Connecticut State University (B.A., 1998); University of Connecticut (J.D., 2004). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Civil Rights; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage. Email: Jeffrey E. Potter | | Kristan M. Maccini (Associate) born Barre, Vermont, September 20, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Connecticut; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Boston College (B.S., 1993); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member, Connecticut Moot Court Board, 1999-2001. Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Civil Rights; Insurance Defense. Email: Kristan M. Maccini | | Katherine E. Rule (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts; 2006, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1994); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1999). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Construction Law; Toxic Torts; Insurance Defense. Email: Katherine E. Rule | | Michael Oleyer (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Connecticut. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 2003); University of Connecticut (J.D., 2007). Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Employment Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Michael Oleyer | | Bryan Haas (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Connecticut. Education: Western Connecticut State University (B.A., 2001); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 2006). Member: Waterbury and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability Defense; Sports and Recreation Litigation. Email: Bryan Haas | | Joseph Carlisle (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Connecticut, New York and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Salisbury University (B.A., 2002); University of Connecticut (J.D., 2006). Member: New York State and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Toxic Torts; Premises Litigation; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. | | Christopher J. Buccini (Associate) born Waterbury, Connecticut, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 2002); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense. Email: Christopher J. Buccini | | Melissa A. Federico (Attorney) born New Haven, Connecticut, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Connecticut. Education: Stonehill College (B.A., 2002); Roger Williams University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: New Haven County and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation. | | RETIRED | | Edward S. Ludorf (Retired Partner) born Simsbury, Connecticut, August 17, 1928; admitted to bar, 1958, Connecticut. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1951); Boston University (LL.B., 1957). Member: Hartford County and Connecticut Bar Associations. | | John R. Lilliendahl, III (Retired Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 22, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1990, Florida; 1992, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1967); University of Connecticut (LL.B., 1970). Member: Hartford County and Connecticut Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Product Liability Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; General Trial and Appellate Practice; Toxic Tort; Commercial Litigation. | Other Office Addresses:
Welleseley, Massachusetts Office: 40 Washington Street, Suite 20. Telephone: 781-235-5594. Fax: 781-235-5596.
| | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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