Statement of Practice

Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Aviation and Aerospace, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business Law, Civil Practice, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Communications and Media, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Computers and Software, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Debtor and Creditor, Education Law, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Environmental Law, Equipment Finance and Leasing, Finance, General Practice, Health Care, Insurance, Insurance Coverage, Intellectual Property, International Law, Investments, Labor and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Litigation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Natural Resources, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Patents, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Finance, Real Estate, Taxation, Torts, Toxic Torts, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Unfair Competition, White Collar Crime, Wills, Zoning, Planning and Land Use.

Address

CityPlace I
185 Asylum Street
Hartford, CT 06103-3495, (Hartford Co.)

Phone

Phone: 860-275-6700
Fax: 860-724-3397

Website

http://www.mccarter.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

David M. Bizar (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts; 1999, Connecticut. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., cum laude, 1991); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Advocacy Award, New Leaders of the Law, The Connecticut Law Tribune, United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps., 1995-1999. Articles and Comments Editor, University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, 1992-1994. Adjunct Moot Court Instructor, University of Connecticut School of Law, 2005-2006. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Chair, Consumer Law Section, 2005-2006; Chair, Hartford Local Unit; Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 2001-2002) and American Bar Associations.

Donald L. Borod (Member) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, New York; 1983, Connecticut. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1969); Columbia University (J.D., 1972). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Member, U.S. Department of Commerce Connecticut - District Export Council, 1996—. Advisory Council, University of Connecticut Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), 1996—. Executive Committee, World Affairs Council of Connecticut. Adjunct Faculty, University of Connecticut, School of Business Administration, 1998—. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Connecticut (former Chair, Section of International Law and Practice) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: International Business; Distribution; Joint Ventures; Corporate; Emerging Technologies.Email: Donald L. Borod

Timothy S. Fisher (Office Managing Partner; Co-Chair, Construction Industry Practice Group) born 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Connecticut. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1975); Columbia University (J.D., 1978). Author: Connecticut Law of Check Fraud, Atlantic Law Books, 1991; Minimizing Risk in Municipal Construction Projects, CIRMA, 1997. Adjunct Faculty, University of Connecticut School of Law. Faculty, Construction Institute of the University of Hartford Continuing & Professional Education Program. Faculty, "UCC Basic Skills," PLI: Lost, Stolen & Forged Instruments, Wrongful Dishonor, 1986-1990. Presenter, "Will Contests," Annual Connecticut Probate Assembly, 1990. Board of Directors: Greater Hartford Legal Aid; Connecticut Bar Foundation. Mediator and Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, and other private and court-annexed ADR programs. Chair, Construction Advisory Council of American Arbitration Association (Connecticut). Life Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation. Member: Connecticut (Executive Committee, Construction Law Section; Treasurer, 2002-2003; Chair, Task Force on Confidentiality and the Courts; Co-Chair, Task Force on the Future of the Legal Profession; Past Co-Chair, Task Force on the Future of Connecticut's Probate Court System; Past Chair, Alternate Dispute Resolution Section; Executive Committee, Construction Section), American (Member, Public Contract Law Section; Litigation Law Section; Forum Committee on the Construction Industry) and Hartford County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Disputes; Alternate Dispute Resolution; Check Fraud Law; Probate and Trust Litigation.Email: Timothy S. Fisher

Mark D. Giarratana (Member) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Connecticut and New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Federal Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Catholic University of America (B.S.M.E., 1982); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1987). Tau Beta Pi. Staff Member, Connecticut Journal of International Law, 1986-1987. Private Law Practice, 1987—. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association. Reported Cases: Construction Technology, Inc. v. Lockformer ET AL; Ryan Marine v. Hale Propeller ET AL. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition; Computer Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Mark D. Giarratana

Eric E. Grondahl (Member) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut. Education: Tufts University (B.S., cum laude, 1981); University of Connecticut (J.D., high honors, 1991).Email: Eric E. Grondahl

Stephen J. Humes (Member) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1995, New York; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fairfield University (B.S., Biology, 1986); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 1993). Member: Connecticut (Treasurer, Environmental Law Section; Member, Public Utility Law Section), New York State and American (Member: Environmental Law Section; Negotiated Acquisitions Committee, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Energy; Public Utility Law; Telecommunications Law.Email: Stephen J. Humes

John R. Mallin (Member) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Providence College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1972); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1975). Delta Epsilon Sigma. Member, Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, 1974-1975. Treasurer, Harvard Law School Assn. Ct., 1996—. Member, Executive Committee, Connecticut Rivers Council Boy Scouts of America, 1990—, Counsel President, 1995-1997, Chairman, Corporate Advisory Committee, 1997—. Director, Business for Downtown Hartford, 1995—. Member: International Council of Shopping Centers. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leasing Law; Finance Law; Construction Law; Land Use Regulations; Corporate Law.Email: John R. Mallin

Catherine Ann Mohan (Member) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Connecticut. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Georgetown University (J.D., 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Mass Torts.Email: Catherine Ann Mohan

Pamela J. Moore (Partner) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut and New Jersey. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1981); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1986). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations.Email: Pamela J. Moore

Moyahoena N. Ogilvie (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Connecticut. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., 1990); Boston University (J.D., 1995).Email: Moyahoena N. Ogilvie

Charles D. Ray (Member) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1989, Connecticut. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1976, B.A.); University of Connecticut (1989, J.D.). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice(60%); Taxation(25%); Litigation(15%).Email: Charles D. Ray

Thomas J. Rechen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Connecticut. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., cum laude, 1985); Boston University (J.D., 1988). Author: "Are the Crown Jewels Protected? Steps Your Business Can Take to Guard Trade Secrets," Connecticut Employment Law Letter, May 1993. Co-Author: "State Variations of Commercial Law For Connecticut," Digest of Commercial Laws of The World, 1994; "The Arbitrator's Obligation to Apply Established Law After Garrity v. McCaskey: A New Era or Just More of the Same?" CTLA Forum, September-October, 1994; "Commercial Litigation: Selection and Presentation of Expert Witnesses: How to Avoid the Pitfalls and Hazards," Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, December 1994; "Litigation Issues in Commercial Real Estate Transactions," Connecticut Bar Association, January 1998 and June 1999. Vice Chairman, Board of Managers, Greater Hartford YMCA. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Business Tort; Complex Litigation; Premises Liability Defense; Professional Liability.Email: Thomas J. Rechen

David A. Reif (Member) born 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Connecticut; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Lafayette College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1968); Harvard University (J.D., 1971). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, Hon. William H. Timbers, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1971-1972. Special Master, U.S. District Court, 1993—. Author: "Product Liability and CUTPA," Sidebar, Vol. 1, No. 3 (1993); "The Use of Patents in Plaintiff's Product Liability Litigation," Sidebar, Vol. 1, No. 4 (1993); "Product Liability: Of Toys and Cars and Purple Chicks," Sidebar, Vol. 2, No. 3 (1994); "While You Were at the Beach: A Product Law Update," Sidebar, Vol. 5, No. 2 (1997); "Inadvertent Disclosure," For the Defense, December 2000. Lecturer: Connecticut Franchise Law, PEI, 1989; Franchise Termination and Litigation, Connecticut Bar Association, 1991; Products Liability Law, Connecticut Bar Association, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999. Instructor, Connecticut Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1996-1998. Member: New Haven County, Connecticut (Chair, Franchise Law Committee, 1993-1995; Vice Chair, Litigation Section, 1999-2001) and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates. (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Civil Trials; Personal Injury Trials; Products and Professional Liability Litigation; Franchise Law; Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor.Email: David A. Reif

John J. Robinson (Partner) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Connecticut; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2002, Massachusetts; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Catholic University of America (B.S., 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Nursing Home Litigation; Tort Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation.Email: John J. Robinson

James G. Scantling (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Connecticut. Education: Boston University (B.S., 1971); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 1974).Email: James G. Scantling

Jeffrey M. Thomen (Partner) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey; 1999, New York; 2000, Connecticut; 2003, Rhode Island. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., 1995); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1998). Member: New York State, Connecticut and Rhode Island Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Torts.

Richard Voigt (Member) born 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Virginia; 1980, Connecticut; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., with honors, 1968; Limbach Prize); University of Virginia (J.D., 1974, Michie Legal Writing Award). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment; Chambers: Best Business Lawyers in America. Member: Connecticut, Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Labor Relations Law; Litigation; Member, Occupational Safety and Health) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Litigation; Occupational Safety and Health Law.Email: Richard Voigt

Jane K. Warren (Member) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., cum laude; magna cum laude in history, 1983); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1986). Author: "Is your Client's Proposed Development Safe From Environmental Attack?," in ABA's Environmental Transactions and Brownfields January 2005 Newsletter; "Lead Paint: Hazardous to Your Health and to the Real Estate Industry," in Probate & Property. Co-Author: "Why Lenders Still Have to Worry About Environmental Liability: An Update," in Hazardous Waste and Toxic Torts Law and Strategy. Selected for 2002, 2003 and 2004 editions of Woodward/White, Inc's The Best Lawyers in America. Board Member, Rebuilding Together, Hartford. Member, Junior League of Hartford. Member: Connecticut (Past Chair, Environmental Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Society for Women Environmental Professionals, Connecticut Chapter (Board Member). Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Jane K. Warren

MANAGING PARTNER

Eric W. Wiechmann (Member) born 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Connecticut; 1982, District of Columbia. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., 1970); Cornell University (J.D., 1974). Federal Pretrial Master, U.S. District Court, Connecticut, 1983-2004. State Attorney Trial Referee, 1986-2004. Member, Connecticut Law Revision Commission-Evidence Code Drafting Committee and Evidence Rules Oversight Committee, Connecticut Superior Court-Civil Task Force. Member: Hartford, Connecticut (Chairman, Energy Law Committee, 1980-1982; Member, Executive Committee, Antitrust Law Section, 1982-2004; Past Chairman, Court Rules Advisory Committee) and American (Vice Chair, Toxic and Hazardous Substance Committee, TIPS Section) Bar Associations; International Society of Barristers; International Association of Defense Counsel (Foundation Director); Defense Research Institute. Fellow: Connecticut Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Antitrust Law; Toxic Tort Litigation.Email: Eric W. Wiechmann

SPECIAL COUNSEL

Robert J. Gallo (Special Counsel) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Connecticut. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., cum laude, 1995); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1998). Member: Connecticut (Member, Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation.

Ann McClure (Special Counsel) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania; 1986, Connecticut. Education: Wells College (B.A., 1971); Lehigh University (M.A., 1974); Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., 1978). Member: Connecticut (Member: Environmental Law Section; Executive Committee, Corporate Counsel Section) and American (Member: Section of Environment, Energy and Resources; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.