MEMBERS OF FIRM
Michael D. O'Connell (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, July 14, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Connecticut. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1967); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1972). Member: West Hartford Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, 1975-1976; West Hartford Bicentennial Commission, 1975-1976; West Hartford Charter Revision Commission, 1977; West Hartford Human Rights Commission, Special Projects Committee, 1977-1978. Recipient, David H. Neiditz Award for Best Appellate Brief in State of Connecticut, 1997. Editor, Trial Technical Newsletter, DRI Products Liability Section. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Member: Real Property Section; Administration of Civil Justice Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice; Member, Committee on Trial Techniques, 1976; Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, 1982) Bar Associations; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1982-1983; Vice President, 1983-1985; President, 1985-1986); Defense Research Institute (Member, Committee on Products Liability, 1984). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Product Liability; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Indian and Gaming Law.Email: Michael D. O'Connell
James T. Flaherty (Member) born Lockport, New York, November 16, 1946; admitted to bar, 1977, Connecticut. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1968); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1977). Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. [Lieut., U.S. Navy, 1968-1974]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Domestic Relations.Email: James T. Flaherty
Gary G. Attmore (Member) born Stillwater, Oklahoma, June 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Connecticut. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., 1970); Suffolk University (J.D., 1974); George Washington University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1976). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Tax Club of Hartford. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Executive Committee, Tax Section, 1986) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Closely-held Business Planning.Email: Gary G. Attmore
Stephen H. Solomson (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, December 6, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Connecticut and U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Education: Providence College (B.A., 1970); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1974). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Conflict of Laws. Assistant State's Attorney, 1976-1981. Member, Advisory Committee to Banking Commissioner on Connecticut Uniform Securities Act, 1985. Member: Hartford County and Connecticut Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association. [Capt., U.S. Army Reserve, 1970-1977]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Law; Criminal Defense; Domestic Law.Email: Stephen H. Solomson
John Adam Cvejanovich (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1987, Massachusetts; 1995, Connecticut. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1974); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1977). Member, Moot Court; National Moot Court. Member: Massachusetts and Connecticut Bar Associations; Massachusetts Association of Defense Counsel. (Resident, Springfield, Massachusetts Office). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Insurance Defense; Special Education.Email: John Adam Cvejanovich
Dennis R. Lavette (Member) born New Britain, Connecticut, September 30, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1976); DePaul University ( J.D., 1980). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Hartford County (Member, Real Property Committee; Closing Committee) and Connecticut (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Member) Bar Associations; Connecticut Mortgage Bankers Association (Member, Closing Committee). Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate Law; Probate Law; Family Law.Email: Dennis R. Lavette
Claudia M. Sklar (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, September 25, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Adelphi University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1977). Recipient, Hartford County Bar Association Scholarship. Member: Board of Trustees, Adelphi University, 1974-1977; Bloomfield Youth Adult Council, 1978-1980. Member: Hartford County and Connecticut (Member, Executive Committee, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, 1985-1996) Bar Associations; Hartford Association of Women Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1991, Vice President, 1989-1992); Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Bankruptcy; Foreclosure Law; Corporate Law.Email: Claudia M. Sklar
Julia B. Morris (Member) born Norwalk, Connecticut, November 15, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, 1991); Boston College (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Recipient, David H. Neiditz Award for Best Appellate Brief in State of Connecticut, 1997. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Appellate Division). Practice Areas: Business Law; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Appellate Practice.Email: Julia B. Morris
Jeffrey R. Martin (Member) born London, England, July 7, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1981, Massachusetts; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1975); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1979). Member: Connecticut and American (Member, Section on Litigation) Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Jeffrey R. Martin
Patrick J. Lapera (Member) born Carbondale, Pennsylvania, May 24, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1982, Connecticut. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., cum laude, 1976); University of Chicago (M.B.A., 1980); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member, Justinian Honor Society. Managing Editor, Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, 1979-1980. Member: New York State, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Tax Exempt Bonds; Emerging Growth Companies; Capital Formation; Private Placement; Corporate Planning; Real Estate.Email: Patrick J. Lapera
Robert B. Flynn (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey; 1992, New York; 1995, Connecticut. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1985); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1991).
Simon J. Brighenti, Jr. (Member) born Springfield, Massachusetts, August 29, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Massachusetts; 1990, Connecticut. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 1983); Western New England College (J.D., 1987). Member, Planning Board, West Springfield, Massachusetts, 1987-1993. (Also at Springfield Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Conveyancing; Land Use; Zoning Law; Telecommunications Law; General Practice.Email: Simon J. Brighenti, Jr.
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Anne R. Hoyt (Associate) born Putnam, Connecticut, May 31, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Connecticut College (B.A., with distinction, 1977); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1980). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Administrative Law. Co-Author: "Civil Commitment of Juveniles," bound for honors display University of Connecticut, 1980. Member, Statewide Grievance Committee, 1995. Attorney Trial Referee, 1990. Special Master, 1992-1996, Trustee, 1996; Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1991; Vice President, 1991, Norwich Quinebaug Unit of the American Cancer Society. President, Plainfield Chamber of Commerce, 1992-1993 and Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1998; Trustee, 1998. Member: Windham County and Connecticut Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Douglas Gaynor v. Union Trust Company, 216 Conn. 458, 1990; Fleet Bank of Connecticut v. Allan J. Breed, et al, 29 Conn. App 924, 1992, cert. den. 225 Conn. 903, 1993; In the matter of Flynn Funeral Home, Inc., Debtor, U.S. Bankruptcy, District of Conn. No. 2-81-01105, 8 C.L.T. No. 12, p. 12 Column 2, 12/10/81. Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate Law; Domestic Relations Law; Commercial Law; Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation.Email: Anne R. Hoyt
Diane C. Mokriski (Associate) born Framingham, Massachusetts, December 9, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Connecticut; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Colgate University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Executive Editor, Connecticut Law Review. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Diane C. Mokriski
Sandi Beth Girolamo (Associate) born Fort Knox, Kentucky, February 28, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Connecticut; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1993); Quinnipiac University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Workers Compensation. Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Sandi Beth Girolamo
Erin A. Mutty (Associate) born Morristown, New Jersey, December 2, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Connecticut; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1998); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Editor in Chief, Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal, 2002-2003. Author: "Conservatorships and Marriage: For Love or Money," Vol. 16, Issue 3-4, Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal, 2003. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Development; Closely Held Business Law.
John S. Rosania (Associate) born Albany, New York, August 20, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 1987, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Amherst College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); Fordham University (J.D., 1984). Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Member, Insurance and Civil Litigation Committee) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; General Civil Litigation; Motor Vehicle Torts; Premises Liability; Homeowners Law.Email: John S. Rosania
Pamela M. Magnano (Associate) born Norwood, Massachusetts, July 19, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Massachusetts; 2004 Connecticut. Education: Stetson University (B.A., 2000); Suffolk University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Massachusetts and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations.
Jessica M. Santos (Associate) born Rockville, Connecticut December 21, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1999; J.D. graduated with honors, 2006). Member: Connecticut Bar Association.