Pullman & Comley, LLC's major practice areas include corporate, health care, litigation, property valuation, public and commercial finance, real estate and environmental, and trusts and estates, as well as various targeted practice sections that provide depth of experience and also the flexibility to regroup for customized, solution-oriented service. Our clients include major financial institutions, health care providers, service businesses, trade and art associations, manufacturers and emerging growth businesses in the biotech and information technology industries, as well as nonprofit organizations and individuals. We are legal counsel to many fast growing businesses and have developed experience in many areas needed to fulfill their changing needs.

Reviser of the Connecticut Law Digest for this Directory.

Statement of Practice

General Practice including Administrative, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Appellate Practice, Automotive Dealers, Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, Business Law, Commercial Law, Community Law, Construction Law, Corporate, Education, Emerging Businesses, Employee Benefits, Energy and Utilities, Environmental, Equine and Agribusiness, Financial Restructuring, Government Investigations, Green Energy and Environmental Design, Hospital and Health Care, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, International Tax, Labor and Employment, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Litigation in all Courts, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Representation, Professional Liability, Public and Commercial Finance, Nonprofit Organizations, Property Valuation, Real Estate, Securities, Tax, Technology, Toxic Tort, Trusts and Estates, White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations, Zoning, Planning and Land Use.

Address

90 State House Square
Hartford, CT 06103-3702, (Hartford Co.)

Phone

Phone: 860-424-4300
Fax: 860-424-4370

Website

http://www.pullcom.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For Complete Biographical Data on all Personnel, See Bridgeport, Connecticut Professional Biographies).

MEMBERS OF THE FIRM

Michael J. Andreana (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Connecticut. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1984); Duke University (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Michael J. Andreana

David P. Atkins (Member) admitted to bar, 1982, Virgin Islands; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1984, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Columbia University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); Yale University (J.D., 1981). Fellow: Connecticut Bar Foundation. Member: Virgin Islands, Connecticut (Member, Task Force on Attorney Grievance Procedures, 1997-1998; Member, Special Committee on In-House Counsel, 1999-2000) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (Director, 1996-1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appeals; Professional Licensing; Professional Discipline; Legal Ethics.Email: David P. Atkins

Morris W. Banks (Member) admitted to bar, 1964, Connecticut. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1961); Columbia University (LL.B., 1964); New York University (LL.M. in taxation, 1965). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Securities; Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Succession Planning for Closely-Held Businesses.Email: Morris W. Banks

Laura A. Bellotti (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, Massachusetts; 2000, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Siena College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Real Estate and Personal Property Valuation and Taxation; Real Estate; Personal Property Valuation; Eminent Domain; Litigation.Email: Laura A. Bellotti

James G. Dowling, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1978, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1975); Suffolk University (J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Transactions.Email: James G. Dowling, Jr.

Doug Dubitsky (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, Connecticut and New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: State University of New York at Purchase (B.F.A.); University of Utah (J.D.). Practice Areas: Litigation; Equine Law ; Agribusiness Law .

Andrew C. Glassman (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Connecticut; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1982); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Employment Law; Commercial Transactions.Email: Andrew C. Glassman

Joshua A. Hawks-Ladds (Member) admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1996, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1987); Western New England College (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Municipal Law; Workers' Compensation.Email: Joshua A. Hawks-Ladds

Alex V. Hernandez (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1997, Connecticut. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1983); Stanford Law School (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: White Collar Defense; Internal Investigations; Litigation.Email: Alex V. Hernandez

Lee D. Hoffman (Member) admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania; 1996, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1991); George Washington University (J.D., 1994; LL.M., with highest honors, 1996). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation.Email: Lee D. Hoffman

John J. Kindl (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, Connecticut; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1974); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Finance.Email: John J. Kindl

Frederic Lee Klein (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, Massachusetts; 1980, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1985, Maryland; 1988, Connecticut; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Northeastern University (B.S.E.E., 1976); Boston College (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Energy; Telecommunications; Water and Public Utilities.Email: Frederic Lee Klein

Michael A. Kurs (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia; Supreme Court of Georgia and Court of Appeals of Georgia; 1982, New York; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1988, Connecticut; 1995, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1977); Antioch School of Law (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Care Law; Education Law; Employment Law; Energy and Utilities Law.Email: Michael A. Kurs

Brad Mondschein (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1994, Connecticut and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Union College (B.A., 1990); Western New England College (J.D., cum laude, 1993).. Practice Areas: Energy and Utilities; Business Law.Email: Brad Mondschein

Alan S. Parker (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, New York and Connecticut. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1976); University of Toledo (J.D., cum laude, 1979); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1988). Practice Areas: Probate and Estate Planning; Tax Law; Nonprofit Organizations.Email: Alan S. Parker

Marie V. Phelan (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, CT. Education: Wesleyan Univ. (B.A., cum laude, 1983); Univ. of Connecticut (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Practice Areas: Public Finance; Public Law.Email: Marie V. Phelan

Elliott B. Pollack (Member) admitted to bar, 1965, Connecticut; 1966, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Columbia College (A.B.); Columbia University (LL.B.). Practice Areas: Health Care; Tax Appeal and Condemnation Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Elliott B. Pollack

Lewis Rabinovitz (Member) admitted to bar, 1960, Connecticut. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1957); Harvard University (LL.B., 1960). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Administrative Law; Family Law; Litigation.Email: Lewis Rabinovitz

Richard C. Robinson (Member) admitted to bar, 1971, Connecticut. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1967); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1971). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Construction Law.Email: Richard C. Robinson

Daniel A. Schwartz (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Connecticut; 1997, New York; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Sixth Circuits. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., Diplomatic History, 1992); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Daniel A. Schwartz

Gregory F. Servodidio (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1983); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Property Taxation; Property Valuation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Relocation; Litigation.Email: Gregory F. Servodidio

James T. Shearin (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983; J.D., with high honors, 1986). Practice Areas: Litigation; Banking; Intellectual Property; Antitrust; Securities; Admiralty.Email: James T. Shearin

Alan J. Sobol (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, Ohio; 1978, District of Columbia and Maryland; 1987, Connecticut. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1971); University of Akron (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Crime.

John F. Stafstrom, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Connecticut. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1978); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1981). Practice Areas: Public Finance; Corporate Law; Commercial Law.Email: John F. Stafstrom, Jr.

Barrie K. Wetstone (Member) admitted to bar, 1963, Connecticut. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1960); Columbia University (LL.B., 1963); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1964). Practice Areas: Tax Law; ERISA; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Estate Planning Law.Email: Barrie K. Wetstone

Diane Woodfield Whitney (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Connecticut; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1997, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court (Connecticut). Education: William Smith College (B.A.); Colgate University (M.A.T.); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors). Practice Areas: Environmental; Toxic Torts; Product Liability; Civil Litigation; Land Use; Appeals.Email: Diane Woodfield Whitney

ASSOCIATES

Carrianna Field (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Connecticut. Education: Mount Holyoke College (A.B., 1997), University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Transactions; Energy and Utilities.Email: Carrianna Field

Bonnie L. Heiple (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Connecticut and New York. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2005); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2008).

Carrie L. Larson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Connecticut. Education: Bates College (B.S., 1998); University of Connecticut (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation.

Marcy Tench Stovall (Associate) admitted to bar, 1993, Connecticut; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1979); University of Connecticut (J.D., with high honors, 1993). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Licensing; Legal Ethics.Email: Marcy Tench Stovall

Megan M. Youngling (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Connecticut; 2007, Massachusetts; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2003); Boston College Law School (J.D., 2006). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Megan M. Youngling