MEMBERS OF FIRM
J. Ronald Regnier (1906-1987).
Robert F. Taylor (1930-1994).
Edmund T. Curran (Member) (Retired).
Ralph G. Eddy (Member) born Southbridge, Massachusetts, June 4, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Connecticut; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., 1969); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1972). Phi Beta Kappa. James Bowdoin Scholar. Lecturer: Advanced Skills Institute of Insurance Practices, Aetna, Hartford, Connecticut, March, 1990. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section; Litigation Section); Defense Research Institute. Fellow: Connecticut Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: General Practice; Trial Practice; Insurance; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Professional Malpractice; Premises Liability; Municipal Litigation.Email: Ralph G. Eddy
Lawrence L. Connelli (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, July 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Connecticut; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., with distinction, magna cum laude, 1980; J.D., 1983). Author: "TMJ Syndrome: Fact or Fiction," Journal of the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association, Dec., 1986. Member: Hartford County Bar Association; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association (Associate Editor, The Defense, 1984-1995); National Institute of Trial Advocacy (Diplomate). Practice Areas: General Practice; Trial Practice; Insurance; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Professional Malpractice; Premises Liability; Municipal Litigation; Aviation Litigation.Email: Lawrence L. Connelli
Jay F. Huntington (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut, August 4, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, California; 1984, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1987, Connecticut; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., with honors, 1978); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1981). Lecturer: "Depositions: Strategies, Tactics, and Mechanics," PESI, 1995; "Taking and Defending Effective Depositions in Connecticut," Lorman Education Services, 1997, 2001. Member: Deputy District Attorneys Association, Ventura County, California, 1981-1984; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 1984-1995; New Haven County Bar Association, 1988-1992. Member: Hartford County (Litigation Section, 1992-2003) Middlesex County, Connecticut and American (Member; Labor and Employment Law Section, 2004-2008) Bar Associations; Ventura County Criminal Defense Bar Association (Member, 1983-1987; Secretary/Treasurer, 1985; Vice-President, 1986); Ventura County Prosecutor's Association (Member, 1981-1983). Practice Areas: General Practice; Trial Practice; Insurance; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Professional Malpractice; Premises Liability; Municipal Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Jay F. Huntington
Frederick M. O'Brien (Member) born Palmyra, New York, October 7, 1946; admitted to bar, 1990, Connecticut; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Valley College; University of California at Berkeley (A.B., summa cum laude, 1975); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1990). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: New Haven Bar Association. Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: General Practice; Trial Practice; Insurance; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Municipal Litigation; Land Use; Criminal Law.Email: Frederick M. O'Brien
Sandra R. Baker (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, November 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Connecticut; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2001, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1991); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1994). Member: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: General Practice; Trial Practice; Insurance; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Professional Malpractice; Premises Liability; Municipal Litigation; Probate; Elder Law.Email: Sandra R. Baker
ASSOCIATES
Stephen P. Brennan (Associate) born Westfield, Massachusetts, July 19, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Providence College (B.A., 1983); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1986). Member: Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Trial Practice.Email: Stephen P. Brennan
Stacey Francoline (Associate) born Manchester, Connecticut, February 23, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Connecticut, New York and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1995); Hamline University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense.Email: Stacey Francoline
Eric R. Schwerzmann (Associate) born Watertown, New York, April 28, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, New York; 2005, Connecticut; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: State University of New York College at Potsdam (B.A., 2000); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: New York State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Cordani v. Thompson & Johnson Equipment Co., Inc., et. al., 16 A.D. 3d 1002, 792 N.Y.S.2d 675 (N.Y.A.D., 3rd Dept. 2005). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury.Email: Eric R. Schwerzmann
David A. Estabrook (Associate) born Lowell, Massachusetts, 1957; admitted to bar, 2005, Connecticut; 2007, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Southern New Hampshire University (B.S., 1981); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 2005). Author: "Opening the Door: New Hampshire's Treatment of Trial Court Rebuttal Evidence," 46 N.H.B.J. 30, 2005. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability.Email: David A. Estabrook
Rebecca A. Hartley (Associate) born Manchester, Connecticut, December 10, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Massachusetts; 2006, Connecticut; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 2002); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 2005). Member: Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Rebecca A. Hartley
OF COUNSEL
Jack D. Miller (Of Counsel) born Paris, France, November 12, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2002, Maine and Massachusetts. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 1974); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1978). Member: Hartford County (Chairman, Bench-Bar Committee, 1988-1989), Maine State and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Law; Family Law) Bar Associations; Connecticut and Maine Trial Lawyers Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: General Practice; Trial Practice; Insurance; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Professional Malpractice; Premises Liability; Municipal Litigation.Email: Jack D. Miller
All Members and Associates of the Firm are Members, Connecticut and American Bar Associations.