MANAGING PARTNER
Craig L. Sylvester (Managing Partner) born Wichita, Kansas, September 12, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Connecticut. Education: American University (A.B., cum laude, 1973); University of Connecticut (J.D., with high honors, 1981).. Managing Editor, Connecticut Law Review, 1980-1981. Lecturer, "Understanding Stock Purchase Agreements," Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1991. Member, Board of Directors: Connecticut Housing Investment Fund, Inc., 2003; Riverfront Recapture, Inc., 1999. Member, Board of Commissioners, 1986-1998, Vice-Chairman, 1990-1995 and Chairman, 1995-1998, West Hartford Housing Authority. Member, Board of Directors, 1998 and President, 2000-2004, The Foundation for West Hartford Public Schools; Connecticut Venture Group; Advisory Board, University of Connecticut Family Business Program, 1994; Small Business Advisory Council, Connecticut Business and Industry Association, 1991-1997; Advisory Board, Hartford Enterprise Zone, 1986-1988; Entrepreneur Institute of Greater Hartford, 1987-1989. Member: Connecticut (Member, Sections on: Corporations and Other Business Organizations; Antitrust Law) and American (Member, Section on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Family Business Law.Email: Craig L. Sylvester
SHAREHOLDERS
Andrew J. Howat (Shareholder) born Hartford, Connecticut, November 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., cum laude, 1968); Cornell University (J.D., with distinction, 1971). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Labor and Employment; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Taxation.Email: Andrew J. Howat
Travers T. Auburn (Shareholder) born Winsted, Connecticut, April 10, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Connecticut. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1968); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1972). Member: Litchfield County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates.Email: Travers T. Auburn
Maurice T. FitzMaurice (Shareholder) born Waterbury, Connecticut, August 15, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., 1967); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1971). Articles Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, 1970-1971. Law Clerk to Judge Myron H. Bright, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1971-1972. Author: Note, 44 Notre Dame Law Review 252 (1968). Lecturer: Evidence, Trial Practice, Appellate Practice, Prejudgment Remedies, Injunction Practice, Comparative Negligence and OSHA, Connecticut Bar Association; Pensions, Connecticut State Judges, ERISA, Taft Hartley Trustees. Member, Editorial Board, Connecticut Bar Journal, 1973-1976. Chairperson, Connecticut State Ethics Commission, 1996-1997; Special Master, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1989. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Maurice T. FitzMaurice
Tuck Miller, Jr. (Shareholder) born Cleveland, Ohio, June 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, New Jersey; 1974, Connecticut. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1969); Georgetown University (J.D., 1972). Law Clerk to the Honorable George H. Barlow, United States District Court, New Jersey, 1972-1974. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations; National Health Lawyers Association; Connecticut Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Tuck Miller, Jr.
Suzanne S. Bocchini (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, February 24, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Missouri; 1974, Connecticut. Education: The Catholic University of America (B.A., 1969); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Estate and Tax Planning Council (President, 1996-1997); Hartford Estate and Business Planning Council. Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Estate and Gift Taxation; Probate.Email: Suzanne S. Bocchini
John J. Jacobson (Shareholder) born Washington, D.C., August 10, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Connecticut. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1973); Georgetown University (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Co-Author: with William R. Judy, "Courts Back IRS Denials on Plans," National Law Journal 15 (August 18, 1980). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Pension Plans; Executive Compensation.Email: John J. Jacobson
Frederick J. Mullen, Jr. (Shareholder) born Providence, Rhode Island, December 30, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Connecticut. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1974); University of Virginia (J.D., 1977). Articles Editor, Virginia Journal of International Law, 1976-1977. Member: Connecticut (Chair, Executive Committee, Probate Section, 2001-2003) and American Bar Associations; Hartford Estate and Business Planning Council; Connecticut Estate and Tax Planning Council. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates.Email: Frederick J. Mullen, Jr.
John M. Horak (Shareholder) born Chicopee, Massachusetts, August 29, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Connecticut. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1980). Co-Author: "Interstate Sales and Small Business - The Potential For Unforeseen Tax Liabilities," Connecticut CPA Quarterly, June, 1992; "Quill and Wrigley - Their Effect on Potential Tax Liabilities in Other States," Connecticut CPA Quarterly, Sept., 1992. Author: "Taking Trusteeship Seriously," Philanthropy Magazine, July 2000. "Recent Connecticut Sales and Use Tax Development," Connecticut CPA Quarterly, September, 1987. Member, West Hartford Board of Tax Review, 1988-1989. Member, West Hartford Ethics Commission, 1998-2000. Chairman, Reid and Riege, Non Profit Organization Practice Group. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Taxation; Trade and Professional Associations.Email: John M. Horak
Robert M. Mulé (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., April 15, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Connecticut. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1977); Boston University (J.D., 1981). Speaker: "New Directions in Business Planning: Update on LLC's and LLP's," seminar sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association, November 18, 1998; Speaker: "Creditors Rights and Remedies at the End of the '90s," sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association, October 16, 1998; Speaker: "New Opportunities for LLC's and LLP's," seminar sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association, August 29, 1996; "Updates in Business Law," Annual Survey of Connecticut Law sponsored by the University of Connecticut Law School Alumni Association, Inc., February 28, 1997 and January 29, 1994. Chair, "Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships," seminar sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association, June 2, 1995; Speaker: "Limited Liability Companies: The Entity of Choice in Connecticut," seminars sponsored by National Business Institute 1994, 1995 and 1996; "Corporate Counsel: Advising Your Client," seminar sponsored by Lorman Education Services, July 15, 1994; Moderator, "The New Connecticut Limited Liability Company Act," seminar sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association, October 26, 1993. Author: "Greenmail Legislation A Report of the Section on Corporations and Other Business Organizations of the Connecticut Bar Association," prepared for the Judiciary Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly, January 30, 1990. Moderator, "Closing Our Doors Forever-Benefits and Issues of an Orderly Business Shutdown," Seminar sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association, October 13, 1989. Speaker: "Nonbankruptcy Issues in a Business Winddown/Shutdown," seminar sponsored by the Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys, February 25, 1991. Chairman, Connecticut Limited Liability Company Act Subcommittee of the Connecticut Bar Association's Business Law Section, 1992-1996. Member, Connecticut Venture Group, 1992. Member, Entrepreneurship Institute of Greater Hartford, 1990-1992, 1995-1999. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Secretary, Executive Committee, Section on Corporations and Other Business Organizations, 1987-1990) and American Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Member, Bank of Boston Connecticut's Hartford Advisory Board, 1994-1996. Simsbury Town Moderator, 1998; Alternate, Simsbury Zoning Board of Appeals, 1995-1999. Chairman, Simsbury Charter Revision Commission, 1991-1992; Member, Simsbury Planning Commission, 1992-1993. Member, Simsbury Affordable Housing Partnership, 1990-1994. Transactions: Initial Public Offering for Helpmate Robotics Inc.; Organization of Trust Company of Connecticut. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate and Finance; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate; Securities.Email: Robert M. Mulé
Eileen M. Marks (Shareholder) born Hartford, Connecticut, November 18, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Connecticut. Education: Manhattanville College (A.B., 1972); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1979). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Pension and Health Benefits; Taft-Hartley Plans.Email: Eileen M. Marks
Earl F. McMahon (Shareholder) born Providence, Rhode Island, May 31, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Connecticut. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate and Finance; Health Care; Real Estate; Environmental Law.Email: Earl F. McMahon
Jon P. Newton (Shareholder) born Milford, Connecticut, January 24, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Connecticut. Education: Brown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1988). Articles and Book Reviews Editor, Connecticut Law Review. Author: "Suggestions for the New Collective Bargaining Agreement in Professional Basketball," 19 Conn. L. Rev. 1001 (1987). Contributing Author: "The Connecticut Uniform Commercial Code," 64 Conn. B. J. SI-173 (1990). Member: Connecticut (Member, Executive Committee, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate and Finance; Litigation.Email: Jon P. Newton
Mark X. Ryan (Shareholder) born Buffalo, New York, February 14, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Connecticut. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member: Connecticut (Member, Antitrust and Corporations Sections) and American (Member, Antitrust and Business Law Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Mark X. Ryan
Joseph K. Fortier (Shareholder) born Willimantic, Connecticut, July 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A. B.S., magna cum laude, 1981); Cornell University (J.D., 1984). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Board of Editors, Cornell International Law Journal, 1983-1984. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing.Email: Joseph K. Fortier
Thomas M. Armstrong (Shareholder) born Albany, New York, April 23, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Connecticut. Education: Westminster College (B.A., 1968); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Co-author: "Settlement at Bluff Road: An Innovative Administrative Order," Toxic Law Reporter (1988). Author: "Alternative Dispute Resolution: Use in Private and Public Sector to Resolve Environmental Disputes," Environmental Hazards (1988). Co-author: "Environmental Disputes May be Handled Better Without Lawsuits," Compliance and Litigation Strategy (1993). Author: "Expedited Redevelopment Under Connecticut's Revised Transfer Act and Licensed Environmental Professional Programs," Environmental Law & Practice (1995). Member: Steering Committee, Environmental Policy Council of Connecticut Business and Industry Association, 1993-1995; Federal ADR Panel for Environmental Disputes. Chairman, American Heart Association, Connecticut Affiliate, 1993-1995. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Chairman, Environmental Law Section, 1995-1996) and American (Co-Chairman, Toxic and Environmental Litigation Subsection, Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment Section, 1988-1990) Bar Associations; Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Occupational Safety and Health; Land Use.Email: Thomas M. Armstrong
Eric A. Henzy (Shareholder) born San Diego, California, February 23, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1996, Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1988). Law Clerk to the Honorable Alan H.W. Shiff, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut, 1988-1990. Member: Connecticut (Secretary and Treasurer, 1998-1999, and Member, Executive Committee, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. (Also at New Haven Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Litigation.Email: Eric A. Henzy
John V. Galiette (Shareholder) born Waterbury, Connecticut, July 6, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Connecticut; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Boston College (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Executive Editor, Environmental Affairs Law Review, 1978-1979. Co-author: "Planning For Retirement Benefit Distributions," Elder Law Portfolio Series, Little Brown and Company (1999). Member of Steering Committee, Hartford Chapter, Web-Worldwide Employee Benefits Network. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Pension Plans; Executive Compensation; Securities.Email: John V. Galiette
Dominic Fulco, III (Shareholder) born Hartford, Connecticut, December 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Connecticut; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Hartford (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); Temple University (J.D., 1984). Alpha Chi. Staff Member, 1982-1983 and Business Editor, 1983-1984, Temple Law Quarterly. Author, Note: "Constitutional Law - 1981 Pennsylvania Reapportionment Plan Meets the Requirements of the United States Constitution and the Pennsylvania Constitution - In Re Reapportionment Plan for the Pennsylvania General Assembly," 56 Temp. L.Q. 787, 1983; "Taxation - Franchise Tax Option Given Only to Domestic Corporations Held Unconstitutional - Gilbert Associates v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," 56 Temp. L.Q. 867, 1983. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: PPG Industries, Inc. v. Webster Auto Parts, Inc. 128 F.3d 103 (2d.Cir. 1997); Fulco v. Norwich Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp., 27 Conn. App. 800, 609 A.2d 1034 (1992), app., dismissed, 226 Conn. 404, 627 A.2d 931 (1993); John Baker, Jr. v. Sun Refining and Marketing Company, 14 Conn. App. 804 (1988); Yost v. Seaboard Surety Company, 182 B.R. 375 (Bankr. D.Conn. 1995); In re: Dazic Controls Corp., 178 B.R. 328 (Bkrptcy.D.Conn. 1995). Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Bankruptcy; Litigation.Email: Dominic Fulco, III
Douglas K. Knight (Shareholder) born Rochester, New York, November 29, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Connecticut. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.B.A., cum laude, 1989); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Justinian Honorary Law Society. Associate Editor, Syracuse Law Review. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations; International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Pension Plans; Taft-Hartley Plans.Email: Douglas K. Knight
John R. Ivimey (Shareholder) born Teaneck, New Jersey, April 12, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1985); University of Connecticut (J.D., with high honors, 1991). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates.Email: John R. Ivimey
Louis J. Donofrio (Shareholder) born Rahway, New Jersey, July 4, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Connecticut. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1989); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1992). Member, Catholic University Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy, 1991-1992. Alternate Member, Zoning Commission, Town of Simsbury, Connecticut, 2006. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Leasing; Commercial Real Estate Sales and Finance.Email: Louis J. Donofrio
Thomas V. Daily (Shareholder) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S.B.A., 1982); University of Connecticut (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Phi Beta Kappa; Morehead Scholar. Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Law.Email: Thomas V. Daily
Carol A. Felicetta (Shareholder) born Brockton, Massachusetts, August 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1991, Connecticut. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., 1981); Pace University (J.D., 1990). Member: New Haven County Bar Association (Co-Chair Bankruptcy Committee); International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Litigation.Email: Carol A. Felicetta
Thomas R. Kasper (Shareholder) born Hartford, Connecticut, April 21, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Leasing; Commercial Real Estate and Finance.Email: Thomas R. Kasper
Kevin G. Ferrigno (Shareholder) born Hartford, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1989, Connecticut. Education: Union College (B.S., Chemistry, 1984); Western New England College School of Law; University of Connecticut (J.D., with highest honors, 1989). Member, 1993-1996 and Chairman, 1996-2001, Connecticut Historical Commission. Chairman, St. James Board of Education, 1999-2001. Trustee, The Antiquarian & Landmarks Society, Incorporated, 2001. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Environmental Law.Email: Kevin G. Ferrigno
Carol L. Loomis (Shareholder) born Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1997, Connecticut. Education: Mount Holyoke College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Connecticut Law School (J.D., with high honors, 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, 1995-1996 and Executive Editor, 1996-1997, Connecticut Law Review. Law Clerk to Honorable Associate Justice Richard N. Palmer, Connecticut Supreme Court, 1997-1998. Practice Areas: Closely Held Business Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate.Email: Carol L. Loomis
Christopher J. Rixon (Shareholder) born West Hartford, Connecticut, March 6, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Connecticut. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.A., 1985); Western New England College (J.D., cum laude, 1988); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1989). Recipient: U.S. Law Week Award and American Jurisprudence Book Awards, Federal Income Taxation, Uniform Commercial Code, Article 2, and Real Property Finance and Transfer. Independent Study Student Scholar. Participant in State and Local Government Internship Program and Two-term Student Senator. Assistant Counsel, Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, 1990-1995. Board of Trustees of St. Edmund's Retreat, Inc. and Chairman of the Development Committee, 2002; Board of Directors, Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce, First Vice President, 2003; Board of Directors and Member of the Executive Committee of Southeastern Connecticut Housing Alliance, Inc., 2002; Member, Republican State Central Committee, 18th District; Member, Republican Town Committee of Stonington; Extraordinary Minister for Our Lady of the Assumption Chapel of St. Edmund's Retreat, Enders Island in Mystic, Connecticut; Justice of the Peace, Town of Stonington; Member, Housing Preservation Task Force, 2004; Citizen Advisory Board of the Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration, 2005. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Christopher J. Rixon
Ronald John Koniuta (Shareholder) born Meriden, Connecticut, December 17, 1955; admitted to bar, 1995, Connecticut, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1979; M.B.A., with honors, 1987); Western New England College (J.D., 1994). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Pension Plans; Health Care; Welfare Plans; Executive Compensation; Non-Qualified Benefits; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Taxation; Trusts and Estates.Email: Ronald John Koniuta
Nicholas J. Harding (Shareholder) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 19, 1947; admitted to bar, 1978, Massachusetts; 1979, Connecticut and U.S. Tax Court; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Thomas A. Edison College (B.A., 1978); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1978); Boston University (LL.M., Taxation, 1979). Author: "A Primer on the Environmental Problems of the Fiduciary and Heir with an Interest in Contaminated Property," The Connecticut Probate Law Journal, Volume 8, No. 1, 1993. Co-Author: "Estate Freezing Techniques for the Small Business Owner," Estate Planning Quarterly, Spring, 1983. Director, Madison Land Conservation Trust, 1983-1990. Member: Connecticut (Member, Environmental Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Natural Resources, Energy, Environmental and Litigation) Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. [Capt., U.S. Army Infantry, 1966-1975]. Special Agencies: Practice before US EPA, Army Corps of Engineers, Conn. DEP and Siting Council. Reported Cases: Holbrook, Comm'r DEP v. Birken Manufacturing et al 2000 Conn. Supr. Lexis 2043 (Aug 3, 2000). Languages: Chinese (Mandarin). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Nicholas J. Harding
Brian O'Donnell (Shareholder) born Singapore, July 19, 1958; admitted to bar, 1995, Connecticut; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1979); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.
OF COUNSEL
Scott A. Junkin (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., February 6, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1968); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1973). Member: New Haven County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Scott A. Junkin
Edward F. Spinella (Of Counsel) born Hartford, Connecticut, May 28, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Connecticut. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1974); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1978). Law Clerk, Connecticut Superior Court, 1978-1979. Lecturer: Evidence, Criminal Law, Construction Law; Health Care Fraud, Hartford County Bar Association, 1991. Deputy Assistant State's Attorney, Hartford Judicial District, 1979-1980. Assistant State's Attorney, Hartford Judicial District, 1980-1983. Member: Hartford County and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; Health Care Investigations; Criminal Environmental Investigations; Administrative Agencies Investigations.Email: Edward F. Spinella
Michael L. Coyle (Of Counsel) born Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania,1944; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1975, Connecticut. Education: Utica College of Syracuse University (B.S., 1966); Syracuse University (J.D., 1971); Georgetown University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1975). Member, Justinian Society. Member and Articles Editor, Syracuse Law Review, 1970-1971. Attorney-Advisor, Interpretative Division, IRS Office of Chief Counsel, 1971-1973. Law Clerk to Judge Darrell D. Wiles, U.S. Tax Court, 1973-1975. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1988-2006. Lecturer: Connecticut Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships, 1995-2005; Connecticut Sales & Use Tax, 1986-1994 and Connecticut Corporate Business Tax, 1989-1994, National Business Institute Seminars; Connecticut Sales & Use Tax - General and Contractors, Connecticut Business and Industry Association Seminars, 1989-2000. Speaker, "Planned Giving Programs," Not-for-Profit Organizations Conference, Connecticut Society of CPAs, 1998. Member: Connecticut (Member, Tax Section Executive Committee, 1991-2006) and American (Chairman, Sales and Financial Transactions Committee, Section of Taxation, 1983-1985) Bar Associations. [With U.S. Army, 1966-1968]. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Michael L. Coyle
SENIOR ATTORNEYS
Karen L. Brand (Senior Attorney) born Clearwater, Florida, August 18, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1983); Duke University (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Connecticut (Member, Sections on: Corporations and Other Business Organizations; Labor and Employment Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Corporations and Other Business Organizations; Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Labor and Employment; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Karen L. Brand
Leah Cohen Chatinover (Senior Attorney) born Englewood, New Jersey, September 14, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Connecticut. Education: Barnard College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); Yale University (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Nonprofit Organizations Law; Business Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Leah Cohen Chatinover
Robert C. Reichert (Senior Attorney) born Great Falls, Montana, June 30, 1952; admitted to bar, 1982, Montana; 1990, Connecticut. Education: University of Montana (B.A., 1976); Indiana University (M.A., 1980); University of Montana (J.D., with honors, 1982). Recipient, Kilbourne Award for Legal Writing, 1979-1981. Member, Editorial Board, Montana Law Review, 1980-1982. Law Clerk for Chief U.S. District Court Judge James F. Battin for District of Montana, 1982-1984. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Bankruptcy; Litigation.Email: Robert C. Reichert
ASSOCIATES
Robyn C. Abbate (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 2001); Western New England College (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Finance; Commercial Leasing.Email: Robyn C. Abbate
Ronald L. Cipriano (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Connecticut. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with honors, 2002); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member, Greater Hartford Probate Forum. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Ronald L. Cipriano
Robert J. Durbin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Massachusetts; 2005, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); Oxford University (M.Sc., 2001); University of Virginia Law (J.D., 2003). Lacy Withers Armour Scholar. Member: Connecticut and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Robert J. Durbin
Jonathan L. Hull (Associate) born Concord, New Hampshire, June 28, 1978; admitted to bar, 2008, Connecticut; 2009, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Brown University (B.A., 2001); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 2008). Certificate in Tax. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Bankruptcy and Environmental Sections) and American (Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; George W. Crawford Black Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jonathan L. Hull
Devin M. Karas (Associate) born Montclair, New Jersey, July 21, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey and Federal District of New Jersey; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New Jersey. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2003); Michigan State University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: New York State, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyer's Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits and Pension.Email: Devin M. Karas
Ingi-Mai Loorand (Associate) born Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1967; admitted to bar, 2002, Connecticut. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989); Wesleyan University (M.A., 1996); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates.Email: Ingi-Mai Loorand
Denise L. Myron (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Connecticut. Education: Bay Path College (B.S., 2001); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations.Email: Denise L. Myron
Adam Carter Rose (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Connecticut. Education: San Diego State University (B.S.); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors). Member: American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Adam Carter Rose
Barbara A. Taylor (Associate) born Hartford, Connecticut, June 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Connecticut. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., 1995); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1999). Phi Delta Phi. Co-Author: "New Tax Breaks Compete with Traditional Wealth Transfer Strategies," Practical Tax Strategies, March 2002. Speaker: Greater Hartford Probate Forum. Member, Hartford Estate and Business Planning Council. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Estates and Probate; Elder Law); American Bar Association (Taxation Section and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); Greater Hartford Probate Forum; Central Connecticut Business and Estate Planning Council (Executive Committee Member). Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates; Elder Law.Email: Barbara A. Taylor
Mindy S. Tompkins (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Connecticut. Education: Central Connecticut State University (B.S., Finance, summa cum laude, 2001); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Member: Connecticut and American (Member, Health Care Section; Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations; Connecticut Health Lawyers Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Mindy S. Tompkins