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Statement of Practice

General Practice, including Administrative Law, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking Law, Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Leasing, Common Interest Community Law, Condominium Law, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Reorganization, Eminent Domain, Employment Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Franchise Regulation, Health Care, Internet Law, Legislative Practice, Litigation, Pension and Profit Sharing Plans, Land Use, Probate, Real Estate, Securities, Surety Law, Tax Law and Workers Compensation. Trials and Appeals in all Courts.

Firm Affiliations

LAWYERS ASSOCIATED WORLDWIDE (L.A.W.)

Representative Clients:

Ad Chem Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.
All Vision, LLC.
Baldwin and Lyons, Inc.
Bally Total Fitness Corporation
The Beacon Light & Supply Co.
Braumuller, Inc.
Birken Manufacturing Company
Chase Enterprises
Cigna Corp.
Citizens Bank
Connecticut Chiropractic Assn.
C & S Distributors
Dur-A-Flex, Inc.
DrugMax, Inc.
EDAC Technologies Corp.
Exel Logistics, Inc.
Familymeds, Inc.
GC Industries
George Weiss Associates, Inc.
Goodrich Corporation
Hampshire Companies
Hebrew Health Care, Inc.
Host America Corporation
Infiltrator Systems, Inc.
Kingswood-Oxford School
The Koffler Group
Konover Properties Corporation
Louis Dreyfus Property Group
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
The Metro Realty Group, Ltd.
Mountain Development Corporation
Naek Construction Co.
National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Co.
National Grange Mutual Insurance Co.
National Health Care, Inc.
Panolam Industries International, Inc.
Peoples Bank
Proprietary Health Care Facilities
Protective Insurance Co.
Pye & Hogan Machine Co.
Remee Products Corp.
Reno Machine Co., Inc.
Schaghticoke Tribal Nation
Securities Services of Connecticut, Inc.
Shell Oil Co.
Siemens Corp.
Sonitrol Communications Corp.
Sonitrol Security Systems of Hartford, Inc.
Spartan Aerospace LLC
St. Paul Group
TC Power
TD Bank North
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America
Turbine Controls, Inc.
Ulbrich Stainless Steel & Special Metals, Inc.
Weiss Asset Management LP
Yale University.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation

Address

CityPlace I, 22nd Floor
185 Asylum Street
Hartford, CT 06103-3460, (Hartford Co.)

Phone

Phone: 860-278-2179
Fax: 860-278-2179

Website

http://www.roginlaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Steven D. Bartelstone (Member) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, November 23, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., cum laude, 1969; J.D., with high honors, 1972). Assistant to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1970-1971. Attorney for the Democratic Majority in the House of Representatives, Connecticut General Assembly, 1972-1973. Member, Advisory Committee to the Banking Commissioner on the Uniform Securities Act, 1982-1985. Vice-President, Law, 1985-1986, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, 1986, and Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Coleco Industries, Inc., 1986-1989. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Member, Sections on: Commercial Law and Bankruptcy; Corporations and Other Business Organizations; Real Estate Law) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Steven D. Bartelstone

Steven A. Berman (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, October 28, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, Connecticut. Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., 1969); University of New Haven (M.B.A., 1972); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1977). Lecturer: "Asset Based Lending—How To Lend To The Marginal Borrower," 1987-1989; "What A Clean UCC Search Doesn't Show," 1989-1993; "2001 Revisions to Article 9 and Electronic Transactions," 2000-2001. Member: New Haven County, Connecticut (Member, Executive Committee, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, 1984—) and American Bar Associations; Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys (Member, Executive Committee). Practice Areas: Commercial Loans; Corporate Acquisitions, Divestitures & Restructures; Construction Loans; Corporate Transactions; Banking Law; Corporate Finance; Real Estate and Leasing Transactions.Email: Steven A. Berman

James J. Brault (Member) born Bristol, Connecticut, July 4, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut. Education: Boston College (B.S., Accounting, 1987); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., 1991); University of Miami School of Law (LL.M., 1995). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Loan Documentation; Real Estate Transactions; Corporate Acquisitions; Contract Law; Corporate Finance; Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions; Divestitures; Restructures.Email: James J. Brault

Iris June Brown (Member) born New Haven, Ct; admitted to bar, 1977, Connecticut and U.S Claims Court; 1979, District of Columbia and U.S. Tax Court; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1973); University of Connecticut (J.D., with high honors, 1977). Author: "Striking May Be a Surprisingly Taxing Experience: Federal Income Tax Consequences of Illegal Public Employee Strikes," 9 Conn. L. Rev. 711 (1977); "Planning Can Reduce Out-of-Bankruptcy Workout Tax Cost," 55 Tax'n Accts. 275 (Nov. 1995); 24 Tax'n Lawyers 218 (Jan./Feb., 1996); "Representing Bankrupt Companies With Underfunded Single-Employer Defined Benefit Plans," 5 Journal of Taxation of Employee Benefits 162 (Nov./Dec. 1997); "Synthetic Lease: Off-Balance Sheet Financing Before and After (?) Enron," 17 The Practical Lawyer 19 (Fall 2002). Adjunct Professor, University of Connecticut Law School, 1981-1983. Trial Attorney, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1977-1979. Counsel, Aetna Life and Casualty Company, 1979-1984. Arbitrator, Panel of Neutrals, Commercial Panel, American Arbitration Association, 1997—. Member, Tax Club of Hartford, President 2002-2003. Member: Hartford County Bar; Connecticut Bar Association (Audit Committee Chair, 2007—; Tax Section Executive Committee, Chair, 2005-2007; Chair Liaison with Accountant's Committee, 1995-1997); American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Iris June Brown

Jerome E. Caplan (1927-2005).

Thomas M. Divine (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 28, 1947; admitted to bar, 1978, Connecticut; 1980, U.S. Tax Court; 1984, Massachusetts. Education: Columbia College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969; M.A., Ph.D., 1973); Yale University (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Judge J. Joseph Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1977-1978. Author: "Women in the Academy: Sex Discrimination in University Faculty Hiring and Promotion," 5 Journal of Law and Education 429, l976. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Tax and Executive Committee, Estates and Probate Sections, 1985-1987). Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates.Email: Thomas M. Divine

Benjamin Engel (Member) born Princeton, New Jersey, December 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1987, Connecticut. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1977); Stanford University (A.M., 1979); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1987). Member, 1984-1985, 1986-1987, and Executive Editor, 1985-1986, Connecticut Law Review. Author: "Sticks and Stones in Connecticut Criminal Courts: State v. Couture," 18 Conn. L. Rev. 407, 1986. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Member, Sections of: Corporations and Other Business Organizations; Commercial Law and Bankruptcy) and American (Member, Section of Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law.Email: Benjamin Engel

Barry S. Feigenbaum (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, October 1, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Connecticut. Education: George Washington University (B.B.A., with distinction, 1978); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1981). Associate General Counsel, Coleco Industries, Inc., 1986-1989. Zoning Alternate, West Hartford Town Council, 1985-1992. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Member: Corporate Counsel Section; Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section) and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Commercial Law League of America (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy and Insolvency). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Law; Commercial Law.Email: Barry S. Feigenbaum

Elizabeth J. Robbin Greenspan (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, November 15, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Connecticut; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1991); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1994). Connecticut Bar Foundation James W. Cooper Fellow. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Member: Business Torts Committee; Women and the Law Committee; House of Delegates, 2005-2008) and American Bar Associations; Hartford Association of Women Attorneys (Past President). Reported Cases: Golden v. Johnson Memorial Hospital, 66 Conn. App. 518 (2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Elizabeth J. Robbin Greenspan

Randy P. Kabakoff (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, October 23, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Connecticut ; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., magna cum laude, 1995; J.D., 1999). Member: Hartford, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Randy P. Kabakoff

Edwin A. Lassman (1928-2007).

Louis E. Nassau (1908-1999).

Monique R. Polidoro (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Connecticut; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1999, U.S. Tax Court.. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1997). Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Taxation; Elder Law.Email: Monique R. Polidoro

Edward S. Rogin (1908-2000).

Mark A. Rosenblum (Member) born Sharon, Pennsylvania, October 23, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia and Pennsylvania; 1987, Connecticut; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1975); Emory University (J.D., 1979). Adjunct Instructor, University of Connecticut School of Law, 2004—. Attorney Trial Referee, State of Connecticut, Superior Court, 2001—. Member, Panel of Neutrals and Member, Commercial Panel, American Arbitration Association, 1996—. Member: Hartford County (Member, Board of Directors, 2004—), Connecticut (Member, Executive Committee, Construction Law Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Mark A. Rosenblum

Lawrence G. Rosenthal (Member) born New York, New York, May 19, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1985, District of Columbia and Maryland; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1991, Connecticut; 1996, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court; Mohegan Tribal Nation Gaming Court. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1978); University of Houston (J.D., 1981). Author: "Equipment Costs in Construction Contract Disputes," 17:2 Public Contract Law Journal, June 1988, reprinted in 6:2 The International Construction Law Review, April 1989. Lecturer, National Business Institute Courses: Construction Law in Connecticut; Advanced Construction Law; Mechanic's Lien Law. HBA Lecturer, Residential Construction Law. Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Surety and Fidelity Law; Litigation.Email: Lawrence G. Rosenthal

James M. Saya (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Connecticut; 2002, Massachusetts. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992; J.D., with honors, 1997). Lead Articles Editor, University of Connecticut Insurance Law Journal, 1996-1997. Author: "Removing a Roadblock to Reforming Health Care— New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance Company," Conn. Ins. Law Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1996-1997. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Loans; Corporate Finance; Real Estate.Email: James M. Saya

Peter S. Sorokin (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, November 28, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Connecticut. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., 1973); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1976). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Leasing.Email: Peter S. Sorokin

Lewis K. Wise (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, March 6, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Connecticut; 1980, District of Columbia. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1969); University of Connecticut (J.D., magna cum laude, 1973). Member, University of Connecticut Law Review, 1971-1973. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Frederick J.R. Heebe, U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Louisiana, 1973-1975. Trial Attorney, 1976-1979 and Assistant Director, 1979-1985, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Member: Executive Committee, Planning and Zoning Section; Employment Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Land Use; Employment Law.Email: Lewis K. Wise

Paul B. Zolan (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, Connecticut. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1973); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1977). Member, 1975-1976 and Associate Editor, 1976-1977, Connecticut Law Review. Author: Note, "Stock Exchange Investigations," 8 Connecticut Law Review 725, 1976. Lecturer in Law, University of Connecticut School of Law, 2006—. Panel of Neutrals, Commercial and Construction Panel, American Arbitration Association, 1992—. Panel of Mediators, State of Connecticut Department of Education, 1997—. Commissioner and Chairman, West Hartford Housing Authority, 1985-1995. Member: West Hartford Charter Revision Commission, 1995-1996; West Hartford Housing Partnership Committee, 1989-1991. Member: Hartford County (Member: Board of Directors, 1997-2004; Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 1983-2004), Connecticut (Member: Real Property Section; Consumer Law Section, Lawyers Committee on Affordable Housing and Homelessness) and American Bar Associations; Hartford County Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 2005—); Greater Hartford Legal Aid Foundation; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Paul B. Zolan

ASSOCIATES

Marilee A. Corr Clark (Associate) born Northampton, Massachusetts, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Connecticut. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 2003); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2006). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation; Litigation; Commercial Real Estate; Trusts and Estates.Email: Marilee A. Corr Clark

Frank E. Hall (Associate) born New Haven, CT; admitted to bar, 2007, Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., 1993); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 2007; magna cum laude, Tax Concentration). Member: American Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Special Agencies: CPA. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Trusts and Estates.Email: Frank E. Hall

Denise Purpura (Associate) born Natick, Massachusetts, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Connecticut. Education: Bates College (B.A., cum laude, 2003); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2007). Member: Hartford County and Connecticut Bar Association.Email: Denise Purpura

Christopher E. H. Sanetti (Associate) born Temple, Texas, 1977; admitted to bar, 2008, Connecticut; 2009, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1999); Sacred Heart University (M.A., 2000); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Hartford County and Connecticut (Co-Chair, Business Law Section; Member, Young Lawyers Section Executive Committee) Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Civil Litigation; Civil Practice.Email: Christopher E. H. Sanetti

Fletcher C. Thomson (Associate) born New Britain, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts and New York; 2003, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2007, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., with honors, 1998); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 2001); Trinity College Dublin School of Law, Dublin, Ireland (LL.M., 2002). Pi Sigma Alpha. Treasurer, Connecticut Student Bar Association, 1999-2000. Member, Dublin University Law Society, 2001-2002. Member, Connecticut Moot Court Board, 1999. Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Statutory Interpretation, 2000. Administrative Editor, Connecticut Insurance Law Journal, 2000-2001. Member, Editorial Board, Trinity College Law Review, 2001-2002. Author, "The EC Merger Regulation, GE/Honeywell and MCI/WorldCom/Sprint: An Analysis of American Mergers Blocked by the European Commission," LL.M. Thesis, Dublin: Trinity College, 2002. Co-Author: "The Defense Counsel Disclosure Dilemma," New Hampshire Bar News, September 22, 2000; "Hot Issues in Welding Rod Litigation: A Primer on the Legal and Medical/Scientific Issues," International Tele-Seminar, DRI Product Liability Committee, March 8, 2005. Member: Hartford County (Member, Ethics Committee), Massachusetts, New York State and Connecticut (Member, International Law Section Executive Committee; Member, Young Lawyers Section Executive Committee, International Law Committee Co-Chair; Member, International Law & Practice Section) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation; Products Liability Defense; International Law.Email: Fletcher C. Thomson

Matthew T. Wax-Krell (Associate) born Hartford, Connecticut, June 5, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Connecticut. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2001); University of Connecticut, Hartford (J.D., 2005). Member: Connecticut Bar Examining Committee; Board of Directors, Center for First Amendment Rights, Inc. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations.Email: Matthew T. Wax-Krell

COUNSEL

Lisa M. Anderson (Counsel) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, February 16, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Massachusetts; 1994, Connecticut; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; Mohegan Tribal Nation Gaming Court. Education: Bentley College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1990); Western New England College, School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member, Western New England Law Review, 1991-1992. Law Clerk, Connecticut Superior Court, 1993-1994. Member: Connecticut, Hartford County and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, National Association of Women in Construction. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Surety Law; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury.Email: Lisa M. Anderson

Peter V. Evans (Counsel) born New York, N.Y., August 5, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, New York; 1978, Connecticut. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1967); St. John's University (J.D., 1970). Chairman, 2001-2003 and Trustee, 1979—, Hebrew Health Care, Inc. Former Sr. V.P. and General Counsel, Familymeds, Inc./Arrow Prescription Centers, 1993-2002. Member: Connecticut and American (Member: Forum on Franchising; Sections on: Business Law; Health Care Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Peter V. Evans

Robert L. Hirtle (Counsel) born Milton, Massachusetts, October 5, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Virginia; 1963, Connecticut; 1969, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fairfield University (B.S., 1959); University of Virginia (J.D., 1962). Awarded LL.D.-Hon. by the National College of Health Sciences, 1990. Assistant Attorney General, State of Connecticut, 1965-1971. President, National Association of Chiropractic Attorneys, 1984-1985. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. [Judge Advocate, U.S. Navy, 1962-1965]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Administrative Law; Health Care.Email: Robert L. Hirtle

Andrea J. Levine (Counsel) born Hartford, Connecticut, May 18, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Connecticut. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1988); Cornell University (J.D., 1991). Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law.Email: Andrea J. Levine

Joel N. Sable (Counsel) born New Britain, Connecticut, October 3, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Connecticut; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., with honors, 1967; J.D., with honors, 1971). Lecturer: Bankruptcy Code, 1981: "Automatic Stay, Adequate Protection of Cash Collateral," 1982; Uniform Commercial Code, 1981-1984; "Creditors' Rights and Protection of Security Interests in Bankruptcy," 1987; "Bankruptcy Proceedings," 1988; "Commercially Reasonable Disposition of Collateral Under Article 9- A Case Study," 1989; "Foreclosure and Repossession for Connecticut Lenders - When The Workout Doesn't Work- Repossession of Personal Property," 1990-1993; "New Legislation Affecting Debtors and Creditors-Connecticut Homestead Exemption," 1993; "Looking for Mr. Green-The Commercial Creditor Perspective," 1996; "Real Estate Purchase and Sale Transactions-Defaults and Remedies," 2004. Member: Hartford County (Treasurer, Young Lawyers Section, 1977-1981) and Connecticut (Sections on: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy; Real Property) Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing; Commercial Finance Transactions; Workouts; Corporate Law; Foreclosures; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy.Email: Joel N. Sable

Marci J. Silverman (Counsel) born Malden, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1990, Connecticut; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 1987); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1990). Phi Beta Kappa. Wallingford Democratic Town Committee (Member, 1997; Vice Chair, 2000-2006). Wallingford Planning and Zoning Commission (Member, 2002; Vice Chair, 2004). Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Property Valuation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Marci J. Silverman