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Address
One State Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06103 (Hartford Co.)
Website
http://www.rms-law.com
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(Main Office) Statement of PracticeLitigation, Investigations, Intellectual Property, Contract, Product Liability, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Commercial Finance, Construction, Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Matrimonial Law, Tax and Valuation Appeals, Tribal Gaming, Labor and Employment, Land Use, Municipal, White Collar Crime, Estate Planning and Administration, Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Benefits Planning/ERISA, Business Planning, Corporate, Creditor's Rights, Education, Environmental, Government Relations, Insurance. Year Established: 1969
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Firm Affiliations THE NETWORK OF TRIAL LAW FIRMS, INC.
AddressOne State Street
Hartford, CT 06103, (Hartford Co.)
PhonePhone: 860-549-1000
Telecopier: 860-724-3921
Websitehttp://www.rms-law.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesNew London, Connecticut Office: 164 Hempstead Street, 06320. Telephone: 860-440-2755. Telecopier: 860-440-2757.
Lewis B. Rome (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, 1933; admitted to bar, 1957, Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1954; LL.B., 1957). Recipient: Connecticut Magazine, Outstanding Senator, 1976; Outstanding Alumnus Award, University of Connecticut School of Law, 1981. Republican Candidate for Governor of Connecticut, 1982. Member, Town Council of Bloomfield, 1961-1969. Mayor, Town of Bloomfield, 1965-1969. Connecticut State Senator, 1970-1979; Senate Majority Leader, 1973-1975. Chairman, Greater Hartford Visitors and Convention Bureau, 1980-1981. Board of Directors of Riverfront Recapture, Inc., 1985. Chairman, 1992-1997, Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Member, Vice-Chairman of Connecticut Convention Center Authority, 1990-1997. Member, 1991-1997 and Chairman, 1992-1997, Board of Trustees, University of Connecticut, 1992-1997.Email: Lewis B. Rome
Austin J. McGuigan (Member) born Melrose, Massachusetts, 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, Connecticut; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, Massachusetts; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Merrimack College (B.A., 1965); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Law Clerk to Justice John P. Cotter, Connecticut Supreme Court, 1972-1973. U.S. Army Special Agent, Counter-Intelligence, 1965-1968. Chief Prosecutor, Statewide Organized Crime Task Force, 1975-1978. Chief State's Attorney, State of Connecticut, 1978-1985. Board of Directors, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1979-1988. Board of Directors, American Prosecutors Research Institute, 1996-2007. Board of Regents, National College of District Attorneys, 2002. [With U.S. Army Intelligence]. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Trade Secret Litigation; Corporate Investigations; Government Investigations; White Collar Criminal Defense; Product Liability Defense.Email: Austin J. McGuigan
Richard F. Banbury (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, Connecticut; 1965, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., Economics, 1960; J.D., 1963). Author: "Noncultural Determinants of Criminal Behavior," 50 Connecticut Bar Journal 315, 1976. Law Clerk, Justice John Cotter, Supreme Court of Connecticut, 1965-1967. Assistant State's Attorney, Hartford County, 1970-1975. Chief Assistant State's Attorney, 1975-1978. Guggenheim Visiting Fellow, Yale Law School, 1976-1977. Member, Connecticut Bar Examining Committee, 1980. Attorney and Executive Director, Council on Probate Judicial Conduct, 1989. Practice Areas: Litigation; Professional Liability; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Native American Law.Email: Richard F. Banbury
Morris R. Borea (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, April 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Connecticut; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Trinity College (B.S., 1979); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1982). Town Attorney, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, 2003. Chairman, 1997 and Secretary, 1996-1997, Wethersfield Zoning Board of Appeals. Member: Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1996). Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Wrongful Death; Trade Secret Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Municipal Law and Property Tax Appeals.Email: Morris R. Borea
John W. Bradley, Jr. (Member) born Middletown, Connecticut, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Connecticut; 1977, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1970); University of Puget Sound-Seattle University (J.D., 1976). Town Attorney: Town of Cromwell; Town of Wethersfield; Town of Rocky Hill. Corporation Counsel, Town of Farmington. Special Counsel: Towns of Marlborough, Newington and Old Saybrook Historic District Commission. Member: Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys (President). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Municipal Law.Email: John W. Bradley, Jr.
Robert J. T. Britt (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Connecticut; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., 1981); New England School of Law (J.D., 1984). Assistant State's Attorney, 1985-1988. Author: "A DUI Arrest from Start to Finish," Connecticut Trooper, Vol. 3, No. 1 (1996). Member: Hartford County (Chair, Criminal Justice Committee, 1996) and Connecticut (Chair, Executive Committee, Criminal Justice Section) Bar Associations; National College for DUI Defense (Founding Member). Practice Areas: DUI Defense; Criminal Litigation.Email: Robert J. T. Britt
Joseph B. Burns (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Connecticut; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, Mohegan Gaming Disputes Court and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1982); Western New England College (J.D., 1985). Special Master, New Britain Superior Court, 1996. Fact Finder/Arbitrator, Connecticut Superior Court, 1998; Attorney Trial Referee, Connecticut Superior Court, 1999. Member, Connecticut Trial Advocacy Institute, 2001-2003. Member: New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut (Member, Indian Law Committee; Member, Sections on: Litigation; Federal Practice). (Also at New London Office). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Joseph B. Burns
Glenn E. Coe (Member) born Canal Zone, Panama, 1944; admitted to bar, 1974, Connecticut; 1993, Massachusetts; 1995, New York; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Andrews University (B.A., 1966; M.A., summa cum laude, 1967); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1973). Editor: Connecticut Trial Judges Benchbook, 1974. Chief Trial Attorney, Office of the Chief State's Attorney, Connecticut, 1978-1983. Member: Hartford County (President, 2001), Connecticut (Treasurer, 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Corporate Investigations and Litigation; Government Investigations; White Collar Crime; Bad Faith Litigation; Accountants Liability; Professional Liability; Wrongful Death; Air and Boat Accident Litigation.Email: Glenn E. Coe
Brian C. Courtney (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Connecticut; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut;. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Adjunct Professor of Legal Studies, University of Hartford/Hartford College For Women 1988-2000. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section; Past Chairman, Young Lawyers Division, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section); Turnaround Management Association (Resident). (Resident). Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Real Estate; Bankruptcy.Email: Brian C. Courtney
Proloy K. Das (Member) born Manchester, Connecticut, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Connecticut; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston College (A.B., 1997); Indiana University (J.D., 2000). Assistant State's Attorney, Office of the Chief State's Attorney Appellate Bureau, 2003-2007. Adjunct Professor, University of Connecticut School of Law, 2005-2007. Author: "2007 Connecticut Supreme Court Review - Grappling with Novel Prosecutions," Connecticut Law Tribune, Sept. 2007; "2006 Connecticut Supreme Court Review - Skakel: Crown Jewel of Criminal Jurisprudence," Connecticut Law Tribune, Sept. 2006; "Note: Offensive Protection: The Potential Application of Intellectual Property Law to Scripted-Sports Plays," 75 Indiana Law Journal 1073 (2000). Awards: Hartford Business Journal 40 under 40 (2007); Connecticut Law Tribune New Leaders of the Law (2005). Member: Connecticut Bar Journal Board of Editors; Connecticut Law Tribune Advisory Board; Connecticut Lawyer Magazine Advisory Board. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Treasurer, Young Lawyers Section; Chair, Young Lawyers Section Appellate Practice Committee, 2004-2006; Member, Appellate Advocacy Committee). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice.
John R. Downey (Member) born San Francisco, California, December 18, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, South Carolina, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1972); University of South Carolina (M.A., 1975; J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Connecticut Trial Lawyers Guide to Evidence in State and Federal Court," Connecticut Rules of Court, West Publishing Co., 1983; "Saving & Recovering Money for Your Company Through the Second Injury Fund," The Corporate Bar News, Fall 1992; "The Practical Effects on Tort Reform on Medical Malpractice, Non-Profit Organization Immunity & Dram Shop, Connecticut Bar Journal, October 1988; "A Proposal For Legislating Employee Drug Testing," with Heike S. Martin, The Connecticut Rules Law Tribune, March 30, 1987; "Termination of Life Support: A Proposal for a Model Act," with Antoinette Grenier, The Connecticut Law Tribune, June 10, 1985. Lecturer, "Forward to Connecticut Rules of Evidence," 2009 Rd. Speaker, "Toxic Tort and Environmental Updates," American Law Firm Association, Orlando, Florida, March 1991. Creator and Panelist: "Connecticut Evidence," Professional Education Systems, John Downey, 1989; "Connecticut Evidence, Procuring, Preserving and Presenting It," Professional Education Systems, John Downey, 1988. Justice of the Peace, 1992-1994. Member: Planning Commission, Redding, Connecticut, 1988-1997; Board of Trustees, University of Connecticut, 1995-2001; Toxic Tort Committee, Chemical Manufacturer's Association, 1988-1992; Pharmaceutical Manufacture's Association, 1985-1988. Member: Hartford County and Connecticut (Member: Executive Committee, Civil Justice Section, 1985-1988; Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1987-1991) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Arbitration; Mediation; Commercial; Civil Litigation; Chemical Products; Liability; Professional Liability.
Anne C. Dranginis (Member) born Waterbury, Connecticut, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Connecticut. Education: Manhattanville College (A.B., 1969); University of Connecticut Law School (J.D., 1972). Retired Judge: Connecticut Superior Court, 1985-2000; Connecticut Appellate Court, 2000-2006. Member: Hartford, Litchfield County and Connecticut Bar Associations.
Bernard F. Gaffney (Member) born New Britain, Connecticut, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1994, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Anselm College (B.A., 1989); Universitat Uppsala, Sweden (International Law Program, 1992); Suffolk University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Civil and Commercial Litigation; International Transactions; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice.Email: Bernard F. Gaffney
Richard P. Healey (Member) born Salem, Massachusetts, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1976). Recipient, Alumni Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of the Law School, 1976. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Finance and Development; Litigation; Business and Contract.Email: Richard P. Healey
Harvey Hoberman (Member) admitted to bar, 1960, Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1957; LL.B., 1960). (Resident). Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Workouts and Financing; Real Estate Workouts and Financing; Corporate Restructures and Turn-Arounds.Email: Harvey Hoberman
Matthew J. Hoberman (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1998, Connecticut and New York. Education: Lafayette College (A.B., 1993); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Transactions; Tribal Finance.Email: Matthew J. Hoberman
Andrew L. Houlding (Member) born Cardiff, Wales, U.K., May 30, 1945; admitted to bar, 1992, Connecticut; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; Mohegan Gaming Disputes Court; Mohegan Tribal Court. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1966); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1992). Member: Connecticut (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Chair, Indian Law Section) Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Indian Law.Email: Andrew L. Houlding
William W. Kaliff (Member) born Providence, Rhode Island, January 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Connecticut; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Boston College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta. Member: Connecticut (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Commercial Law and Bankruptcy) and American (Member, Sections on Litigation and Intellectual Property Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil and Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: William W. Kaliff
Anthony B. Ludovico (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, April 19, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1965); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1968). Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Estates & Probate Executive Committee, 1998; Member, Elder Law Section). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates.Email: Anthony B. Ludovico
A. Ryan McGuigan (Member) born Malden, Massachusetts, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Connecticut. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1993); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 1997). Assistant State's Attorney, 1998-2003. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; White Collar Crime; Litigation.Email: A. Ryan McGuigan
Jeffrey L. Ment (Member) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Connecticut, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and Northern District of New York and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., cum laude, 1989); University of Miami (J.D., 1992). Member: Connecticut (Member, Litigation Section) and American (Member, Sections on Litigation and Air Space Law) Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Liability; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Law Enforcement Officer Liability.Email: Jeffrey L. Ment
Debra C. Ruel (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, 1953; admitted to bar, 1984, Connecticut; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: College of New Rochelle (B.A., 1975); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1984). Member, Board of Directors: Hartford County Bar Association; Greater Hartford Legal Aid Foundation. Treasurer, Hartford County Bar Association, 2009. Member: Tri-State Delegation, High Conflict Custody Cases (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, 2003); Early Intervention Program Committee, Hartford Family Circuit; Special Master in all are Courts. Practice Areas: Matrimonial Law.Email: Debra C. Ruel
Zisca St. Clair (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Connecticut; 2001, New York and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1996); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Zisca St. Clair
Jacqueline A. Wilson (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, August 28, 1951; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: St. Anselm College (B.S., Registered Nursing, 1973); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., 1986). Registered Nurse, 1973. Reported Cases: Favrow v. Vargus, 222 Conn 699 (1992); Papa v. Papa, 55 Conn App 47 (1999). Practice Areas: Family Law; Juvenile Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Jacqueline A. Wilson
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