Accepts Credit Cards

(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

Administrative, Agriculture and Agribusiness, Appellate, Brownfields Development, Business, Commercial Lending and Banking, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate and Business Services, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy, Employment, Environmental, Franchise and Distributorship, Government Guaranteed Lending, Government Relations and Public Affairs, Healthcare, Immigration, Insurance Coverage, Intellectual Property, Municipal, Product Liability and Toxic Tort, Professional Liability, Property Valuation, Public Finance, Real Estate, Taxation, Trusts and Estates, Utilities and Regulated Industries, Venture Capital and Emerging Companies.

Firm Affiliations

MERITAS

Representative Clients:

Advanced Radiology Consultants, LLC
Bank of America, N.A.
Bob's Discount Furniture
CapitalSource Finance LLC
CNA Insurance Companies
City of Bridgeport
CIGNA
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
Connecticut Clean Energy Fund
Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated
CVS Caremark
Encompass Insurance Company
The Farmer's Cow, LLC
FCR, Inc.
General Growth Properties, Inc.
Goodwin College
HEALTHSOUTH Corporation
Ironwood Mezzanine Fund, L.P.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
New England Development Company
Northeast Utilities
Peoples United Bank
Pepperidge Farm, Inc.
Pilot Corporation of America
RBS Citizens N. A.
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
State of Connecticut Treasurer's Office
Simon Property Group, Inc.
Stonington Behavioral Health, Inc.
TD Banknorth, N.A.
Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority
UPS Capital Business Credit
Webster Bank, N. A.
The William W. Backus Hospital
Yale University.

Rate Information

Accepts Major Credit Cards

• American Express

Address

One State Street, Suite 2400 P.O. Box 231277
Hartford, CT 06123-1277, (Hartford Co.)

Phone

Phone: 860-548-2600
Cable Address: "Ukslaw." Fax: 860-548-2680

Website

http://www.uks.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Gencarelli v. UPS Capital Business Credit, 501 F. 3d 1 (C.A. 1, 2007). Transactions: Export Import Bank of the United States, Project Specific Export Working Capital Financing for manufacture of river dredges for Kingdom of Thailand, Ministry of Transportation; Transaction Negotiation, Documentation and International Dispute Resolution. Practice Areas: Commercial Lending and Banking; Debtor and Creditor; Government Guaranteed Lending; Commercial Foreclosure; Commercial Workouts; Commercial Recovery; Bankruptcy Litigation; Creditor Bankruptcy; Foreclosures; Fraudulent Conveyance; Repossessions; Workouts; Receiverships; Commercial Collections; Post Judgment Collections; Secured Collections; Unsecured Collections; Bank Fraud; Bank Directors and Officers Liability; Commercial Loans; International Loans; Lender Liability; Lenders Rights; Letters of Credit; Loan Restructuring; Loan Workouts; Secured Lending; Creditors Rights; Secured Creditors Rights; Unsecured Creditors Rights; International Creditors Rights; Commercial Finance; International Commercial Finance; International Trade; Cross Border Finance; Export Finance; Trade Finance; Financial Fraud; Fraud and Deceit; Litigation; Commercial Mortgages; Mortgage Finance; Mortgage Foreclosure; Mortgage Workouts; Negligence; Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Boating Accidents; Bicycle Accidents; Real Estate; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Finance; Adverse Possession; Boundary Disputes; Conveyancing; Easements; Homeowners Association Law; Quiet Title; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Fraud; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Estate Workouts.Email: Edward J. Pontacoloni

Kevin N. Reynolds (Principal) admitted to bar, 1991, CT; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Kenyon College (A.B., 1985); University of Virginia (J.D., 1991). Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, Chief Legal Counsel 2001—; International Council of Shopping Centers; Connecticut State Government Relations Committee, Chairman 2005—, Chairman 2003-2004, Co-Chairman 2000-2002; The Advocacy Group; Association of Connecticut Lobbyists; Connecticut Association of Land Surveyors; Justice of the Peace 2001—, Leadership Greater Hartford 1999, Susan Bysiewicz, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, Legal Counsel; West Hartford Democratic Town Committee, 1998—. Practice Areas: Administrative; Government Relations; Public Affairs; Health and Human Services.Email: Kevin N. Reynolds

Donald R. Seifel, Jr. (Principal) admitted to bar, 1983, CT; 1984, U.S. Tax Court; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1980); Boston University (J.D., 1983); New York University (LL.M., 1984). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Estate and Tax Planning Council. Practice Areas: Business; Tax; Trusts and Estates; Venture Capital and Emerging Companies; Health Care; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Donald R. Seifel, Jr.

Thomas J. Shortell (1942-1997).

Bourke G. Spellacy (Principal) admitted to bar, 1961, CT; U.S. District Court, District of CT; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1958); Yale University (J.D., 1961). Member: American Judicature Society; Commission on Creation of Judicial Districts, State of Connecticut, 1965. Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1993, Vice Chairman, 1981 and Chairman, 1987, Connecticut Law Revision Commission. Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1993 and Secretary, Greater Hartford Arts Council. Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1982 and Honorary Trustee, 1983 —, The Hartford Ballet, Inc. Member, Board of Directors, The Symphony Society of Greater Hartford, 1968-1974. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Administrative; Appellate; Business; Commercial Litigation; Government Relations; Public Affairs; Professional Liability.Email: Bourke G. Spellacy

David E. Sturgess (Principal) admitted to bar, 1981, CT. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., magna cum laude, 1978); Duke University (J.D., 1981). Community Health Charities of Connecticut, Board of Directors, 1991—; Chairman, 1997-1999. Connecticut Venture Group, President, 2006-2009; Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, 2004—. Crossroads Venture Fair, Chairman, 2005 and 2006. FCR, Inc., Board of Directors, 1991-1993. FMG Acquisition Corp., Board of Directors, 2007-2008. University of Connecticut Alumni Association, Board of Directors, 2008—; Bylaws Committee, 2008-2009; Strategic Planning Committee, 2008—; Scholarship Committee, 2006—. Practice Areas: Business; Fuel Cell and Alternative Energy; Venture Capital and Emerging Companies; Agency and Distributorships; Distribution Agreements; International Distribution; Distribution; Business Combinations; Biotechnology; Biotechnology Licensing; Business Law; Business Associations Law; Business Development; Business Enterprises; Business Dissolutions; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Regulation; Business Reorganization; Business Succession Planning; Business Successions; Business Syndication; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Business Trusts; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Law; Emerging Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Family Business Law; Family Business Successions; International Joint Ventures; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Pass-Through Entities; Private Business Law; Privatization; Professional Practices; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Strategic Alliances; Interest and Usury; Letters of Credit; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Commercial Real Estate Syndication; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Litigation; International Commercial Contracts; International Contracts; Contract Fraud; Contracts; Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Control Contests; Corporate Criminal Law; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Ethics; Corporate Finance; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Organization; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Planning; Corporate Real Estate; Corporate Reorganization; Corporate Successions; Corporate Workouts; Corporate Taxation; Family Corporations; Hostile Takeovers; Incorporation; International Corporate Finance; International Corporate Law; Offshore Corporations; Professional Corporations; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Takeovers; Employee Benefits; Employee Compensation; Equity Compensation; Executive Compensation; Finance; Commercial Finance; Cross Border Finance; Debt and Equity Finance; Debt Finance; Equity Finance; International Finance; Private Finance; Secured Finance; International Venture Capital; International Investment; Mezzanine Finance; Private Equity; Syndication; Venture Capital; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employer Rights; Employment Termination; Executive Severance Contracts; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Agreements; Restrictive Covenants; Wrongful Termination; Wrongful Termination Defense; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing; Industrial Leasing; Landlord and Tenant Law; Lease Finance; Lease Terminations; Leasing; Office Leasing; Retail Leasing; Shopping Center Leasing; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Business Divestitures; International Mergers and Acquisitions; Merger Reorganization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Finance; Spin-Offs; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Charitable Organizations Law; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Tax Exempt Organizations; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Partnerships; Limited Partnerships; Partnership Dissolution; Partnership Formation; Partnership Organization; Partnership Syndication; Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Partnerships; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Securities; Real Estate Syndication; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Real Property Finance; Securities; Blue Sky Law; Private Placement; Private Placement Syndication; Securities Disclosure; Securities Finance; Securities Offerings; Securities Regulation; Shareholder Agreements; Shareholder Disputes; Shareholder Rights; Shareholders Law; Technology and Science; Technology Contracts; Technology Finance; Technology Joint Ventures; Technology Law; Technology Licensing; Technology Transfers.Email: David E. Sturgess

Stuart N. Updike (1904-1983).

R. Alisha Verdone (Principal) admitted to bar, 1990, CT; 1995, NY. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1984); University of Bridgeport (J.D., 1990). Program Committee Chair, Program Committee 2003-2005, Vice President and President Elect 2005, CREW Delegate, 2005, President, 2006, Immediate Past President/Sponsorship Chair 2007 and Member, Executive Committee, 2003—, The Real Estate Exchange. Member: Real Estate Finance Association; Connecticut Women's Council. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Member, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Sections); and New York State Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Lending and Banking; Debtor and Creditor; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate.Email: R. Alisha Verdone

John F. (Jef) Wolter (Principal) admitted to bar, 1986, CT; 1987, NH. Education: Saint Anselm College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member, Board of Trustees, Adult Vocational Program, Inc., 1992 —. Member: Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association; Board of Trustees, Brian House, Inc., 1992—. Member, 1983— and Chairman, 1990-1996, East Haddam Democratic Town Committee. Chairman, East Haddam Charter Study Committee, 2006-2007. Member: East Haddam Planning and Zoning Commission, 1988-1995; Holy Apostles' Board of Directors, College & Seminary, 2005—. Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2005 and Vice Chair, 2005-2007, Meritas - Law Firms Worldwide; Member: National Association of Small Business Investment Companies; Board of Directors, Read to Grow, Inc., 2004—; White House Conference on Small Business Delegate, 1995. Member: New Hampshire and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Agriculture and Agribusiness; Business; Commercial Lending and Banking; Franchise and Distribution; Venture Capital and Emerging Companies; Health Care; Administrative Law; Administrative Agency Practice; Agricultural Law; Business Law; Business Transactions; Casinos and Gambling; Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions; Franchises and Franchising; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Certificates of Need; Continuing Care Retirement Communities; Health Care Bankruptcy; Health Care Contracts; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Facility Licensing; Health Care Facility Regulation; Health Care Finance; Health Care Insolvency; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Hospital Law; Asset Based Finance; Commercial Finance; Credit Enhancement; Cross Border Finance; Debt and Equity Finance; Secured Finance.Email: John F. (Jef) Wolter

Mark J. Zimmermann (Principal) admitted to bar, 1981, CT; U.S. District Court, District of CT; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., 1978); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member: Environmental Advisory Committee, American Arbitration Association, 1992-2000; Environmental Policies Council, 1988 — and Steering Committee, 1994-1997, Connecticut Business and Industry Association; Connecticut Environmental Forum, 1986—; Board of Managers, Glastonbury YMCA, 1995-2000; Law and Strategy Board of Editors, Hazardous Waste and Toxic Torts, 1990-2002; Leadership Greater Hartford, 1993. Legislative Appointee, State of Connecticut Superfund Task Force, 1993. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Environmental Law Section, 1998—). Practice Areas: Environmental; Administrative Agency Practice; Administrative Adjudications; Administrative Law; Administrative Litigation; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Professional Licensing Regulation; Professional Licensing; Judicial Review; Federal Administrative Law; Public Law; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Workouts; Industrial Real Estate Law; Shopping Center Development; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Retail Development; Environmental Law; Air Pollution; Air Quality; Brownfields Redevelopment; Chemical Regulation; Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Climate Change; Coastal Environmental Law; Environmental Administrative Law; Environmental Arbitration; Environmental Auditing; Environmental Bankruptcy; Environmental Business Law; Environmental Cleanup; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Contamination; Environmental Corporate Law; Environmental Cost Recovery; Environmental Dispute Resolution; Environmental Due Diligence; Environmental Health and Safety; Environmental Insurance; Environmental Insurance Claims; Environmental Insurance Coverage; Environmental Insurance Defense; Environmental Lender Liability; Environmental Liability; Environmental Litigation; Environmental Mediation; Environmental Penalties; Environmental Permitting; Environmental Real Estate; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Risk Management; Gas Pollution; Groundwater Contamination; Habitat Conservation; Hazardous Materials and Substances; Hazardous Materials Management; Hazardous Materials Transportation; Hazardous Waste; Hazardous Waste Liability; Hazardous Waste Management; Hazardous Waste Permits; Hazardous Waste Regulation; Indoor Air Quality; International Environmental Law; Medical Waste; National Environmental Policy Act; Oil Pollution; Oil Spills; Pesticide Regulation; Pollution; Property Remediation; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Solid Waste; Solid Waste Disposal; Solid Waste Management; Solid Waste Regulation; Superfund; Toxic Substance Liability; Toxic Substance Regulation; Toxic Chemicals; Toxic Substances; Underground Storage Tanks; Water Pollution; Water Quality; Wetlands Protection; Wetlands Regulation; Natural Resources; Conservation Law; Drainage and Levee; Drainage Law; Water Rights; Toxic Torts.Email: Mark J. Zimmermann

OF COUNSEL

John E. D'Amico (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1976, CT; U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: Tufts University (B.S., cum laude, 1973); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1976); New York University (LL.M., with honors, 1977). General Counsel, ARCap REIT, Inc., Irving, Texas. Member: Connecticut (Member, Taxation and Real Property Law Committees) and American (Member, Taxation and Real Property Law Committees) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business; Real Estate Finance; Tax.Email: John E. D'Amico

Tiziana M. Scaccia (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1990, Connecticut; 1991, New York; 1995, Massachusetts. Education: Fairfield University (B.S., 1987); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Debtor and Creditor.Email: Tiziana M. Scaccia

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Dawn E. Alderucci (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, CT; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1999); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 2003). Member: Hartford County and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Healthcare; Professional Liability; Administrative Law; Administrative Adjudications; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Administrative Litigation; Professional Licensing; Age Discrimination; Civil Appeals; Child Abuse and Neglect; Termination of Parental Rights; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Civil Liberties; Civil Rights Defense; Civil Rights Section 1983; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Breach of Contract; Americans with Disabilities Act; Disability Discrimination; Disabled Access; Unemployment Compensation; Health Care; Certificates of Need; Continuing Care Retirement Communities; Health Care Administration; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Litigation; Health Care Licensing; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Health Law; Home Health Care; Public Health Law; Hospital Liability Defense; Hospital Negligence; Malpractice; Insurance Litigation; Labor and Employment; Age Discrimination in Employment; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employee Privacy; Employer Liability; Employer Rights; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Contracts; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Executive Severance Contracts; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Employment Law; Harassment; Human Resources Law; Minimum Wage Law; National Labor Relations Act; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Personnel Policies; Personnel Training; Reductions in Force; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Unfair Labor Practices; Wage and Hour Law; WARN Act; Wrongful Termination Defense; Attorney Grievances; Legal Malpractice Defense; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Medical Malpractice; Dental Malpractice; Dental Malpractice Defense; Failure to Diagnose; Gynecology Malpractice; Medical Malpractice Defense; Medical Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Negligence Defense; Premises Liability; Inadequate Security; Negligent Security; Premises Liability Defense; Accountants Liability; Accountants Malpractice; Public Finance.Email: Dawn E. Alderucci

Benjamin J. Berger (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, CT; U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., History, 1999; B.A., English, 1999); Boston University (J.D., 2002). Board Member, Simsbury Soccer Club. Member: Connecticut Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association; Hartford County Bar Association (Former Co-Chair); Connecticut Bar Young Lawyers' Association (Member, Construction Section). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Professional Defense.Email: Benjamin J. Berger

Natalie Braswell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, CT. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., Political Science, 2000); University of Connecticut (M.P.A., 2002); University of Connecticut (J.D., 2007). Executive Editor, Connecticut International Law Journal (2006-2007). Member, Connecticut Moot Court Board (2006-2007). President, Black Law Students Association (2006-2007). Recipient of the: Honorable M. Joseph Blumfeld Prize for service as an advocate on behalf of clients in the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic and Criminal Trial Clinic (2007); George and Lorraine Schatzki Award for service to the law school community (2007). Member: Connecticut Bar Association; George W. Crawford Black Bar Association (Vice President). Fellow: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Business Transactions; Municipal Law; Municipal Bonds; Municipal Finance; Public Finance; Bond Finance; Economic Development; Project Finance; Public Authority Finance; Tax Exempt Bonds.Email: Natalie Braswell

Dana R. Bucin (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2005, CT; 2006, NY, DC, U.S. District Court, District of CT, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of NY, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Federal Circuits and U.S. Court of International Trade; 2009, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., International Business, Politics & Government, Romance Languages & Literatures, summa cum laude, 2002); Jean Moulin Lyon III University (Semester abroad, European and Comparative Law, 2004); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Meritas Leadership Institute, 2008-2009; Meritas Associates' Advisory Board; Entrepreneurs Task Force, World Affairs Council of Connecticut, Chair of the Young Professionals Committee; Hartford Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs (HYPE), Member of the Entrepreneurs Task Force; Connecticut Venture Group - YCVG Steering Committee; Lawyers Without Borders. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Secretary/Treasurer, International Law Section; Member, Business Law Section); District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: International Law; Business Law); Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association (Board of Directors, 2007-2009); American Immigration Lawyers Association. Fellow: Meritas Leadership Institute. Languages: Spanish, French and Romanian. Practice Areas: International Business Law; International Commercial Contracts; International Corporate Finance; International Commercial Finance; International Commercial Law; International Finance; International Trade; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Finance; Cross Border Finance; Export Finance; Business Law; Business Associations Law; Business Enterprises; Business Formation; Commercial Transactions; Immigration Law; Immigration and Naturalization; Visas; Business Immigration; Employment Immigration; Employment Authorizations; Employment Visas; Investor Visas; Citizenship; Religious Visas; Consular Law; Family Immigration Law; Immigration Discrimination; Political Asylum; Labor Certifications; Permanent Visas; Business Development; Business Organization; Business Regulation; Business Start-Ups; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Law; Emerging Business Law; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Family Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Limited Liability Company Law; Small Business Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Contracts; Contracts; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Finance; Corporate Formation; Debt and Equity Finance; Debt Finance; Equity Finance; Private Finance; Secured Finance; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; Export Regulation; Business Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Finance; Blue Sky Law; International Dispute Resolution; International Contracts; International Comparative Law; International Law; International Corporate Law.Email: Dana R. Bucin

Eileen P. Conneely (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, CT and NY; U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1989); Columbia University School of Public Health (M.P.H., 1997); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Recipient, Judge Doris A. Thompson and Judge Edward Thompson Award for Excellence in Professional Skills. Law Clerk to the Honorable Ellen Bree Burns, Senior United States District Judge, New Haven, Connecticut. Co-Author: "Department of Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards: College and University Initial Compliance Obligations," NACUANOTES (Vol. 6, No. 1), January, 2008. Student Prosecutor, United States Attorney's Office, E.D.N.Y. Legal Intern, BLS Legal Services Corporation, Brooklyn, New York. Peace Corps Volunteer, Sri Lanka. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Litigation; Environmental Permitting.Email: Eileen P. Conneely

David R. Makarewicz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Connecticut; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: Franklin Pierce College (B.A., 1996); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Law Review, 2004-2006. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Commercial Law; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Construction Law; Debtor and Creditor; Creditors Rights; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Secured Creditors Rights; Unsecured Creditors Rights; Insurance; Fire Insurance; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; Real Estate Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Torts; Tort Defense; Intentional Torts; Negligence Defense; Negligence; Receiverships; Contract Litigation; Corporate Finance; Sweepstakes; Gaming Law; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Election and Campaign Finance; Election Law.Email: David R. Makarewicz

Kevin McEleney (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Connecticut; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: Boston College; University of Connecticut School of Law. Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Collections; Bankruptcy Fraud; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Mediation; Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Foreclosure; Creditor Bankruptcy; Fraudulent Conveyance; Business Law; Business Litigation; Business Fraud; Business Torts; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Torts; Commercial Bad Faith; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Contract Litigation; Breach of Contract; Creditors Rights; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Secured Creditors Rights; Unsecured Creditors Rights; Insurance; Automobile Insurance Coverage; Automobile Liability; Extra Contractual Insurance Claims; General Liability; Indemnity; Malpractice; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Personal Liability; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; Unfair Insurance Practices; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Arbitration; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; Medical Malpractice; Dental Malpractice; Dental Malpractice Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Medical Negligence; Personal Injury; Accidents; Automobile Negligence; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Head Injury; Personal Injury Defense; Personal Injury Mediation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Personal Injury Arbitration; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Premises Liability; Inadequate Security; Negligent Security; Premises Liability Defense; Premises Security; Trade Secrets.Email: Kevin McEleney

John Mulcahy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, CT. Education: Southern Connecticut State College (B.S., Political Science, 2000; M.S., Political Science, 2002); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate.Email: John Mulcahy

Sharon A. Neiberg (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, LA; 2006, CT and U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: Tulane University (B.S.M., 2001; J.D., 2004). Member, Junior League of Hartford. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Sharon A. Neiberg

Richard W. Pingel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, CT; U.S. District Court, District of CT; U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., Finance and Entrepreneurship); Berger Entrepreneurship Program (M.B.A. Equivalent); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude). Member: International Council of Shopping Centers; Next Gen; Hartford Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs (HYPE). Recipient: Outstanding Legal Scholarship Award; Distinguished Academic Achievement Award for Trial Practice Procedures; United States Senate Certificate of Appreciation. Currently Ranked First in the Nation by Entrepreneur Magazine & The Princeton Review. Member, Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal. Intern, U.S. Senator John McCain. Participant, Berger Entrepreneurship Program. Author: "Should Social Security Retire? A Study of Personal Retirement Accounts in the American Probate System," 20 Quinn. Prob. Law Jour. 99, 2006. Liaison, Economic Development Commission of the Town of Guilford. Connecticut Democratic Election Protection Statewide Coordinator, 2006 Election. Regional Manager, Connecticut Medical Labor Brokerage. Co-Founder, Collateral Lending Business, Scottsdale, Arizona. Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Aviation and Aerospace; Banks and Banking; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Constitutional Law; Contracts; Debtor and Creditor; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Finance; General Practice; Federal Practice; Leases and Leasing; Municipal Law; Property Law; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Richard W. Pingel

Kathleen H. Rudzik (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, CT; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of CT and U.S. Tax Court; 2002, MA. Education: Westfield State College (B.A., 1996); Western New England College (J.D., 2000); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Member, 1998-1999 and Note Editor, 1999-2000, Western New England Law Review. Member, Board of Trustees, Lutz Children's Museum. Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Business Law; Contracts; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Tax Exempt Organizations; Wills; Living Wills; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Estate Settlements; Living Trusts; Powers of Attorney; Special Needs Trusts; Trust Administration; Trade and Professional Associations; Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Like Kind Exchanges; Probate; Ancillary Probate; Probate Administration; Business Estate Planning; Business Reorganization; Closely Held Business Estate Planning; Limited Liability Company Law; Professional Practices; Pass-Through Entities; Buy-Sell Agreements; Closely Held Corporations; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Partnerships; Limited Partnerships; Partnership Formation; Partnership Dissolution; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Formation; Corporate Reorganization; Nonprofit Corporations; Professional Corporations; S Corporations.Email: Kathleen H. Rudzik

Daniel P. Ryan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, CT. Education: George Washington University (B.A., Political Science, Criminal Justice Minor, 2001); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with high honors, 2009). Member: Connecticut Bar Association.Email: Daniel P. Ryan

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