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One State Street, Suite 2400, P.O. Box 231277
Hartford, Connecticut 06123-1277 (Hartford Co.)
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Statement of PracticeAdministrative, 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. Year Established: 1967
Firm Size: 52
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.
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AddressOne State Street, Suite 2400 P.O. Box 231277
Hartford, CT 06123-1277, (Hartford Co.)
PhonePhone: 860-548-2600
Cable Address: "Ukslaw." Fax: 860-548-2680
Websitehttp://www.uks.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesNew Haven, Connecticut:
John J. Alissi (Principal) admitted to bar, 1998, CT; U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: Williams College (B.A., History, 1993); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1998). Recipient, Excellence for the Future Award for Problems in Criminal Law, University of Connecticut School of Law. Co-Author: "HIPAA: Does it Apply to Banks and Financial Institutions?" April 17, 2002; "Revolutionizing the Telephone Industry," Connecticut Journal of International Law, Vol. 13-2, Spring 1999. Member: Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys; The Real Estate Finance Association of Connecticut. Vice President, Williams College Alumni Association of Greater Hartford. President, Kingswood-Oxford Alumni Council. Member, Farmington River Anglers Association. Member: Hartford County and Connecticut (Member, Sections on: Business Law and Commercial Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Commercial Lending; Commercial Banking; Real Estate Finance; Government Guaranteed Lending; Commercial Workouts; Workouts; Commercial Loans; Credit Finance; Lenders Rights; Letters of Credit; Loan Restructuring; Loan Syndication; Loan Workouts; Loans; Secured Lending; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Limited Liability Company Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions; Negotiable Instruments; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Commercial Real Estate Workouts; Construction Finance; Mechanics Liens; Commercial Contracts; Corporate Law; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Corporate Formation; Corporate Organization; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Real Estate; Debtor and Creditor; Debtor and Creditor Workouts; Secured Creditors Rights; Asset Based Finance; Commercial Finance; Debt and Equity Finance; Debt Finance; Equity Finance; Secured Finance; Franchises and Franchising; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing; Lease Finance; Lease Terminations; Leasing; Office Leasing; Retail Leasing; Business Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Finance; Mortgages; Commercial Mortgages; Mortgage Banking Law; Mortgage Finance; Mortgage Refinancing; Mortgage Tax; Mortgage Workouts; Partnership Law; Partnership Formation; Partnership Organization; Boundary Disputes; Easements; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Tax Liens; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Property Acquisitions; Land Use.Email: John J. Alissi
Michael P. Botelho (Principal) admitted to bar, 1991, CT. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1988); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Finance Committee, Campaign Committee, Congressman Rob Simmons, 2004-2006. Member: Connecticut Conference of Municipalities; Connecticut Government Finance Officers Association; Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 2003; Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys; Glastonbury Economic Development Commission. First Vice Chairman, Glastonbury Republican Town Committee, 2000-2002. Member, Executive Committee 2000. Republican Candidate, Glastonbury Town Council, 1999. Member: Finance Committee, Governor M. Jodi Rell, 2006; Governor's Commission on Unfunded Mandates; Governor's Small Business Advisory Council; Hartford Hospital Corporation, Board of Governors; March of Dimes, Connecticut Chapter, Board of Directors (Public Affairs Chair); National Association of Bond Lawyers, Securities Law and Disclosure Committee. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Administrative Law Section). Practice Areas: Public Finance; Bond Finance; Community Development; Economic Development; Public Authority Finance; Tax Exempt Bonds; Tax Exempt Finance; Municipal Law; Municipal Bonds; Municipal Finance; Municipal Securities; Tax Increment Finance; Commercial Loans; Secured Lending; Loans; Loan Restructuring; Letters of Credit; Banks and Banking; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Election and Campaign Finance.Email: Michael P. Botelho
Christopher L. Brigham (Principal) admitted to bar, 1992, CT; U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1986); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Chairman, Coordinating Council for Children in Crisis, Inc. Member: Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce; Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce; Connecticut Business and Industry Association; St. Thomas Day School; Long Range Planning Committee. Coach, Eli Lacrosse Program, New Haven, Connecticut. Member: New Haven County and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Professional Liability.Email: Christopher L. Brigham
Katherine C. Callahan (Principal) admitted to bar, 1984, CT; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of CT; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Boston College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); University of Connecticut (J.D., with high honors, 1984). President, Haddam Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization, 2001-2003. School President, Haddam Cooperative Nursery School, 1997-2000. Youth Soccer Coach: Haddam-Killingworth Soccer Club; Haddam-Killingworth Recreation Department. Member: Hartford County and Connecticut (Past Member, Executive Committee; Member: Committee on Gender Bias in the Profession; Publications Committee; Board of Editors, Connecticut Bar Journal) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Professional Liability; Administrative Law; Professional Licensing; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Insurance Defense; Physicians Licensing; Medical Malpractice; Dental Malpractice; Dental Malpractice Defense; Medical Disciplinary Proceedings; Medical Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense; Medical Negligence; Medical-Legal Law; Nursing Malpractice; Obstetric Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Physicians Professional Liability; Physicians Risk Management; Psychiatric Malpractice; Surgeons Liability; Wrong Site Surgery; Negligence Defense.Email: Katherine C. Callahan
Kerry R. Callahan (Principal) admitted to bar, 1989, CT; U.S. District Court, District of CT; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., cum laude, 1983); University of Connecticut (J.D., with high honors, 1989). Member: Connecticut Business and Industry Association; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association; Farmington River Anglers' Association; Leadership Greater Hartford. Fact-Finder/Arbitrator, Connecticut Judicial Department. Member: Hartford County (Member, Board of Directors; Chair, Civil Litigation Committee) and Connecticut Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Janusauskas v. Fichman, 261 Conn. 913, 806 A. 2d 1054 (2003); Suffield Devel. Assoc. v. National Loan Investors, 260 Conn. 766, 802 A. 2d 44 (2002); Arriola v. Windham Board of Educ., 53 Fe. Appx. 163 (2002); Keeney v. City of New London, 196 F. Supp. 2d 190 (2002); Corcoran v. Taylor, 258 Conn. 925, 783 A. 2d 1027 (2001); Corcoran v. Taylor, 65 Conn. App. 340, 782 A. 2d 728 (2001); Fayer v. Town of Middlebury, 258 F. 3d 117 (2001); Moore v. Continental Cas. Co., 252 Conn. 405, 746 A. 2d 1252 (2000); Moore v. Continental Cas. Co., 52 Conn. App. 287, 725 A. 2d 994 (1999); Rader v. Vijaysekar, 52 Conn. App. 905, 732 A. 2d 834 (1999); Proctor v. MCI Communications Corp., 19 F. Supp. 2d 11 (1998); Ireland v. Town of Wethersfield, 242 Conn. 550, 698 A. 2d 888 (1997); Walczyk v. Barberino Realty, Inc., 1997 Conn. Super. LEXIS 715; Herbert S. Newman and Partners, P.C. v. CFC Construc. Ltd. Partnership, 236 Conn. 750, 674 A. 2d 1313 (1996); Early Wethersfield Building Co. v. Town of Wethersfield, 1996 Conn. Super. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Product Liability and Toxic Tort; Professional Liability; Government Investigations.Email: Kerry R. Callahan
James M. Connor (Principal) admitted to bar, 1980, CT; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1977); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Director, 1992, Member, Executive Committee, 1998 and Secretary, 1999, World Affairs Council of Connecticut, Inc. Secretary, 1992-1994, Vice President, 1994-1996 and President, 1998-1998, Harvard-Radcliffe Club of Northern Connecticut. Member: International Council of Shopping Centers, 1998; International Business Council, Metro Hartford Alliance, 1997; Leadership Greater Hartford, 1989; Real Estate Finance Association, Hartford Chapter, 1998-2003. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member: Real Property Section, Executive Committee; Committee on Affordable Housing and Homelessness). Special Agencies: Connecticut State Traffic Commission. Reported Cases: ConnTech Development Co. v. University of Connecticut Educ. Properties, Inc., 102 F.3d 677 (2d Cir., 1996); Southern Connecticut Gas Co. v. City of Bridgeport, 240 Conn. 469 (1997). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Brownfields Redevelopment; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Commercial Real Estate Workouts; Industrial Real Estate Law; Retail Development; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Shopping Center Development; Shopping Center Law; Commercial Loans; Loan Restructuring; Loan Syndication; Loan Workouts; Loans; Secured Lending; Wetlands Regulation; Business Dissolutions; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Start-Ups; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Buy-Sell Agreements; Limited Liability Company Law; Professional Practices; Election Law; Municipal Solid Waste Resource Recovery; Municipal Solid Waste; Municipal Taxation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Land Development; Land Entitlement; Land Use; Land Use Litigation; Land Use Permitting; Land Use Regulation; Rezoning; Subdivisions; Zoning Law; Zoning Variances; Municipal Redevelopment; Common Interest Community Law; Condominium Association Law; Condominium Conversions; Condominium Development; Condominium Law; Easements; Historic Conservation Easements; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Real Estate Arbitration; Real Estate Brokerage Law; Real Estate Brokers Licensing; Real Estate Exchanges; Real Estate Partnerships; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Tax Assessment; Real Estate Tax Liens; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Taxation; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Finance; Real Property Development; Right of Way Easements; Waterfront Development.Email: James M. Connor
Robert M. DeCrescenzo (Principal) admitted to bar, 1988, CT. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1981; M.A., with distinction, 1985; J.D., with honors, 1988). Past Member, Board of Directors, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities. Member, Board Member, Glastonbury Town Center Initiative. Past Chairman, Old State House. Past Vice Chairman, Riverfront Recapture, Inc. Past President, East Hartford Interfaith Ministries. Member, Manchester Community Technical College Foundation, Inc. Past Member, Board of Trustees, Science Center of Connecticut. Member: Hartford County and Connecticut Bar Associations. Fellow: American Leadership Forum. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Fuel Cell and Alternative Energy; Government Relations; Public Affairs; Municipal; Utilities.Email: Robert M. DeCrescenzo
Richard M. Dighello, Jr. (Principal) admitted to bar, 1996, CT; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of CT; 2003, RI. Education: Quinnipiac College (B.A., 1993); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Author: "Dispute Resolution: When Does an Everyday Disagreement Develop Into a Genuine Dispute or Potential Claim"; "Expert Witnesses: Critical Components of a Successful Litigation Plan," Construct! Construction Litigation Committee Newsletter, American Bar Association, Winter 2005; "The Government Made Me Do It - Vietnam, Agent Orange and The Government Contractor Defense," Mass Torts Litigation Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 1, Mass Torts Litigation Committee, American Bar Association, 2005. Member: Defense Research Institute; American Subcontractors Association; Board of Directors, Greater New Britain Arts Alliance. Member: Connecticut, Rhode Island and American (Member, Mass Torts and Product Liability Committees) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Construction Law; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Mediation; Arbitration; Civil Practice; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Torts; Commercial Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Torts; Chemical Exposure; Mold Litigation.Email: Richard M. Dighello, Jr.
Donald W. Doeg (Principal) admitted to bar, 1991, CT; 1992, U.S. District Court, District Court of CT; 2002, RI; 2004, MA. Education: Duke University (B.S.C.E., 1982); University of Southern Mississippi (M.B.A., 1984); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1991). Licensed Professional Engineer, States of Connecticut and Mississippi. Associate Member, American Institute of Architects. Member, American Council of Engineering Companies of Connecticut. Chair, 1995 and Member, Mediation Committee, 2000, Business Practices Committee. Member: LEED Accredited Professional, 2009; West Hartford Design Review Advisory Commission, 1995-1997. Member: Rhode Island and Connecticut (Member, Executive Committee, Construction Law Section) Bar Associations. [Captain, USAF, 1982-1986]. Practice Areas: Construction; Fuel Cell and Alternative Energy; Professional Liability; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Arbitration; Architectural Law; Construction and Design Law; Construction and Surety Law; Construction Arbitration; Construction Claims; Construction Contracts; Construction Defects; Construction Finance; Construction Insurance; Construction Insurance Defense; Construction Labor Law; Construction Liability; Construction Liens; Construction Litigation; Construction Mediation; Construction Products Liability; Construction Safety; Construction Workouts; Contractor Performance Bonds; Contractors Liability; Environmental Construction Law; Mechanics Liens; Public Construction Law; Public Works; Construction Law; Contracts; Contract Litigation; Civil Litigation; Government Contracts; Insurance Defense; Professional Licensing; Green Building.Email: Donald W. Doeg
Paul N. Gilmore (Principal) admitted to bar, 1988, CT; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of NY; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of NY; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of NY. Education: Florida State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1984); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1988). Member: Simsbury Water Pollution Control Authority, 1999; Simsbury Zoning Board of Appeals 1993-1998. Vestry Member, Trinity Episcopal Church, 2001-2004. Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Appellate; Commercial Litigation; Debtor and Creditor; Intellectual Property.Email: Paul N. Gilmore
Evan S. Goldstein (Principal) admitted to bar, 2000, CT; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1995); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 2000). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Contracts; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Fraud; Contract Litigation; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Organization; Corporate Real Estate; Corporate Workouts; Boundary Disputes; Land Sales; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Bankruptcy; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Mediation; Real Estate Restructuring; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Workouts; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate Foreclosure; Residential Real Estate Finance; Residential Real Estate Sales; Sports Law; Sports Contracts; Sports Licensing; Sports Marketing Law; Uniform Commercial Code; Secured Transactions; Sale of Goods; Negotiable Instruments.Email: Evan S. Goldstein
Jennifer L. Groves (Principal) admitted to bar, 1998, CT and U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: Yale University (B.A., with distinction, 1995); Boston College (J.D., 1998). Member: Office of Health Care Access Study Group Concerning Inpatient/Outpatient Data Collection Regulations, 2002; Visiting Nurses' Association of Southern Connecticut, Development Committee, 1999-2000. Member: New Haven County and Connecticut (Member, Health Law Section) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; Connecticut Health Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2006-2008; Vice Chair, 2009); Greater New Haven Health Care Council; Junior League of Greater New Haven League (Member, Board of Directors, 2005-2007; Nominating/Placement Committee Chair, 2005-2006 and 2006-2007); Leadership Greater New Haven (Candidate, 2000-2001); New Haven Inn of Court (Member, Membership Committee, 2001-2004). Practice Areas: Health Care; Professional Liability.Email: Jennifer L. Groves
Thomas A. Gugliotti (Principal) admitted to bar, 1975, CT; 2007, MA; U.S. District Court, District of CT; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of NY; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fairfield University (A.B., 1971); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1975 ). Member, Town of Avon Board of Finance. Contributing Author: Connecticut Foreclosures, An Attorney's Manual of Practice and Procedure (Chapter on Bankruptcy). Member, New England Land Title Association. Select Volunteer Panel of Mediators, Local Rules Committee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Hartford Division. Member, MERITAS Law Firms World Wide, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Sections. Elected Member, Board of Finance, 1993, Member, Charter Revision Commission, and Special Facilities Review Committee, Department of Education, Town of Avon. Member: Hartford County (Member, Board of Directors; Chairman, Commercial Law Committee) and Connecticut (Past Chairman, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section; Member, Drafting Committee, Standards of Title, Bankruptcy) Bar Associations. (Certified in Business Bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Commercial Lending and Banking(30%, 20); Debtor and Creditor(50%, 10); Commercial Litigation(20%, 10).Email: Thomas A. Gugliotti
Susan A. Hays (Principal) admitted to bar, 1984, CT; 1985, MA; 1992, RI; U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., Government, magna cum laude, 1981); Boston College (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif. Member: Leadership Greater Hartford, Class of 1995; LGH Alumni Association Real Estate Exchange, 1989; Chairman, Professional Development Committee, 1993-1994; Vice President, 1997-1998; President, 1998-1999; Past President, 1999-2000; NNCREW Delegate, 2000; Member, Public Relations Committee, 2001-2003; Member, Blue Ribbon Committee, 2003-2006 and Chair, 2005; Co-Chair, Program Committee, 2008, International Council of Shopping Centers, Co Chairman of State Government Affairs Committee, 1994-1999; State Director, 1999-2002; Co-Chairman, Operations Committee, 2002-2005; Co-Chairman, Alliance Committee 2005-2008; Environmental Subcommittee; Co-Chairman, New England Idea Exchange, 2007; Chairman, New England Idea Exchange, 2008 BASIC, 1984; Chairman, Greater Hartford/Litchfield County Area, 1997; Chairman, Connecticut, 1999-2007 Junior League of Hartford, Inc., 1989; Co-Chair, Public Relations Committee, 1992-1993; Administrative Council Director, 1993-1994; Vice President, 1994-1995; Co-Chair, Show House Exteriors Committee, 1995-1996. Member: Town and County Club. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Brownfields Development; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate; Shopping Center Development; Environmental Permitting; Environmental Real Estate; Real Property Development; Real Property Acquisitions; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Land Use; Land Use Permitting; Land Use Regulation; Land Development.Email: Susan A. Hays
Peter G. Kelly (Principal) admitted to bar, 1962, CT; 1963, NY; 1981, DC; U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1959); Yale University (J.D., 1962); Central Connecticut State University (Honorary Doctor of Laws, 2003). Chairman and Director, Malta House of Care, 2005. Director: Saint Francis Care Corporation, 1997; Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, 1992. President, 1999-2003 and Vice Chairman, 2004 and Director, 1999, Saint Francis Hospital Foundation. Vice Chairman, 2005 and Director, 1995, International Foundation for Election Systems, Washington, DC. Chairman, 2005, Vice Chairman, 2001-2005 and Director, 2001, IFES, Ltd., (UK). Chairman and Director, World Affairs Council of Connecticut, 2004. Director, Connecticut Public Broadcasting, 2004. Member, Board of Regents, University of Hartford, 1999. Member, Board of Trustees, The CNA Corporation (formerly known as Center for Naval Analysis), 1992. Chairman, 1999-2001 and Director, 1999-2006, Metro Hartford Chamber of Commerce. Chairman, United Arts Appeal, Greater Hartford, 2004-2005. Member, International Advisory Committee, Geneve Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, Geneva, Switzerland, 2000-2002. Chairman, Urban League of Greater Hartford Capital Drive, 2000-2001. Co-Chairman, William A. O'Neill Chair in Political Science, Central Connecticut State University, 1999-2001. Chairman Emeritus, 1997-2003 and Chairman and Director, 1984-1997, The Center for Democracy, Washington, D.C. (a bipartisan foundation). Director, South Africa Free Elections Fund, 1993-1994. Member, Board of Overseers, Georgetown University Public Policy Institute, 1992-2001. Trustee, National Board of Trustees, The National Conference of Community & Justice, 1991-1998. National Finance Co-Chairman, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, 1989-1991. Director, Foundation for Democracy in Namibia, 1988-1990. Director, 1984-1999 and Treasurer, 1984-1991, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. Co-Chair, 1983-1996 and Director, The National Conference of Christians and Jews, Connecticut and Western Massachusetts, 1983-1998. Director Emeritus, 1999 and National Finance Chairman, 1981-1985, Democratic National Committee and related Committee Corporations. Public Member, Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, Washington, D.C., 1981-1985. Director, 1979-1985 and Treasurer, 1982-1985, American Political Foundation. National Treasurer, Democratic National Committee and related Committee Corporations, 1979-1981. Member, Democratic National Committee, 1976 - 1980; 1980-1984; 1984-1988; 1988-1992. Chairman and Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Greater Hartford Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc., 1974-1980. Chairman, Hartford Civic Center Committee, 1973-1975. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Development; Business Enterprises; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Transactions; International Joint Ventures; International Business Law; Joint Ventures; Strategic Alliances; Architectural Law; Construction Law; Construction and Design Law; Construction Accidents; Construction and Surety Law; Construction Contracts; Construction Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Public Works; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Campaign Ethics; Election and Campaign Finance; Election Law; Executive Lobbying; Legislative Lobbying; Lobbying; General Practice; Federal Practice; Government; Federal Grants; Federal Legislative Practice; Government Affairs; Government Ethics; Government Relations; Public Policy; International Government Relations; Public Finance; Certificates of Need; Public Health Law; Insurance Defense; International Trade; Africa Trade; China Trade; Eastern Europe Trade; Latin America Trade; North American Free Trade Agreement; Technology Export; Russia Trade; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Charitable Giving; Public Charities; Private Foundations; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Peter G. Kelly
John C. King (Principal) admitted to bar, 1973, CT; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of CT; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., (B.S.F.S., 1968); Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. (J.D., 1973). Immediate Past Chairman, Board of Commissioners, New Britain Housing Authority. Member, Board of Directors, New Britain Chamber of Commerce. Past President, Executive Board, New Britain Municipal Economic Development Agency. Trustee, Connecticut Federation of Catholic School Parents. Immediate Past President and Founder Member, Executive Committee, Mooreland Hill School. President, Board of Directors, Pathway Senderos New Britain. Member, Board of Governors, Fairfield College Preparatory School, 1998-2004. Member, Board of Directors, Community Mental Health Affiliates, 1996-2001. Chairman, Personnel Committee, Democratic State Central Committee, 1992-2002. Chairman, New Britain Democratic Town Committee, 1984-1990. Corporator: New Britain General Hospital; Hospital for Special Care. Member: Hartford County Bar Association (President-elect). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Government Relations; Public Affairs; Labor and Employment; Municipal; Utilities; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Government; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility.Email: John C. King
Gregg J. Lallier (Principal) admitted to bar, 1998, CT. Education: Boston College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1994); Emory University (J.D., 1998). Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Intellectual Property; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Licensing; Private Placement; Software Licensing; Business Start-Ups; Strategic Alliances.Email: Gregg J. Lallier
James H. Lloyd, III (Principal) admitted to bar, 1973, CT. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1965); University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A., 1967); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1973). Former Chairman, Town of Glastonbury Plan and Zoning Commission. Member: Harford County and Connecticut Bar Associations. [Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 1967-1969]. Practice Areas: Public Finance/Public Law(85%); Credit Enhancement(5%); Commercial Finance(5%); Municipal Law(5%).Email: James H. Lloyd, III
Hugh I. Manke (Principal) admitted to bar, 1976, CT; U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1964); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1975). Member: Executive Committee, Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys; Board of Directors, 1997 and Executive Committee, Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce; Executive Committee, Junior Achievement of Southwestern New England. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Appellate; Business; Municipal; Property Valuation; Public Finance/Public Law; Real Estate.Email: Hugh I. Manke
Robert J. Martino (Principal) admitted to bar, 1985, CT; U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1982); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: Clinton Presidential Campaign, 1992 and 1996; Board of Directors, Cherish the Children Foundation, 2001. Member and Current Chairman, Connecticut Citizenship Fund ,1998. Legal Counsel, Connecticut Legal Counsel, Coordinated Campaign "94". Chairperson, Friends of Susan Bysiewicz. Member: Gejdenson Recount Committee Legal Counsel, 2001; Glastonbury Democratic Town Committee, 1996. Member, Board of Directors and Past President, Greater Hartford Convention and Visitors Bureau. Member: Leadership Greater Hartford, Class of 1994; Board of Directors, National Conference of Community and Justice, 1993. Past President, Real Estate Finance Association. Chairperson, Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz's Transition Team. Member: National Board of Directors, Wethersfield Chapter of UNICO 1989; Wethersfield Town Council 1989-1994. Member: Hartford County and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Debtor and Creditor; Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Commercial Recovery; Commercial Workouts; Pre-Bankruptcy Workouts; Workouts; Bank Collections; Bank Foreclosures; Commercial Banking; Commercial Loans; Credit Finance; Letters of Credit; Loan Restructuring; Loan Syndication; Loan Workouts; Loans; Secured Lending; Business Arbitration; Business Development; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Law; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Sole Proprietorships; Collections; Commercial Collections; Secured Collections; Unsecured Collections; Uniform Commercial Code; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Commercial Real Estate Syndication; Commercial Real Estate Workouts; Industrial Real Estate Law; Retail Development; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Shopping Center Development; Shopping Center Law; Commercial Contracts; Contracts; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Corporate Formation; Corporate Organization; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Real Estate; Corporate Workouts; Creditors Rights; Debtor and Creditor Collections; Debtor and Creditor Workouts; Secured Creditors Rights; Unsecured Creditors Rights; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Campaign Ethics; Election and Campaign Finance; Election Law; Equipment Finance and Leasing; Equipment Finance; Equipment Leasing; Vehicle Leasing; Asset Based Finance; Asset Sales; Commercial Finance; Credit Enhancement; Debt and Equity Finance; Debt Finance; Equity Finance; Financial Restructuring; Private Finance; Secured Finance; Structured Finance; Unsecured Finance; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing; Industrial Leasing; Landlord and Tenant Law; Lease Finance; Lease Terminations; Leasing; Leveraged Leasing; Office Leasing; Retail Leasing; Shopping Center Leasing; Mortgages; Commercial Mortgages; Mortgage Finance; Mortgage Foreclosure; Mortgage Lien Foreclosure; Mortgage Refinancing; Mortgage Securitization; Mortgage Workouts; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Partnerships; Limited Partnerships; Partnership Formation; Partnership Organization; Boundary Disputes; Common Interest Community Law; Community Association Law; Condominium Association Law; Condominium Development; Conservation Easements; Conveyancing; Easements; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Property Management; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Banking Law; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Partnerships; Real Estate Restructuring; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Settlements; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Estate Workouts; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Real Property Finance; Residential Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate Finance; Residential Real Estate Sales; Right of Way Easements; Waterfront Development; Hotel and Resort Development; Hotel and Resort Law; Building and Public Safety Codes; Environmental Land Use; Improvement Districts; Land Development; Land Entitlement; Land Use; Land Use Permitting; Land Use Regulation; Rezoning; Special Districts; Subdivisions; Water Districts; Zoning Law; Zoning Variances.Email: Robert J. Martino
Paul L. McCormick (Principal) admitted to bar, 1965, CT; 1977, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1962); Harvard University (J.D., 1965). Trustee, Connecticut Opera Association, Inc., 1983-1992. Member, Fair Rent Commission, Town of Bloomfield, 1980-1983. Chairman, 2001 and Vice Chairman, 1997-2001, Housing Authority, Town of Bloomfield. Chairman, 1985-1987 and Vice Chairman, 1983-1985, Inland Wetlands Commission, Town of Bloomfield. Member: Executive Committee of Board of Directors, Mark Twain Memorial, 1991-1998; Board of Directors, Visiting Nurse and Home Care, Inc., 1980-1985. Chairman, 1988-1991, Member, 1985-1987 and Alternate Member, 1982-1985, Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Bloomfield. Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax; Business Law; Election Law.Email: Paul L. McCormick
David J. Monz (Principal) admitted to bar, 1989, CT; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of CT; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster (B.S., Geology, 1980); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg (M.S., Structural Geology, 1983); University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford (J.D., with high honors, 1989). Articles and Book Review Editor, Connecticut Law Review, 1988-1989. Law Clerk to the Hon. Thomas J. Meskill, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1989-1990. Author: "Department of Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards: College and University Initial Compliance Obligations," NACUANOTES (Vol. 6, No. 1), January 2008; "EPA's Proposed Academic Laboratories Rule: A More Flexible Approach to the Management of Hazardous Waste," Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, September/October 2006; "An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: The Benefits of Environmental Compliance Auditing for Hospitals Targeted by the EPA for Enforcement," Hospital Newspaper - CT, MA, NJ and NY Editions, April 2004; "Academia is Fertile Ground for Enforcement of RCRA Standards," Environmental Compliance and Litigation Strategy, April 1998; "Targeting Lead: EPA, HUD Establish Requirements for Disclosure of Lead-Based Paint Hazards," CT Realtor, Summer 1996. Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel for the District of Connecticut, 1996. Environmental Coordinator, Town of North Haven, CT, 1997-2006. Police Commissioner, Town of North Haven, 2000. Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commissioner, Town of North Haven, 1998-2000. President, Children's Preschool, 2000-2001. Member: New Haven County (Co-Chair, Environmental and Land Use Committee) and Connecticut (Member, Environmental Conservation/Natural Resources Section) Bar Associations; National Association of College and University Attorneys (Co-Chair, Environmental Law Section, 2001-2002). Practice Areas: Brownfields Redevelopment; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Litigation; Cogeneration; Energy Facility Siting.Email: David J. Monz
R. Dial Parrott (Principal) admitted to bar, 1980, MA; 1984, CT; U.S. District Court, District of CT. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1966); University of Virginia (M.A., 1976; J.D., 1980). President, Connecticut Lawyers Group on Minority Hiring and Retention, 1997-2005. Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers, 1980. Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Bond Finance; Economic Development; Project Finance; Public Authority Finance; Public Finance Taxation; Tax Exempt Bonds; Tax Exempt Finance; Utility Law.Email: R. Dial Parrott
Edward J. Pontacoloni (Principal) admitted to bar, 1979, CT; U.S. District Court, District of CT; U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Second Circuits. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1972); Western New England College (J.D., 1979). Recipient, National Association of Government Lenders Advanced Lenders Diploma, NAGGL, 2003. Commissioner, Superior Court. Former General Counsel, First International Bank. Associate Member: National Association of Certified Development Companies; National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL); Board of Directors, Finance Committee and Member Relations Committee, Meritas Law Firms Worldwide. 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 COUNSELJohn 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
——————————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; American Health Lawyers Association; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association; Connecticut Health Lawyers Association, Inc.; Connecticut Women in Healthcare Management, Inc. (Member, Board of Directors - Program Chair); NAFI, CT (Member, Board of Directors - Clerk); Society for Human Resource Management. 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 (Associate) 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., International Law, 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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