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| | Address | | 46 West Street, P.O. Box 278 | | Litchfield, Connecticut 06759-0278 | | (Litchfield Co.) | | | |
| | | Cramer & Anderson LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Probate, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Family Law, Real Estate, Municipal, Planning and Zoning, Negligence, Bankruptcy, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Taxation, Corporate, Banking, Securities. | | Year Established: 1854 | Firm Profile:
Cramer & Anderson LLP, founded over one-hundred years ago, is a firm of diversely qualified attorneys that offers a wide range of sophisticated legal services to individual and business clients. In the past decade, Cramer & Anderson has grown to become the largest law firm in Litchfield County, with offices in Kent, Litchfield, New Milford and Washington, as well as an office in Danbury, Fairfield County. Listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Cramer & Anderson's principal areas of practice include: general business, corporate and commercial law; estate planning, trusts, probate administration and elder law; litigation in all courts, ranging from commercial litigation to personal injury and family law; planning and zoning, residential and commercial real estate law. Their attorneys regularly appear in Connecticut's Superior and Appellate Courts, as well as in the Federal District Court, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and Bankruptcy Courts. The firm has expanded into new areas of the law as its client base has diversified. Cramer & Anderson takes pride in its long tradition of commitment by their attorneys to professional excellence, and to public service with community, charitable and civic organizations. Using the resources of their experienced attorneys, paralegals and staff, together with their advanced technological resources, they are committed to serving their clients personally and professionally. | | Firm Size: 23 | Clients:
COUNSEL FOR: Town of New Milford; Town of Sherman; Town of Cornwall; First National Bank of Litchfield; New Milford Hospital, Inc.; Canterbury School; Webster Bank; South Kent School; Marvelwood School. |
Other Office Locations of Cramer & Anderson LLP
New Milford, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Kent, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Washington Depot, Connecticut, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | Perley H. Grimes, Jr. (Partner) born Portland, Maine, June 7, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Connecticut; 1971, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1966); Georgetown University (J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi. Town Counsel: Litchfield, 1970-1974; Cornwall, 1978—. Member: Litchfield County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys. (Resident). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Administration; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Municipal Law. Email: Perley H. Grimes, Jr. | | Robert L. Fisher, Jr. (Partner) born New York, N.Y., August 3, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Connecticut; 1977, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1972); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1976). Director, Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Co. Member: Litchfield County and Connecticut Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. [First Lieut., U.S. Army, 1966-1969]. (Resident; Also at Washington Depot Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Planning and Zoning Law; Civil Litigation; Elder Law. Email: Robert L. Fisher, Jr. | | William C. Franklin (Partner) born New Milford, Connecticut, June 30, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Bates College (B.A., 1975); Rutgers University (J.D., 1978). State Attorney Trial Referee, 1994—; State Fact Finder, 1994—. Member: Litchfield County and Connecticut Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. (Resident). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; General Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Civil Appeals. Email: William C. Franklin | | Barry S. Moller (Partner) born Simsbury, Connecticut, February 27, 1956; admitted to bar, 1987, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Nasson College (B.A., 1978); Drake University (M.A., 1984); University of Bridgeport (J.D., 1986). Member: Litchfield County and Connecticut (Member: Executive Committee, Litigation, 1997-2001; Workers' Compensation Section, 1997—; Workers' Compensation Commission Legal Advisory Panel, 2002—) Bar Associations. (Resident). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Workers Compensation Law. Email: Barry S. Moller | | James D. Hirschfield (Partner) born Westbury, New York, July 13, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1986, New Hampshire; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Central Connecticut State College (B.A., 1980); University of Bridgeport (J.D., 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Property. Faculty Member, Family Section, Litchfield County and Waterbury Bar Associations' Symposium on Professionalism. Family Special Master: State of Connecticut, Regional Family Trial Docket; Litchfield Superior Court. Court Appointed Guardian ad Litem and Attorney for Minor Children, Litchfield Superior Court. Court Appointed Committee of Sale in Foreclosure and Partition Actions, Litchfield Superior Court. Member: Waterbury, Litchfield County and Connecticut Bar Associations; Litchfield County Collaborative Divorce Law Group. (Resident). Reported Cases: The Nor'Easter Group, Inc. v. Colossale Concrete, Inc., 207 Conn. 468 (1988); Mayer v. Evans, 17 Conn. App. 807 (1988); Butts v. Meachum, 17 Conn. App. 826 (1989); Taylor v. Synergy Productions, 21 Conn. App. 661 (1990); Taff v. Bettcher, 243 Conn. 380 (1997); Benedict v. Betencourt, 252 Conn. 362 (2000); Zitnay v. Zitnay, 90 Conn. App. (2005). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Custody and Visitation; Paternity; Support; Restraining Orders; Civil Unions; Dissolution of Civil Unions; Family Law Arbitration; Family Law Mediation; Probate Law - Guardianships and Conservators; Juvenile Court Law; Criminal Defense; DUI Defense; Civil Litigation; Foreclosures; Collections; Landlord Tenant Law; Custody and Visitation - Relocation with Minor Children; Trials, Contested Hearings, Negotiation, Mediation; Collaborative Law Divorce Processes Available; Appeals. Email: James D. Hirschfield | | Denise M. Cloutier (Partner) born Gardner, Massachusetts, September 2, 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1983); Columbia University (J.D., 1991). Law Clerk to Magistrate Judge Donna Martinez, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1996-1998. (Resident). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law. Email: Denise M. Cloutier | | Randall J. Breeckner (Partner) (for complete biographical data, See Professional Biographies at New Milford, CT). | | Arthur C. Weinshank (Partner) (for complete biographical data, See Professional Biographies at New Milford, CT and Washington Depot, CT). | | David P. Burke (Partner) (for complete biographical data, See Professional Biographies at Danbury, CT). | | D. Randall DiBella (Partner) (for complete biographical data, See Professional Biographies at New Milford, CT). | | Mitchell J. Melnick (Partner) (for complete biographical data, See Professional Biographies at New Milford, CT). | | John D. Tower (Partner) (for complete biographical data, See Professional Biographies at New Milford, CT). | | Scott R. McCarthy (Partner) (for complete biographical data, See Professional Biographies at New Milford, CT). | | Kenneth E. Taylor (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut, July 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Connecticut; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Southern Connecticut State University (B.A., 1982); University of Bridgeport (J.D., 1985). American Jurisprudence Award, 1983. Real Estate; Moot Court Society, President, 1984-1985. Member: Litchfield County and Connecticut Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. (Also at New Milford Office). Practice Areas: Divorce; Personal Injury; Real Estate; Litigation. Email: Kenneth E. Taylor | | ASSOCIATES | | Jaime M. LaMere (Associate) born Torrington, Connecticut, March 21, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Hartford (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Litchfield County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Real Estate; Land Use; Landlord and Tenant Law. Email: Jaime M. LaMere | | Michelle M. Liguori (Associate) (for complete biographical data, See Professional Biographies at New Milford, CT). | | Kent J. Mancini (Associate) born Hartford, Connecticut, May 4, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Connecticut. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); Widener University (J.D., 2006). (Also at New Milford Office). Email: Kent J. Mancini | | OF COUNSEL | | Robert M. FitzGerald (Of Counsel) born Torrington, Connecticut, October 14, 1926; admitted to bar, 1950, Connecticut; 1951, Colorado; 1952, U.S. District Court, Connecticut; 1959, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1948); New York University (LL.B., 1950). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant United States Attorney, District of Connecticut, 1953-1955. | | Clayton L. Blick (Of Counsel) born Waterbury, Connecticut, August 7, 1917; admitted to bar, 1941, Connecticut. Education: New York University (A.B., 1938); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1941). Member: Litchfield County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. (Resident). Email: Clayton L. Blick | | Stephen N. Hume (Of Counsel) (for complete biographical data, See Professional Biographies at New Milford, CT). | | Henry B. Anderson (Of Counsel) (for complete biographical data, See Professional Biographies at New Milford, CT). | | Paul B. Altermatt (Of Counsel) (for complete biographical data, See Professional Biographies at New Milford, CT). | | Grant J. Nelson (Of Counsel) (for complete biographical date, See Professional Biographies at Kent, CT). | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Danbury, Connecticut Office: 68 North Street. Telephone: 860-355-2631. Email: dburke@crameranderson.com
Kent, Connecticut Office: Kent Green, P.O. Box 333. Telephone: 860-927-3568. Email: drs@crameranderson.com
New Milford, Connecticut Office: 51 Main Street. Telephone: 860-355-2631. Email: newmilford@crameranderson.com
Washington Depot, Connecticut Office: 2 Green Hill Road, P.O. Box 321. Telephone: 860-868-0527. Email: rfisher@cramer-anderson.com
| | (For Complete Personnel and Biographical Data, see Professional Biographies at New Milford, Connecticut). | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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