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75 Broad Street
Milford, Connecticut 06460-3363 (New Haven Co.)
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(Main Office) From its roots in the general law practice established by William Gitlitz in 1933, Berchem, Moses & Devlin has grown to a sophisticated multispecialty practice. Our growth has been strategic to ensure that each client receives the most comprehensive legal representation, in a personalized environment, thus allowing all our highly credentialed lawyers to concentrate in one or more practice sections, thereby enabling each to develop the specialized knowledge necessary to serve our clients. In addition, recognizing that a commitment to our communities is a vital element of our profession, our attorneys are actively involved in a wide range of nonbusiness activities. These activities include participation in local, civic and charitable organizations, serving on the boards of educational and medical institutions, maintaining political leadership roles and holding positions on various local administrative boards and agencies. Statement of PracticeCommercial and Corporate Law, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Real Estate, Education, Land Use Planning, Estate Planning, Energy and Utility Law, Environmental, Probate. Partnership Law and Taxation Law. Trials and Appeals in State and Federal Courts. Year Established: 1933
Firm Size: 29
Representative Clients:Corporations: American Institute of Foreign Study
American Sugar Refining Co.
Amgraph Packaging, Inc.
ANCO Engineering
ASSA ABLOY
Atlantic Inertial Systems
AVA/RAV Communities
Bridgeport Health Care Center, Inc.
CASCO Products
Car Temps USA
Catapult Integrated Services, Inc.
CCL Label
C. Cowles & Company
Coleman Park Health & Rehabilitation Center
Colonial Toyota
Community Capital Fund, Inc.
Community Prevention and Addiction Services
Community Renewal Team Inc.
Competitive Power Ventures
Concrete Coring Corp.
Cox Radio, Inc.
D.L. Ryan Companies, Ltd.
Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center
Federal Express
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Fine Painting Corp.
Fletcher Thompson Architects
Ford of Branford
Friendly's Ice Cream Corporation
Gateway Bank
Goodrich Corporation
Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Company
Greater Dwight Development Corporation
Grow Bridgeport Fund I, LLC
Haynes - Group, Inc.
Heyman Properties
Hilton Corp.
IMA North America Inc.
Imperial Distributors
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank
J.P. Salmini Company, Inc.
Konover Construction Corporation
La Rosa Del Monte
Lexus of Westport
Lowe's Home Stores
McDonalds Corp.
Marriott Corporation
Mercy Housing and Shelter Corp.
Milford Power Company, Inc.
National Car Rental
National Casualty Company
National Express, Inc.
NewAlliance Bank
Newtown Savings Bank
Northeast Restaurant Company
Optimus Healthcare, Inc.
People's Bank
Peter Pan Bus Lines
Pex, Inc.
RPS/Fedex Ground
R.C. Bigelow, Inc.
Rosegarden Health & Rehabilitation Center
Ryan iDirect, Inc.
Ryan Partnership, Inc.
Ryder Systems
Saab of Milford
Savoy Linen, Inc.
Stevens Automotive Group
Sargent Manufacturing Corp.
Service Merchandise
Stop & Shop Supermarkets, Inc.
TD Banknorth, N.A.
The Guild Group
The Retail Zone, Inc.
Thornton Oil Company
TOMRA North America
Touchpoint Integrated Communications, Inc.
Toyota of Westport
Transload America Corp.
Trefz Corporation
Turn of River Fire Department, Inc.
Unilever
University of Bridgeport
U.S. Repeating Arms/Browning Firearms
U.S. Trust Co
Vantage Group
Vespoli USA
Waldbaums
Warnaco
Warner Bros., Inc.
William Raveis Holdings, Inc.
William Raveis Real Estate, Inc.
Yale Security
Youth Continuum.
ClientsBOARDS OF EDUCATION: Amity/Region 5
Ansonia
Ashford
Barkhamsted
Cheshire
Easton
Fairfield
Groton
Hamden
Milford
Monroe
New Haven
Newtown
North Branford
Norwalk
Orange
Redding
Ridgefield
Sterling
Stratford
Torrington
Trumbull
West Haven
Westport
Windsor Locks
Woodbridge.
MUNICIPALITIES: City of Bridgeport
Town of Cheshire
City of Derby
Town of Easton
City of Meriden
City of New Haven
Town of Newtown
Town of Stratford
Town of Trumbull
City of West Haven
Town of Westport
Housing Authority for the City of Bridgeport
Housing Authority for the City of Hartford
Housing Authority for the City of Meriden
Housing Authority for the City of New Haven
Housing Authority for the City of West Haven
Housing Authority for the Town of Enfield
New Haven Parking Authority.
INSURANCE COMPANIES: Acceptance
AIG
Allstate
CNA
Connecticut Guaranty Fund
Chubb Executive Risk
Housing Authority Risk Retention Group
Farmers Insurance Co.
Interstate Insurance
ITT Hartford
Liberty Mutual
Lexington
Lloyds of London
Mac Risk Management
Massamount Insurance Co.
Penn America Insurance Group
Pennsylvania Lumbermans Mutual
Providence/Washington
United America Insurance
United National Insurance
Webster Insurance
21st Century Ins. Co.
THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATORS: Crawford and Company
Cunningham Lindsey Morton
GAB Robins
Gallagher Bassett
Gates McDonald
Snide Mulligan
Stirling & Stirling
The Hartford
Tokyo-Marine
RSKCO.
Address75 Broad Street
Milford, CT 06460-3363, (New Haven Co.)
PhonePhone: 203-783-1200
Facsimile: 203-878-2235; 203-877-8422
Website
http://www.bmdlaw.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesWestport, Connecticut: 27 Imperial Avenue, 06881. Telephone: 203-227-9545. Fax: 203-227-2443.
Robert L. Berchem (Senior Partner) born Milford, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1965, Connecticut; 1966, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1969, U.S. Supreme Court; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Fairfield University (A.B., cum laude, 1962); Villanova University (J.D., 1965); University of Michigan (LL.M., 1967). Alpha Sigma Nu. Order of the Coif. Recent Developments Editor, Villanova Law Review, 1964-1965. Law Clerk, Hon. William H. Timbers, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1965-1966. Member, Finance Committee, Bridgeport Hospital, 1995-2001. Trustee, Fairfield University, 1991-1996. Trustee, University of Bridgeport, 2004. Member, Board of Directors, Cardinal Sheehan Center, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 2004. Cook Fellow, University of Michigan Law School, 1966-1967. Member: New Haven County, Connecticut (Member, Commercial Law Section) and American Bar Associations. William W. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Land Use Planning; Environmental Law; Construction Law; Energy and Utility Law.Email: Robert L. Berchem
Marsha Belman Moses (Senior Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1976, Connecticut; 1977, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1970); Wayne State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1975). Member: New Haven County, Connecticut (Member, Education Law Section) and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Education Law; Labor and Employment.Email: Marsha Belman Moses
Michael P. Devlin (Senior Partner) born Milford, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; 1988, Connecticut; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Boston College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Columbia University (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Connecticut (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Michael P. Devlin
Stephen W. Studer (Senior Partner) born Cambridge, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts; 1978, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Stonehill College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Member, Suffolk University Law Review, 1975-1977. Author: Case Comments, 10 Suffolk University Law Review 938, 1976; 11 Suffolk University Law Review 171, 1976. Former Chairman, Civil Service Commission, Milford, Connecticut, 1989-1997. Former Judge of Probate, District of Milford. Member: New Haven County, Connecticut (Member, Committees on: Planning and Zoning, 1985; Environmental Law, 1992) and American Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Land Use; Environmental Law; Estate Planning; Trusts; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Probate.Email: Stephen W. Studer
Richard J. Buturla (Senior Partner) born Milford, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1982, Connecticut, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Southern Connecticut State College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1979); Villanova University (J.D., 1982). Director, Southern Connecticut State College Alumni Association, 1983-1985. Councilman at Large, Chairman of Town Council, Stratford, Connecticut, 1987-1989. Town Attorney, Stratford, Connecticut, 1995-1999. Corporation Counsel, Derby, Connecticut, 1997. Assistant Town Attorney, Stratford, Connecticut, 1999-2003. Town Attorney, Cheshire, Connecticut, 2003-2004. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Richard J. Buturla
Floyd J. Dugas (Senior Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., 1981); Temple University (J.D., 1986). Member, Moot Court Board. Arbitrator, State of Connecticut, Department of Education. Member: Connecticut (Corporate, Commercial, Labor and Employment Law Section; Executive Committee, 1989-1990; Vice President, Secretary Young Lawyers Division, 1991-1993) and American (Member, Corporate, Commercial and Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; School Board Attorneys Council (President, 2005-2006). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Education.Email: Floyd J. Dugas
Rolan Joni Young (Senior Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1993, Connecticut. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1982); American University Washington College of Law ( J.D., 1985). Recipient: Minority Business Person of the Year, Business New Haven, 1999; Twenty Noteworthy Woman, New Haven Business Times, 1999. Macklin Fleming Visiting Lecturer in Law, Yale University Law School, 2002-2003. President, Greater New Haven NAACP, 2000. General Counsel, Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport, 2004; Dartmouth Lawyers Association, 1997. Member: Board of Directors, New Alliance Bank Corp. Community Development Corporation, 2002. General Counsel, Housing Authority of the City of New Haven, 2000. President, First City Fund Corporation. Associate Member, Urban Land Institute. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Committee on Affordable Housing) and American Bar Association (Member, Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development). Languages: Chinese. Practice Areas: Banking; Commercial Real Estate; Affordable Housing; Economic Development; Community Development; Municipal Law; Commercial Law; Business Law.Email: Rolan Joni Young
Warren L. Holcomb (Partner) born Durham, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1977, California; 1993, Connecticut; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Butler University; University of Connecticut at Storrs (B.A., 1972); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1977). Member: Connecticut and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Entertainment Law.Email: Warren L. Holcomb
Michelle C. Laubin (Partner) born Mahopac, New York; admitted to bar, 1996, Connecticut; 1997, New York and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Wells College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); Northeastern University (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Connecticut School Attorneys Council, Connecticut Bar Association, Education Law Committee, Second Company Governor's Horse Guard, New Haven, Connecticut, 2002-2004. Director, Opportunity House, Hamden, Connecticut, 1999. Member: American Bar Association; National School Board Association; Council of School Attorneys. Practice Areas: Education Law.Email: Michelle C. Laubin
Jonathan David Berchem (Partner) born Milford, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1995, Connecticut and Pennsylvania; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., 1992); Syracuse University (J.D., 1995). Director: United Way of Milford, Inc.; YMCA of Milford/Orange. Member: Milford, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Affordable Housing.Email: Jonathan David Berchem
Bryan L. LeClerc (Partner) born Waterbury, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1987, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1988, New York; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., 1984); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1987). Pi Sigma Alpha. Elected Member, Representative Town Meeting, Town of Fairfield, 1991. Member, Board of Directors, 1993 and President, 2002-2004, Fairfield University Alumni Association. Author: Three chapters in Estate Planning and Administration Service, Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 1989. Member: Connecticut (Young Lawyers Section, Career Development Committee Chair, 1990-1993) Bar Association; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Bryan L. LeClerc
Brian W. Smith (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1981, Connecticut; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Buffalo (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Duke University (J.D, 1981). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Trial Practice Faculty, 1996-1997. Member: Bridgeport, Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance.Email: Brian W. Smith
——————————Michael P. Burdo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Connecticut; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2006, New York. Education: Quinnipiac University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001; M.A., magna cum laude, 2004; J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: New Haven County and Connecticut (Member, Commercial Law Department; Chair, YLS Litigation Department) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate; Land Use Planning.
Brian A. Lema (Associate) born Westerly, Rhode Island; admitted to bar, 1990, Connecticut; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., cum laude, 1987); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1990); University of Bristol, Bristol, England, UK. Phi Sigma Alpha. Contributing Author: Major Land Use Laws in Connecticut, NBI Seminar, 2002; Land Use Law Update in Connecticut, NBI Seminar, 2000; Managing the Residential Real Estate Closing for the Paralegal in Connecticut, IPE Seminar, 2001; Commercial Real Estate for Paralegals, IPE Seminar, 1999; Residential and Commercial Evictions in Connecticut, NBI Seminar, 1998; "Keys to Success In A Real Estate Transaction In Connecticut," NBI Seminar, 2004. Member: New Haven County, Connecticut and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate and Trust; Administrative Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning Law; Land Use; Real Estate; Commercial Law.Email: Brian A. Lema
Michelle Devlin Long (Associate) born 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Connecticut. Education: Boston College, Chestnut Hill (B.A., magna cum laude, 2005); Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2008); University College of Dublin (Ireland, 2003).Email: Michelle Devlin Long
Amy Corbett Dion (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Connecticut. Education: Boston College, Chestnut Hill (B.A., Massachusetts, 2000); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., Connecticut, 2007). Member: Connecticut Bar Association.Email: Amy Corbett Dion
Carolyn Mazanec Dugas (Associate) born Jersey City, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1987, Connecticut. Education: Temple University (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Member, Temple Mock Trial Team. Member: Connecticut Council of School Attorneys. Practice Areas: Education Law.Email: Carolyn Mazanec Dugas
Shelby L. Wilson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Connecticut. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1997); University of Connecticut (J.D., 2002); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 2003). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations.Email: Shelby L. Wilson
Jodie L. Driscoll (Associate) born Stamford, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2004, New York and Connecticut. Education: Providence College (B.A., 2000); Seton Hall University (J.D., 2003). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Affordable Housing; Business Organization; Commercial Real Estate; Municipal Law; Community Development; Economic Development.
Justin J. Stanko (Associate) born Bridgeport, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 2005, Connecticut; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., 1996); Quinnipiac University College School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member, Quinnipiac Law Review, 2003-2005. Recipient, Full Athletic Scholarship. Varsity Football, 1992-1996. Member: Connecticut Bar Association. [Lieutenant, 2007; Detective Division Commander; Derby Police Department, 1998]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Land Use; Zoning Law; Litigation and Appeals; Workers' Compensation.Email: Justin J. Stanko
Ryan P. Driscoll (Associate) born Norwalk, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey; 2004, Connecticut; 2006, New York. Education: University of Connecticut, Storrs; Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark (J.D., 2003). Member: Connecticut Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Ryan P. Driscoll
Jason R. Stanevich (Associate) born Port Jefferson, New York; admitted to bar, 2004, New York. (Not admitted in Connecticut). Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1998); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); New York State Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Collective Bargaining; Labor Arbitration; Labor Law; Labor Relations; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Public Sector Collective Bargaining; Public Sector Employment Law; Public Sector Labor Relations; Unfair Labor Practices; Union Contract Negotiations; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Employment Law; Education Law; Public School Law.
Jennifer L. Marquis (Associate) born North Branford, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 2007, Connecticut; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 2004); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member, Mohegan Tribe, Court of Gaming Disputes, 2008.
OF COUNSELJohn W. Hogan, Jr. (Of Counsel) born New Haven, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1964, Connecticut; 1965, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1969, U.S. Tax Court. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., 1961); University of Connecticut (LL.B., 1964). Recipient: John Eldred Shields Memorial Distinguished Professional Service Award, Connecticut Bar Association, 1995; Connecticut Courts of Probate 1989 Citizen of the Year Award. Member, Connecticut Board of Healing Arts, 1967-1973. Co-Chairman, Connecticut Commission on Obscenity and Pornography, 1969-1971. Chairman, Governors Prayer Breakfast, 1973. Director, 1984-1989 and Chairman, 1989-1994, New Haven Development Commission. Director, New Haven Regional Leadership Council (1989-1996); Secretary/General Counsel, The Foundation of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (1988); Trustee, Saint Raphael Healthcare System, Inc. and Hospital of Saint Raphael, (1988-1996); Secretary/Director, Shubert Performing Arts Center, Inc. (1987-1994); Chairman, New Haven Urban Retail Center Advisory Committee, 1991-1993. Member: New Haven County, Connecticut (Banking Law, Business Law and Commercial Sections; Member, 1976 and Chairman, 1985-1991, Clients' Security Fund Committee; House of Delegates, 1978-1983; Executive Committee, Banking Law Section, 1981; Chairman, Awards Committee, 1996-2000; President, 2003-2004) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 2002) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Planning; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Contracts; Shopping Center Development; Office Leasing; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Nonprofit Organizations.Email: John W. Hogan, Jr.
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