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Del Sole & Del Sole, L.L.P. is a mid-sized firm concentrating in civil litigation of all types, with an emphasis in the defense of personal injury claims. The firm provides representation to insurers, manufacturers, health care and other municipalities, professionals, national trucking companies and other corporations in diverse areas including products liability, medical and other professional negligence, vehicular mishaps, actions for declaratory relief, insurance coverage litigation and general liability issues.

The firm also practices in the areas of commercial and residential real estate, corporate law, worker's compensation and probate. It handles matters before all state and federal tribunals within the state of Connecticut, at both the trial and appellate levels, and has substantial experience in mediation and arbitration. The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Statement of Practice

Trials and Appeals in all Courts. General, Tort and Malpractice, Litigation, Probate, Workers Compensation, Corporate, Real Estate Law and Insurance Law.

Representative Clients:

Alexis, Inc.
Cigna Insurance Co.
American International Adjustment Co.
Automobile Club of Southern California
Chicago Insurance Co.
Chubb & Son
CNA Insurance Co.
Gerling-Konzern (Germany)
Hanover Insurance Group
Occidental Fire & Casualty
The Orion Group
Process Technology Inc.
Puritan Insurance Co.
Recovery Services International
Reliance Insurance Co.
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
Security Insurance Co.
Zurich Insurance Co.
Podiatry Insurance Company of America
Harleysville Insurance Co.
State of Connecticut (Department of Transportation)
Caterpillar, Inc.
Connecticut Limousine Service
Constitution State Service Co.
First National Supermarket, Inc.
Home Insurance Co.
Honeywell, Inc.
Textron, Inc.
The America Group
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Crawford & Co.
Progressive Insurance Co.
National Continental Ins. Co.
Nissan Motor Insurance Co.
Travelers
First Trenton Indemnity Co.
Hubbell, Inc.
Motorists Insurance Co.
MIC/PDP
Countrywide Insurance Cos.
Transtar, Inc.
Kemper Insurance Co.
Integon
J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
APA Truck Leasing
Proline Carriers, Inc.
Utah Home Fire Insurance Co.
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
Safeco
Yasuda
ARAMARK
Associates Financial Services, Inc.
CHC Physicians
American Healthcare Indemnity Co.
CMIC
City of New Haven
CNA Health Pro
CNA Commercial Insurance
CNA Pro
Clarendon Insur. Co.
Allstate Insurance Co.
Naughton Insurance Co.
Coca Cola Bottling Co. of NY
Danbury Insurance Co.
Brown & Brown, Inc.
MAC Risk Management, Inc.
Stop & Shop
Encompass
Affinity Insurance Co.
Safeco Excess & Select
Cambridge Claims Service
RSK Co.
York Claims Service
Kendall Life Insurance Company
Gulf Risk Services
Utah Home Fire Insurance Co.
State Auto Insurance Co.
Liberty Insurance Services
Connecticut Specialty
Windsor Group
Temtex Industries, Inc.
Houston General Claims
Executive Auto Group
Smeal Manufacturing Company
Chesterfield Services, Inc.
SeaCo Insurance Co.
Tristar Risk Management
Lindsey Morden Claims Management, Inc.
Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc.
Edwards Food Services
Hingham Mutual Insurance Company
National Interstate Insurance
Dattco, Inc.
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group
Great American Insurance Co.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Free Initial Consultation

Address

27 Elm Street
New Haven, CT 06510, (New Haven Co.)

Phone

Phone: 203-785-8500
Fax: 203-777-4485

Website

http://www.lawyers.com/delsoledelsole

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Stephen P. Del Sole (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, March 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Connecticut; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1974); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1977). Member: New Haven County and Connecticut Bar Associations; The Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Law.Email: Stephen P. Del Sole

Michael P. Del Sole (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, August 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Connecticut; 1980, U.S. District Court of Connecticut; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Boston College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1975); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1979). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Civil Procedure. Law Clerk to the Judges of the Appellate Session of the Connecticut Superior Court, 1979-1980. Member: New Haven County and Connecticut Bar Associations; The Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Gaetano Marino v. Edward J. Peters, 39 Conn. App. 907; Aetna Life and Casualty Co. v. Braccidiferro, 232 Conn. 901; Remington v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co., 35 Conn. App. 581; Aetna Life and Casualty Co. v. Braccidiferro, 34 Conn. App. 833; Mulrooney v. Wambolt, 215 Conn. 211; Connell v. Colwell, 214 Conn. 242; Olstza v. Fenton, 19 Conn. App. 802; Vessichio v. Hollenbeck, 18 Conn. App. 515; Maloney v. Conroy, 208 Conn. 392; General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Pumphrey, 13 Conn. App. 223; Zichichi v. Middlesex Memorial Hospital, 204 Conn. 399; Wesson v. City of Milford, 5 Conn. App. 369; Conti v. Rose Hill Poultry Co., Inc., 3 Conn. App. 246; Sturdivant v. Yale-New Haven Hospital, 2 Conn. App. 103; Pavlinko v. Yale-New Haven Hospital, 192 Conn. 138; American Laundry Machinery, Inc. v. Hartford National Bank, 190 Conn. 212; Exel Logistics v. Maryland Casualty Co., 40 Conn. App. 415. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Michael P. Del Sole

Denise Del Sole-Kennedy (Member) born Meriden, Connecticut, July 18, 1957; admitted to bar, 1990, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Quinnipiac College (A.S., 1977; B.A., 1980); University of Bridgeport (J.D., 1988). Member: New Haven County and Connecticut Bar Associations; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate Law.Email: Denise Del Sole-Kennedy

Ellen M. Costello (Member) born Waterbury, Connecticut, July 31, 1947; admitted to bar, 1988, Connecticut; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: St. Joseph's College (B.S., Health Care Administration, 1984); Suffolk University (J.D., 1988). Registered Nurse: Connecticut and Massachusetts, 1968; District of Columbia and Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1971; Pennsylvania, 1976. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations; American Association of Nurse Attorneys (Director and Treasurer, Connecticut Chapter); Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical and Dental Malpractice; General Litigation.Email: Ellen M. Costello

Rene Gerard Martineau (Member) born Lowell, Massachusetts, September 4, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Connecticut; 1988, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Lowell (B.S., cum laude, 1984); Western New England College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Member: Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut and Massachusetts Bar Associations; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Rene Gerard Martineau

OF COUNSEL

Dominic P. Del Sole (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, January 25, 1926; admitted to bar, 1962, Connecticut; 1963, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1948); University of Connecticut (LL.B., 1962). President, New Haven County Insurance Claim Managers Council, 1958. Chairman, New Haven County Inter Company Arbitration Committee, 1961. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: New Haven County and Connecticut Bar Associations; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; The Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association; American Judicature Society. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Law.

Edward F. Piazza (Of Counsel) born New Haven, Connecticut, July 16, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Connecticut; 1967, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Fordham University (B.S., 1963); Boston College (J.D., 1966). Member, New Haven Board of Aldermen, 1971-1976. Democratic Majority Leader of Board of Aldermen, 1973-1976. Deputy Corporation Counsel, 1980-1984. Member: New Haven County and Connecticut Bar Associations; The Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Trials; Workers Compensation; Probate; Real Estate.