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New Haven, Connecticut 06503 (New Haven Co.)
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(Main Office) In 1947, Howard A. Jacobs joined the law practice of his father, Israel J. Jacobs, who began his law practice in New Haven in 1918. The present firm, Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt, Dow & Katz P.C., has grown to 14 lawyers, with offices occupying all four floors of two joined and restored red brick townhouses, within walking distance of both the state and federal courts. The firm concentrates almost entirely on litigation. It represents plaintiffs in all types of personal injury claims, including those occurring through medical malpractice and product liability. It represents people in the defense of all types of criminal charges. It also represents people in family law litigation, in employment discrimination and wrongful discharge matters, and in other civil disputes. The firm also represents businesses in a broad range of civil and criminal disputes, including antitrust and business torts, stockholder and partnership litigation, securities litigation, breach of contract, employment, franchise and environmental litigation as well as civil and criminal RICO matters. The firm's practice is statewide in both state and federal courts. Seven of our lawyers are listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Ira B. Grudberg (Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs, White-Collar Criminal Defense, Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI Defense, Commercial Litigation); David L. Belt (Commercial Litigation, Antitrust Law); William F. Dow, III (White-Collar Criminal Defense, Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI Defense); Jonathan Katz (Personal Injury Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law); David T. Grudberg (White-Collar Criminal Defense, Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI Defense, Commercial Litigation); and Bernard Christian (Family Law). Howard A. Jacobs, Of Counsel to the firm, is also listed in Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs and Family Law. Statement of PracticeGeneral Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Insurance, Criminal, Constitutional, Civil Rights, Unfair Competition, Antitrust, Securities, Business Torts, Professional Malpractice, Employment, Environmental, Real Estate, Construction and Family Law Litigation. Year Established: 1947
Firm Size: 15
Representative Clients:Business Torts and Unfair Trade Practices Litigation: United Properties Ltd.
Taymil Partners, LLC
RSI Home Products, Inc.
Big Y foods, Inc. Contract Litigation: Avery Dennison Corp.
Star Distributors, Inc. Employment Litigation: Memry Corp.
United Aluminum Corporation Regulatory
Suburban Propane, L.P.
Address350 Orange Street P.O. Box 606
New Haven, CT 06503, (New Haven Co.)
PhonePhone: 203-772-3100
Fax: 203-772-1691
Website
http://www.jacobslaw.com
Israel J. Jacobs (1918-1963).
Ira B. Grudberg (Member) born New York, N.Y., August 6, 1933; admitted to bar, 1960, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1963, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1964, U.S. Supreme Court; 1978, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1957; LL.B., cum laude, 1960). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Instructor in Law, Yale University School of Law, 1961-1963. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, White-Collar Criminal Defense, Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation. Visiting Lecturer, Yale University School of Law, 1976. Law Clerk to the Honorable J. Joseph Smith, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1960-1961. Chair/Co-Chair, Annual Criminal Law Seminar, CTLA, 1990-2001. Lecturer, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Seminar, Maui, Hawaii, 1980. Charter Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation. Member: New Haven County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1967-1968; Vice President, 1968-1969; President, 1969-1970); American Association for Justice; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. American Board of Criminal Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Feen v. New England Benefit Companies, Inc., 81 Conn. App. 772, 841 A.U. 1199 (2004) (Contract); Scapa Tapes North America, Inc., v. Avery Dennison Corp., 384 F.Sup.2d, 544 (D.Conn. 2005); Allstate Ins. Co. v. Seigel, 312 F.Supp.2d 260 (D.Conn. 2004) (D.Conn. 2004) (Civil RICO; unfair trade practices); In re Van Dyck/Columbia Printing, 389 B.R. 304 (Bankr. D. Conn. 2003) (bankruptcy); United States v. Autuori, 49 F.Supp.2d 321 (D.Conn. 1998), aff'd in part, rev'd in part, 212 F.3d 105 (2d Cir. 2000) (criminal); Bohan v. Last, 236 Conn. 670, 674 A.2d 839 (1996) (personal injury); D'Addio v. Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Association, 30 Conn. App. 729, 622 A.2d 609, cert. denied, 226 Conn. 903, 625 A.2d 1375 (1993) (personal injury); State of Connecticut v. Outlaw, 216 Conn. 492, 582 A.2d 751 (1990) (criminal); Rothstein v. United States, 735 F.2d 704 (2d Cir. 1984) (tax); Pfeiffer v. Silver, 712 F.2d 799 (2d Cir. 1983) (personal injury); SCM Corp. v. Xerox Corp., 463 F.Supp. 983 (D.Conn. 1978), remanded, 599 F.2d 32 (2d Cir. 1979), on remand, 474 F.Supp. 589 (D.Conn. 1979), aff'd, 645 F.2d 1195 (2d Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 1016 (1982) (antitrust); State of Connecticut v. Onofrio, 179 Conn. 23, 425 A.2d 560 (1979) (criminal); Long v. Abbott Mortgage Corp., 459 F.Supp. 108 (D.Conn. 1978) (securities); United States v. Cappabianca, 398 F.2d 356 (2d Cir. 1968) (criminal); State v. Licari, 153 Conn. 127, 214 A.2d 900 (1965) (criminal); United States v. Cianchetti, 315 F.2d 584 (2d Cir. 1963) (criminal). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Personal Injury Litigation; Business Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Ira B. Grudberg
David L. Belt (Member) born Wheeling, West Virginia, January 13, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1975, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1965; LL.B., 1970). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, Antitrust Law; Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a Band 1 Leading Lawyer in General Commercial Litigation; Benchmark: Litigation as a Local Litigation Star. Co-Author: Unfair Trade Practices (Thomson-West, 2003); The Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, (1994, Supp. 1996); "Promising Use of an 'Extraordinary Tool:' Some State Statutes Seem to Pave Path for Temporary Injunctions," Conn. L. Trib., Vol. 35, No. 13 (2009). Contributing Author, ABA Section of Antitrust Law, Consumer Protection Law Developments (2009). Author: "Unresolved Issues Under the Unfair Trade Practices Act," Vol. 82, No. 4, Connecticut Bar Journal, December 2008; "The Standard for Determining 'Unfair Acts of Practices' Under State Unfair Trade Practices Acts," Vol. 80, No. 3, Connecticut Bar Journal, September, 2006; "The Connecticut Anti-Trust Act: A Guide to Interpretation," Vol. 54, No. 5, Connecticut Bar Journal, October, 1980; "Private Actions Under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act," Vol. 64, Special Issue, Connecticut Bar Journal, May, 1990; "Unfair Trade Practices," in Connecticut Lawyers' Deskbook (CBA, 1998, 2d ed. 2000). Lecturer: "Recognizing and Analyzing the Antitrust Problem in Distribution," November, 1985; "Creative Uses of CUTPA by Business Plaintiffs" and "Defending CUTPA Actions," CBA, December, 1988; "Federal Appellate Overview," CBA, March, 1989; "Private Actions Under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act," CBA, May, 1990; "The Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act: Developments - 1993," CBA, June, 1993; "Procedural Attacks on a CUTPA Complaint," "Discovery in a CUTPA Action," "Limiting Remedies in a CUTPA Action," and "Jury Trial of CUTPA Claims," CBA, June, 1994; "Private Actions and Remedies Under CUTPA," CBA, May, 1995; "Common Law Fraud and Misrepresentation in Connecticut," CBA, June, 1997; "How to Try the CUTPA Case," CBA, May 2000; "Elements of a CUTPA Violation and Private Remedies Under CUTPA," CBA, October, 2002. Adjunct Faculty: Antitrust and Trade Regulation, University of Connecticut School of Law, 2002. Adjunct Professor: Antitrust, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2004. Counsel to the Federal Grievance Committee for the District of Connecticut, 20032005. Member, Superior Court Civil Division Task Force, 2004. Member: New Haven County, Connecticut (Member, 1976, and Chairperson, 1980-1982, Executive Committee, Antitrust Section; Member, Federal Practice Section, 1985) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Antitrust Law) Bar Associations; Federal Bar Council; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Connecticut Bar Foundation (Life Fellow). [Capt., Military Intelligence, USAR, 1965-1974]. Reported Cases: SCM Corp. v. Xerox Corp., 463 F.Supp. 983 (D. Conn. 1978), remanded, 599 F.2d 32 (2d Cir., 1979), on remand, 474 F.Supp. 589 (D. Conn., 1979), aff'd, 645 F.2d 1195 (2d Cir., 1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 1016 (1982) (antitrust); Pfeiffer v. Silver, 712 F.2d 699 (2d Cir. 1983) (personal injury); Madrigal Audio Laboratories, Inc. v. Cello, Ltd., 799 F.2d 814 (2d Cir. 1986) (trademark); Heller v. Champion International Corporation, 891 F.2d 432 (2d Cir. 1989) (employment); Automated Salvage Transport, Inc. v. Wheelabrator Environmental Systems, Inc., 155 F.3d 59 (2d Cir. 1998) (antitrust, environmental); A&R Body Specialty v. Progressive Casualty Ins. Co., 2008 WL 2229888 (D. Conn. May, 28, 2008) (unfair trade practices); SLC Turberry, Ltd., v. The American Golfer, Inc., 240 F.R.D. 50 (D.Conn. 2007) (vacating judgement); Allstate Ins. Co. v. Seigel, 312 F.Supp.2d 260 (D.Conn.2004) (Civil RICO; unfair trade practices); North American Energy Systems, LLC v. New England Energy Management, Inc., 269 F. Supp. 2d 12 (D.Conn. 2002) (antitrust; unfair trade practices; tortious interference); Wilson v. Midway Games Inc., 198 F.Supp. 2d 167, 106 A.L.R. 5th 759 (D. Conn. 2002) (product liability, unfair trade practices, first amendment); Connecticut Pipe Trades Health Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc, 153 F.Supp.2d 101 (D. Conn. 2001) (unfair trade practices); Venterina v. Cummings & Lockwood, 117 F.Supp.2d 114 (D.Conn. 1999) (employment); Federal Paper Board Company, v. Amata 693 F. Supp. 1376 (D. Conn., 1988) (antitrust, civil RICO); Plastic & Metal Fabricators, Inc. v. Roy, 163 Conn. 257, 303 A.2d 725, 58 A.L.R.3d 1305 (1972)(trade secrets); Beckenstein Enterprises-Prestige Park, LLC in Lichtenstein, 2004 WL 1966863 (Conn. Super. Ct. Aug. 11, 2004) (attorney disqualification); Feen v. Benefit Plan Administrators, Inc., 1999 WL 33972 (Conn. Super Ct. Jan. 13, 1999), 2000 WL 1398898 (Conn. Super. Ct. Sept. 7, 2000 (contract, unfair trade practices); Alexander & Alexander of Connecticut, Inc. v. Cronin, 1996 WL 409227 (Conn. Super. Ct. June 27, 1996) (noncompete). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Antitrust; Business Torts Litigation; Employment Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: David L. Belt
William F. Dow, III (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, December 7, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Florida; 1969, Connecticut, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and Middle District of Florida; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1963); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1968). Lecturer, Yale Law School, 1975. Adjunct Faculty, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2003. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, White-Collar Criminal Defense, Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense. Trial Attorney, 1970-1973 and Chief of Juvenile Division, 1973-1974, Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia. Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, 1974-1976. Chair, Public Defender Services Commission, 1992-1994. Member, Client Security Fund Committee. Member: Judicial Selection Committee, 1993-1998; Second Circuit Committee on Admissions and Grievances, 1983-1993; Chair, Merit Review Panel Regarding Reappointment of Federal Public Defender for the District of Connecticut, 2000; Connecticut Law Revision Commission, Evidence Code Drafting Committee, 1995-1998. Member: New Haven County (Member, Executive Committee, 1999; Member, Committee for Development of Opportunities for Minority Lawyers, 1990), Connecticut (Member, Federal Judiciary Committee, Executive Committee Secretary 1989-1991 and Chair 1992-1994; Section for Administration of Criminal Justice, 1991; Co-Chairman, Trial Advocacy Seminar Program Committee, 1979; Federal Practice Section, 1988(Executive Committee, 1995; Chair, Criminal Practice Subcommittee; Awards Committee) and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1990-1992); Federal Bar Council. American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Criminal Lawyers; Connecticut Bar Foundation (Charter Fellow). Reported Cases: Clisham v. Board of Police Commissioners, 223 Conn. 354, 613 A.2d 254 (1992) (employment); State of Connecticut v. Morrissey, 216 Conn. 185, 577 A.2d 1060 (1990) (criminal); United States v. Dennis, 843 F.2d 652 (2d Cir. 1988) (criminal); Tsokalas v. Purtill, 756 F.Supp. 89 (D.Conn. 1991) (first amendment); Rauccio v. Frank 750 F.Supp. 566 (D.Conn. 1990) (employment); State of Connecticut v. Milum, 197 Conn. 602, 500 A.2d 555 (1985) (criminal). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Personal Injury.Email: William F. Dow, III
Jonathan Katz (Member) born Syracuse, New York, August 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1981, U.S. Tax Court; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Northeastern University (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Attorney State Trial Referee, 1991. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, and Professional Malpractice Law. Member: New Haven County (Member, Environmental Law Committee), Connecticut and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Zanker Group, LLC v. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, Professional Corp., 2008 WL 2756876 (D.Conn. July 14, 2008) (professional liability); Faile v. Zarich, 2008 WL 2967045 (Conn. Super. Ct., July 10, 2008) (medical malpractice). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Jonathan Katz
David T. Grudberg (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, December 11, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1987, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with high honors, 1985). Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, North Carolina Law Review, 1984-1985. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense, Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI Defense. Author: Note, "Illinois v. Gates: A New Test for Informers' Tips," 62 North Carolina Law Review 1024; "The Safe Roads Act: The Constitutionality of the Roadblock and Chemical Test Affidavit Sections," 62 North Carolina Law Review 1230. Law Clerk to the Honorable Ralph K. Winter, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1985-1986. Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; New Haven County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Reported Cases: In re Michael S., 258 Conn. 621, 784 A.2d 317 (2002) (criminal); United States v. Autuori, 49 F. Supp. 2d 321 (D.Conn. 1998), aff'd in part, rev'd in part, 212 F.3d 105 (2d Cir. 2000) (criminal); Skakel v. Benedict, 54 Conn. App. 663, 738 A.2d 170 (1999) (privacy rights); United States v. Doyle, 130 F.3d 523 (2d Cir. 1997) (criminal); Conway v. Town of Wilton, 238 Conn. 653, 680 A.2d 242 (1996) (personal injury); Lash v. Aetna Casualty & Surety, 236 Conn. 318, 673 A.2d 84 (1996) (personal injury); DeLuca v. Lord, 858 F. Supp. 1330 (S.D.N.Y. 1994), aff'd, 77 F.3d 578 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 117 S. Ct. 83 (1996) (habeas corpus); United States v. Melendez, 41 F.3d 797 (2d Cir. 1994) (criminal). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Personal Injury Litigation; Business Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: David T. Grudberg
Bernard C. Christianson (Member) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, September 2, 1944; admitted to bar, 1987, Connecticut. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., 1966); University of Rhode Island (M.A., 1972); Southern Connecticut State College (M.S., 1975); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1987). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Family Law. Arbitration Panel Member, State Department of Education, 1987-1992. Member, Mediation Panel, State Department of Education, 1980-1994. Member: New Haven County, Connecticut (Member, Family Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Reported Cases: Dombroski v. Noyes-Dombrowski, 273 Conn. 127, 869 A.2d 164 (2005)(domestic relations). Practice Areas: Matrimonial and Family Law.Email: Bernard C. Christianson
Rosemarie Paine (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, September 16, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Connecticut; 1993, New York; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Southern Connecticut State College (B.S., 1989); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1992). Board Member, West Haven Land Trust, 1997-1998. Member: New Haven County (Executive Board Member, 1997-1998) and Connecticut Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 2006; Executive Committee, 2008); American Association for Justice. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Reported Cases: Blackledge v. Carlone, 126 F. Supp. 2d 224 (D.Conn. 2001) (civil rights, personal injury). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Criminal Defense; Civil Rights Litigation.Email: Rosemarie Paine
Charles R. Douthat (Member) born Santa Monica, California, April 12, 1950; admitted to bar, 1982, Connecticut; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with distinction, 1972); University of California Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1977). Attorney State Trial Referee, 1999. Special Master, Connecticut Superior Court, 1992-1997. Member: Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and American Association for Justice. Reported Cases: Horn v. Lewis Equipment Co., LLC, 37 Conn. L. Rptr. 783 WL 2222399 (Conn. Super. Ct. Sept. 3, 2004 (Personal Injury); Worrell v. Sachs 41 Conn. Supp. 179, 363 A2d 1387 (1989) (Product Liability). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation.Email: Charles R. Douthat
Joseph J. Packtor (Member) born Hamden, Connecticut, September 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., cum laude, 1988); Duke University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1991). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts and Trial Practice. Member: Connecticut Bar Association; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. [Reconnaissance Specialist, U.S. Army, 1982-1986]. Reported Cases: Fullerton v. Department of Revenue Services, Gaming Policy Board, 245 Conn. 601, 714 A.2d 1203 (1998) (gaming); Lukos v. Bettencourt, 23 F.Supp. 2d 175 (D.Conn, 1998) (civil rights); Faile v. Zarich, 2009 WL 2036786 (Conn. Super. Ct. June 15, 2009) Medical Malpractice; Discovery Sanctions; Faile v. Zarjeh, 2008 WL 2967045 (Conn. Super. Ct. July 10, 2008) (medical malpractice); Custard v. Ins. Adjusters, Inc. v. Nardi, 2000 WL 562318 (Conn. Super. Ct. April 20, 2000) (non-compete, interference with contract, trade secrets, unfair trade practices). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Business Litigation; Employment Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Joseph J. Packtor
——————————Edward J. McManus (Associate) born New Haven, Connecticut, October 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Connecticut; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., 1993); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 1998). Member, Mock Trial Honor Society (1252). Member: New Haven County and Connecticut Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Faggio v. Brown, 43 Conn. L. Rptr. 643, 2007 WL 1893682 (Conn. Super. Ct. June 12, 2007) (personal injury); Diener v. Tiago, 2002 WL 1837911 (Conn. Super. Ct. July 9, 2002) (personal injury defense); Patterson v. Meyer, 2002 WL 1903001 (Conn. Super. Ct. July 17, 2002) (personal injury defense). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Criminal Defense; Litigation.Email: Edward J. McManus
Anthony D. Sutton (Associate) born White Plains, New York, July 6, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Connecticut; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: New York University (B.A., 1993); Quinnipiac College School of Law (J.D., 1998). Distinguished Academic Achievement, Quinnipiac College School of Law, 1998. Member, Stamford Board of Assessment Appeals, 2000-2001. Member: New Haven County and Connecticut Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Bouman v. Massad-Zion Motor Sales Co., 42 Conn.L. Rptr. 830, 2007 WL 706762 Conn. Super. Ct. Feb. 16, 2007) (Personal Injury). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Anthony D. Sutton
Allison M. Near (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee; 2006, Connecticut; 2007, U.S. District Court District of Connecticut; 2008 U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Colgate University (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Northeastern University (J.D., 2004). Law Clerk, Hon. Charles D. Susano, Jr., Tennessee Court of Appeals, 2004-2005. Co-Author: "Promising Use of an 'Extraordinary Tool:' Some State Statutes Seem to Pave Path for Temporary Injunctions," Comm. L. Trib., Vol. 35, No. 13 (2009). Member: New Haven County and Connecticut Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(80%); Personal Injury(10%); Complex and Multi-District Litigation(10%).Email: Allison M. Near
OF COUNSELHoward A. Jacobs (Of Counsel) born New Haven, Connecticut, November 28, 1924; admitted to bar, 1947, Connecticut; 1948, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1953, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1961, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1945; J.D. with distinction, 1947). Senior Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1946-1947. President, Plaintiffs' Trial Lawyers Association of Connecticut, 1961-1962. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation and Family Law. Member: New Haven County, The Connecticut and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice, Connecticut Bar Foundation (Charter Fellow). Reported Cases: Siligato v. Welch, 607 F.Supp. 743 (D.Conn. 1985) (insurance); Biller v. Lopes, 655 F.Supp. 292 (D.Conn. 1987) (criminal); Voloshin v. Voloshin, 12 Conn. App. 626, 533 A.2d 573 (1987) (domestic relations); Erickson v. Erickson, 246 Conn. 359, 716 A.2d 92 (1998) (wills); Issler v. Issler, 250 Conn. 226, 737 A.2d 383 (1999) (divorce); Ranfone v. Ranfone, 103 Conn. App. 243, 928 A.2d 575, cert. denied, 284 Conn. 940, 323 A.2d 698 (2007), after remand, 2008 WL 2096804 (Conn. Super. Ct. April 29, 2008) (domestic relations). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Domestic Relations Litigation.Email: Howard A. Jacobs
Trisha M. Morris (Of Counsel) born New Bedford, Massachusetts, February 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Connecticut; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Northeastern University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992; J.D., 1995). Law Clerk, Hon. Janet Bond Arterton, U.S. District Judge, District of Connecticut, 1996-1998; State of Connecticut, Department of Correction, Legislative and Administrative Advisor, 2006. Federal Grievance Committee, District of Connecticut, 2004. Member: New Haven, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Dombrowski v. Noyes- Dombrowski, 273 Conn. 127, 869 A.2d 164 (2005) (domestic relations); Zanker Group LLC v. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, Professional Corp., 2008 WL 2756876 (D. Conn. July 14, 2008) (professional liability); Scapa Tapes North America, Inc., v. Avery Dennison Corp., 384 F.Sup.2d, 544 (D.Conn. 2005) (contract).
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