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51 Elm Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (New Haven Co.)
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Founded as Roraback, Williams and Avery in 1971, this firm from its inception has specialized in representing the victims of civil rights violations by government officials and corporations, with a focus on police misconduct, free speech and workers' rights. The firm also has had a major concentration in criminal defense and appellate practice. Statement of PracticeCriminal and Civil Trial Practice before all State and Federal Courts. Civil Rights Law. Appellate Practice, Employment Discrimination, Police Misconduct. Year Established: 1971
Firm Size: 4
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John R. Williams (Member) born Fargo, North Dakota, August 11, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1963); Georgetown University (J.D., 1967). Associate Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1967. Editor, PLI Unreasonable Force Litigation Handbook, 1992-1994, 1998-2000. Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator M. R. Young, 1963-1967. Author: "The Constitutionality of Basic Protection," 1 Conn. Law Review 44, June 1968; "Police Misconduct: A Plaintiff's Point of View," 16 Touro L. Rev. 933, 2000; "Punitive Damages in Section 1983 Actions," 17 Touro L. Rev. 575, 2001. Contributor: PLI Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation Manual, 1985; 1988 Civil Rights Litigation and Attorney Fees Annual Handbook, Clark Boardman Co.; Convicting the Innocent, Connery Ed., 1996, Tutor in Clinical Studies, Yale Law School, 1980-1994; "Beyond Police Misconduct and False Arrest: Expanding the Scope of 42 U.S.C., 1983 Litigation," 8 Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy 39, 2003. Member: New Haven County, Connecticut (Member, Federal Practice Section, 1987) and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Past Chair, Civil Rights Section); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member). Reported Cases: Porter v. Nussle, 534 U.S. 516 (2002); Liscio v. Warren, 901 F.2d 274 (2d Cir. 1990); Dobosz v. Walsh, 892 F.2d 1135 (2d Cir. 1989); Warren v. Dwyer, 906 F.2d 70 (2d Cir. 1990); O'Neill v. Krzeminski, 839 F.2d 9 (2d Cir. 1988); United States v. Newman, 549 F.2d 240 (2d Cir. 1977); Haskins v. Manson, 791 F.2d 255 (2d Cir. 1986); Miller v. Angliker, 848 F.2d 1312 (2d Cir. 1988); Doe ex rel. A.N. v. East Haven Board of Education, 430 F. Supp. 2d 54 (D. Conn.), aff'd 200 Fed. Appx. 46 (2d Cir. 2006); Doe ex rel. Doe v. Derby Board of Education, 451 F. Supp. 2d 438 (D. Conn. 2006); Riccio v. New Haven Board of Education, 467 F. Supp. 2d 219 (D. Conn. 2006); Reed v. Town of Branford, 949 F. Supp. 87 (D. Conn. 1996); Gavlak v. Town of Somers, 267 F. Supp. 2d 214 (D. Conn. 2003); In re Alexander V., 223 Conn. 557, 613 A.2d 780 (1992); State v. Joyce, 229 Conn. 10, 639 A.2d 1007 (1994); State v. Anthony, 172 Conn. 172, 374 A.2d 156 (1976); State v. Roberson, 173 Conn. 102, 376 A.2d 1087 (1977); DeLaurentis v. City of New Haven, 220 Conn. 225, 597 A.2d 807 (1991); Delahunty v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co., 236 Conn. 582, 674 A.2d 1290 (1996); Bell v. Board of Education, 55 Conn. App. 400, 739 A.2d 321 (1999); Zavatsky v. Anderson, 130 F. Supp. 2d 349 (D. Conn. 2001); Hoyer v. DiCocco, 457 F. Supp. 2d 110 (D. Conn. 2006); Cantoni v. Xerox Corp., 251 Conn. 153, 740 A.2d 796 (1999); Davis v. Margolis, 215 Conn. 408, 576 A.2d 489 (1990); DeLeo v. Nusbaum, 263 Conn. 588, 821 A.2d 744 (2003); Drumm v. Brown, 245 Conn. 657, 716 A.2d 50 (1998); Lopes v. Farmer, 286 Conn. 384, 944 A.2d 921 (2008); State v. DeAngelo, 2000 WL 9753104. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Appellate Practice; Constitutional Law; Fifth Amendment Law; First Amendment Law; Fourth Amendment Law; Freedom of Information; Freedom of Religion; Civil Liberties; Civil Rights Section 1983; Discrimination; Gay and Lesbian Rights; Prisoners Rights; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Women's Rights; Civil Appeals; Assault and Battery; Burglary; Capital Offenses; Civil Forfeiture; Crime Victims Compensation; Criminal Appeals; Criminal Conspiracy; Criminal Defense; Criminal Forfeiture; Criminal Fraud; Death Penalty; Drivers License Suspension; Driving While Intoxicated; DUI/DWI; Electronic Surveillance; Expungements; Extortion; Extradition; Federal Criminal Law; Felonies; Forgery; Grand Jury Practice; Habeas Corpus; Hit and Run; Homicide; Mail Fraud; Malicious Prosecution; Manslaughter; Misdemeanors; Money Laundering; Murder; Parole and Probation; Post-Conviction Remedies; Search and Seizure; Sex Crimes; Sexual Assault; Shoplifting; Stalking; Theft; Traffic Violations; Vehicular Homicide; Victims Rights; Weapons Charges; Wire Fraud; Wiretapping; Education Law; Academic Employment; School Board Liability; School Desegregation; School District Liability; School Equal Protection; School Tenure; Teachers Credentials; Title IX Discrimination; Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action; Age Discrimination in Employment; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employee Privacy; Employee Rights; Employer Intentional Torts; Employer Liability; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Contracts; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Employment Law; Harassment; Labor Law; National Origin Discrimination; Negligent Hiring; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Public Sector Employment Law; Retaliatory Discharge; Restrictive Covenants; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Whistleblower Litigation; Workplace Violence; Wrongful Termination; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Trial Practice; U.S. Supreme Court Litigation; Federal Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Civil Litigation; Litigation; Complex Litigation; Right of Privacy; Privacy Law; Clergy Malpractice; Clergy Sexual Misconduct; Professional Malpractice; Intentional Torts; Torts; Civil Liability.Email: John R. Williams
——————————Katrena Engstrom (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, January 7, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1978, District of Columbia; 1980, Connecticut. Education: Vassar College (B.A., 1968); Boston University (J.D., 1973). Member: New Haven County Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar; National Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Appellate Practice.Email: Katrena Engstrom
John O'Hyun Kim, J.D.; Ph.D. (Associate) born Korea; admitted to bar, 2007, Connecticut and New York. Education: Seoul National University (B.A., 1972; M.A., 1974); Free University of Berlin (Ph.D., 1993); City University of New York School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Connecticut, New York State and American Bar Associations; National Lawyers Guild; New York County Lawyers Association. Languages: Korean, English, German and French.Email: John O'Hyun Kim, J.D.; Ph.D.
Joseph M. Merly (Associate) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, August 27, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Southern Connecticut State University (B.S., 1989); University of Bridgeport (J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Connecticut (Member: Sections on: Litigation) and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense; Appellate Practice; Civil Rights Section 1983; Civil Liberties; Civil Rights; Discrimination; Prisoners Rights; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination.Email: Joseph M. Merly
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