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59 Elm Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (New Haven Co.)
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4.8
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 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) A catastrophic personal injury and medical malpractice law firm. Practicing in all of Connecticut, Vermont and the Federal Courts of New York. Birth Trauma is our specialty. Statement of PracticeSpinal Cord and Brain Injury; Medical Malpractice; Motor Vehicle and Commercial Transportation Accidents; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Aviation Law; Commercial Litigation, Birth Trauma, Pharmaceutical Litigation and Business Torts. Year Established: 2003
Firm Size: 12
Languages: Spanish.
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Michael A. Stratton (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, July 29, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Connecticut; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Second and Fourth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1987); Boston University (J.D., 1990). Recipient, Wysocki Award for Dedication to Trial Law, 2005. Listed in, Best Lawyers in America, 2002-2006. Presenter: "The Trial Notebook," CTLA, 2006; "Subrogation and ERISA," ATLA, 2005. Lecturer, "Mediation Strategies," CTLA November 2005; "Handling ERISA Liens in Personal Injury Cases," ATLA Convention, July 2005. Author: "Personal Injury Law in Connecticut," Connecticut Bar Associations Deskbook for Connecticut Lawyers, 1999; "Hit Hard Not Low: Ethics as Both A Sword and Shield", Trial, ATLA Publication, September 2003. Moderator and Lecturer: "Collateral Sources and Payback," ATLA, 2005; "Providing the Best Customer Service to Your Personal Injury Client," CTLA, 2005; "A Practical Method to Handle ERISA Liens," CTLA, 2004; "Catastrophic Loss and Wrongful Death in Connecticut," Lorimar, 2004; "Handling Catastrophic Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Cases," Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), 2003; "Wrongful Death Law in Connecticut," Lorman Institute, 2003; "The Ugliest Seminar of the Year: The Wild, Wild, Great West v. Knudsen", CTLA, 2002; "Cross Examination Secrets," ATLA Roscoe Pound Forum, 2002; "Trial Demonstration of a Personal Injury Case" CTLA, 2001; "Handling Personal Injury Cases from Beginning to End," CTLA, 2000; "Inadequate Security Cases: Representing the Crime Victim," CTLA, 1998; "Creating the Trial Notebook," CTLA 1998; "Low Impact Connective Tissue Cases," CTLA, 1998. Contributor, "The Law of Trucking," ABA, 2006. Member, Board of Editors, Connecticut Law Tribune. Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates, 1997-2006); American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate Member); Brain Injury Association of Connecticut (Past President, 1998-2001); Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Governors, 1998; Executive Committee, 2006; Statewide Fundraising Chairman 2000-2005); Connecticut Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers (President-Elect 2001); Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member: Founders' Circle; Leadership Forum, 2003; President's Club); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Friends of Legal Services (Board Member, 2005); New Haven County Bar Foundation (Board Member, 2005). Reported Cases: In re Matthews, 395 F.3d477 (4th Cir. 2005). Practice Areas: Brain and Spinal Cord Injury; Medical Malpractice; Motor Vehicle and Commercial Transportation Accidents; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Aviation Law; Commercial Litigation; Birth Trauma; Pharmaceutical Litigation; Business Torts; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Legal Malpractice.Email: Michael A. Stratton
Joel Thomas Faxon (Partner) born Brattleboro, Vermont, October 1, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Vermont; 1995, Connecticut; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Drew University (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Vermont Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Presentations and Publications: "Overcoming the Feared ERISA Lien or Superlien: How to get the money the bill collectors demand into your client's pocket, 2008 Update; "Overcoming the Feared ERISA Lien or Superlien: How to get the money the bill collectors demand into your client's pocket, CTLA Lien Seminar, 2006; "The Plaintiff's Perspective," Truck Accident Litigation, American Bar Association, 2006; "Navigating the Medical Malpractice Act Minefield," The Connecticut Law Tribune, 2006; "Uninsured Motorist Claims Soup to Nuts," NBI, Inc., 2006; "Evidence Workshop: Case Two Evidentiary Issues in a Workplace Injury Product Liability Claim,"; CTLA Civil Justice Foundation, 2004. Member: American Association of Justice (AAJ) (Founder's Circle Level Member; Leader's Forum and Member of President's Club); Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors); Vermont Trial Lawyers Association (Sustaining Member); Connecticut Bar Association; New Haven and Greater Bridgeport Bar Associations; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Reported Cases: Rizzuto v. Davidson Ladders, Inc., 280 Conn. 225 (2006) Barry, et al. vs. Quality Steel Products Inc., et al., 280 Conn. 1 (2006) In re Matthews, 395 F.3d 477 (4th Cir. 2005) Woodward v. Town of Brattleboro, 148 Fed. Appx.13 (2d Cir. 2005) Barbarula v. Canal Insurance Co., 353 F.Supp.2d 246 (D.Conn. 2004) Estate of John Doe v. Dept. of Corrections, 268 Conn. 753 (2004) Estate of John Doe v. Dept. of Corrections, 268 Conn. 753,769 (2004)(Chief Justice Sullivan's concurrence) Barry v. Quality Steel Corp., 263 Conn. 424 (2003) Witt v. St. Vincent's Medical Center, 252 Conn. 363 (2000). Practice Areas: Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Aviation Law; Catastrophic Injury; Medical Negligence; Legal Malpractice; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Birth Trauma.Email: Joel Thomas Faxon
Eric P. Smith (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Connecticut; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of New Haven (B.S., cum laude, 1992); Quinnipiac College (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: New Haven County, Connecticut (Member, Section on: Federal Practice) and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Subcommittee on Medical Malpractice). (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Business Litigation; Complex Litigation; Aviation Law.Email: Eric P. Smith
——————————Paul T. Edwards (Associate) born Danbury, Connecticut, January 20, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1988); University of Bridgeport (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Member: Connecticut Bar Association; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Wrongful Death; Catastrophic Injury; Personal Injury; Professional Liability.Email: Paul T. Edwards
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