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| | Address | | 1377 Ella T. Grasso Boulevard, P.O. Box 1925 | | New Haven, Connecticut 06509 | | (New Haven Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| The Gallagher Law Firm practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Litigation and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Personal Injury Litigation, Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation. | Firm Profile:
Since the firm's establishment by William F. Gallagher in 1975, the firm has maintained a practice focusing on personal injury and appellate matters. The firm primarily represents individuals throughout the state of Connecticut, and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. For a list of Second Circuit, Connecticut Supreme Court and Connecticut Appellate Court reported decisions, and a full list of publications, see our website at www.gallagher-lawfirm.com. | | Firm Size: 5 | | William F. Gallagher (Senior Attorney) born New Haven, Connecticut, June 28, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, Connecticut; 1964, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1966, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1969, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fairfield University (B.S.S., 1959); University of Connecticut (LL.B., 1963). Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Appellate Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation. Awards: Award for Excellence in Mediation by Community Mediation, 1997; Lifetime Achievement Award, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1997; Publisher's Award, Connecticut Law Tribune, 2002; Lifetime Achievement Award, New Haven County Bar Association, 2004. Author: "Connecticut Post Trial Motions," Connecticut Law Tribune Co., 1980. Co-Author: Connecticut Laws and Their Impact on Business Entities: Connecticut Product Liability Act, 64 Conn. B.J. Special Issue-364 (1990). Other Publications listed in Website Under "Publications." Lecturer: Connecticut Bar Association Trial Advocacy Programs, 1976-1990; Advanced Civil Procedure, 1993-2002; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, College of Evidence, 1987-2004; Supreme and Appellate Court Review, 1987-2004; Tort Reform, 1988-1990; Advocacy Seminars, 1983-2004. Assistant Corporation Counsel, West Haven, Connecticut, 1969-1972. Special Assistant State's Attorney, New Haven County, 1974-1982. Connecticut State Trial Referee, 1984—. Member, Board of Editors, Connecticut Law Tribune, 1986-2001. Editor, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association's "Forum," 1993-2002. Legal Internship Committee, 1983—; Civil Rules Task Force, 1993—; Appellate Rules Advisory Committee, 1996—; Commission to Study the Attorney Grievance Process, 2000-2001; Chief Justice's Civil Commission, 2000—; Advertising Committee, 2004—. Member: New Haven County (President, 1993-1994), Connecticut (President, 1999-2000) and American (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Tort Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1990-1991; Member, Board of Governors, 1983—); American Judicature Society; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; American Bar Foundation, Roscoe Pound Foundation. Charter Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trials; Appeals; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: William F. Gallagher | | —————————— | | Barbara L. Cox (Associate) born Frankfurt a.m., Germany, February 16, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Connecticut; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Wesleyan University; Pennsylvania State University (B.A., with highest distinction, 1974; Sigma Tau Delta); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1982). Recipient: Connecticut Law Tribune Award for Excellence in Writing; University of Connecticut Law School Library Award for Written Work of Excellence. Law Clerk to Honorable Ralph K. Winter, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1982-1983. Member: New Haven County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Trials; Appeals. Email: Barbara L. Cox | | Hugh D. Hughes (Associate) born Rochester, New York, April 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Connecticut; 1998, New York; 1999, Massachusetts; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Princeton University (A.B., Philosophy, 1992); University of Connecticut (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member, Connecticut Law Review. Recipient, Cornelius Wickersham Prize in Constitutional Law. Law Clerk to Justice Francis M. McDonald, Jr., Connecticut Supreme Court, 1997-1998. Member: New Haven County and Connecticut Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Appeals. Email: Hugh D. Hughes | | Leslie Gold McPadden (Associate) born New Haven, Connecticut, February 2, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Connecticut and New York; 1998, Massachusetts; 1977, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Boston University (B.S., 1991); Albany Law School of Union College (J.D., 1995). Law Clerk for Hon. Lawrence E. Kahn, Third Judicial Department, New York (1993-1995); National Health Law Moot Court Competition Quarterfinalist (1994); Lorman Seminar Speaker, HIPAA Compliance (October 2002). Member: Member, New Haven County and Connecticut Bar Associations, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury. Email: Leslie Gold McPadden | | David McCarry (Associate) born East Hartford, Connecticut, July 15, 1952; admitted to bar, 1989, Connecticut; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., Biology, 1975; D.M.D., 1982; J.D., 1989). Member: New Haven County and Connecticut Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice. Email: David McCarry |
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