MEMBERS OF THE FIRM
Humbert J. Polito, Jr. (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, February 19, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1987, Rhode Island; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1986); St. Ignatius High School. Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to the Honorable Donald F. Shea, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1986-1987. Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Advocacy, University of Connecticut School of Law, 1998. Appointed, Trial Referee; Special Master. Member, Board of Directors, Brain Injury Association of Connecticut, 1992-1998; Member, Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Essex, Connecticut. Member: Connecticut Bar Association; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (President, 2009-2010; Member, Board of Governors, 1993); National Board of Trial Advocacy (Advocate); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Product Liability; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Wrongful Death.Email: Humbert J. Polito, Jr.
Michael J. Quinn (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, February 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 1987, Connecticut; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Yale University (M.A., 1979); University of Connecticut (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Law Clerk to Judge Paul Foti, Connecticut Appellate Court, 1987-1988. Author: "Should the Loss of a Chance to Survive be a Compensable Injury," Connecticut Trial Lawyers Forum. Lecturer, Connecticut Civil Practice and Procedure. Adjunct Faculty, Fairfield University, Law & Ethics. Mr. Quinn sits by Judicial appointment as a trial referee and as a special master. Member: Connecticut Bar Association; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; National Board of Trial Advocacy (Diplomate); Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Downes-Patterson Corp. v. First National Supermarkets, Inc., 64 Conn. App. 417 (2001); cert. granted 258 Conn. 917 (2001). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Sexual Harassment; Insurance Litigation; Contract Litigation; Medical Malpractice.Email: Michael J. Quinn
ASSOCIATE
Olga Konferowicz (Attorney) born Ostroleka, Poland, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Connecticut; 2009, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., magna cum laude, 2005); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 2008). Recipient, CALI Excellence Award for Class Performance in Equitable Remedies. Symposium Editor, Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal, "e-Democracy; Democratic Values in a Digital Age." Law Clerk, American Civil Liberties Union. Competitor, Buffalo Niagara Interscholastic Mock Trial Competition. Student Representative, Human Rights & Asylum Clinic. Teaching Assistant, Lawyering Process. Member: New London County and Connecticut Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Languages: English and Polish. Practice Areas: Personal Injury(25%); Premises Liability(25%); Medical Malpractice(25%); Wrongful Death(25%).Email: Olga Konferowicz