MEMBERS OF FIRM
Michael H. Cicchetti (Member) born Waterbury, Connecticut, January 27, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Connecticut; 1973, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Central Connecticut State University (B.A., 1968); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1972). Past Member, Board of Trustees, University of Connecticut, 1995-2004. Member: Waterbury and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial and Residential Real Estate Development; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Corporate Law; Business Law; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Personal Injury; Municipal Law; Probate.Email: Michael H. Cicchetti
Michael G. Tansley (Member) born Waterbury, Connecticut, May 19, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania; 1984, Connecticut; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., magna cum laude, with distinction in Political Science, 1979); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1983). Judicial Clerkship, Superior Court, State of Connecticut, 1983-1984. Past Member, Connecticut Judicial Selection Commission. Member: Waterbury and Connecticut Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: City of Waterbury v. Town of Washington, et al, 260 Conn. 506 (2002); Tarullo v. Town of Wolcott, 263 Conn. 572 (2003). Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Municipal Law; Workers Compensation; Criminal Law.Email: Michael G. Tansley
Patrick J. McGrath (Member) born Waterbury, Connecticut, December 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Connecticut, 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Providence College (B.A., cum laude, 1995); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member, Moot Court Honor Board. Production Editor, Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy, 1996-1998. Author: "Ambiguity Surrounding Individual Liability for Sexual Harassment Under State and Federal Law in Massachusetts, 3 Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy 29 (1998). Member: Waterbury and Connecticut Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Commercial Litigation; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Domestic Relations; Real Estate; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Tax Appeals; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Landlord/Tenant; Housing Law; Family Law.Email: Patrick J. McGrath
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Heather L. Dostaler (Associate) born Waterbury, Connecticut, August 8, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Connecticut; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Teikyo Post University (B.A., History, summa cum laude, 1995); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Member, Quinnipiac University School of Law Probate Law Journal. Judicial Clerkship, Appellate Court, State of Connecticut, 2001-2002. Formerly with Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Services, 2003-2005. Member: Waterbury and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Wills; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Taxation; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Heather L. Dostaler