William J. Sweeney, Jr.
Partner
Email: wjs@sweeneygriffen.com

Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Mediation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Criminal Defense; Criminal Fraud; DUI/DWI; Felonies; Mail Fraud; Criminal Forfeiture; Criminal Investigation; Criminal Prosecution; Driving While Intoxicated; Grand Jury Practice; Commercial Bad Faith; Commercial Crimes; Commercial Fraud; Complex Commercial Litigation; Commercial Torts; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Law.

Admitted: 1975, Connecticut, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: Suffolk University, J.D., 1974

College: Fairfield University, B.A., History, 1969

Member: New Britain (President, 1983-1984) and Connecticut Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1994-1995); Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Biography: State Trial Referee, 1986-. Special Master, U.S. District Court, 1988-. Member, State of Connecticut Advisory Committee on Managed Care, 1999-. Member, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member, Chief Court Administrator's Civil Commission, 2006-. Fellow: Life Fellow Connecticut Bar Foundation.

Reported Cases: State v. Canady, 187 Conn. 281 (1982) (Criminal); City National Bank of Conn. v. Henderson, 1 Conn. App. 96 (1983) (Creditor Rights); Hasbrouck v. Hasbrouck, 195 Conn. 558 (Domestic); Fillipetti v. Fillipetti, 2 Conn. App. 456 (Real Estate); Kingsley v. Sadi International Co., 5 Conn. App. 76 (1985) (Contract); O'Sullivan v. Bergenty, 214 Conn. 645 (1990) (Real Estate); Maluszewski v. Allstate, 34 Conn. App. 27 cert. denied 229 Conn. 921, 1994 (Insurance Coverage); Hirsch v. Harper, 168 B.R. 512 (Bankr.D.Conn., 1994) Power of Trustee in Bankruptcy to act on behalf of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Serrano v. Aetna Life & Casualty, Conn., 233 Conn. 437 (1995) (Uninsured Motorist, Remedial Legislation); Napoletano, et al. v. Cigna Health Care of Connecticut; Hollis v. Cigna Health Care of Connecticut, consolidated appeals 238 Conn. 216 cert. denied 117 S.Ct. 1106 (1997) (Managed Care, ERISA Preemption); Stiles v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Co., 44 Conn. App. 1 (1996) cert. denied 240 Conn. 909 (1997) (Personal Injury, uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage); Marcus v. Gonzalez, 44 Conn. App. 911 cert. denied 240 Conn. 977 (1997) (Scope of Review, Arbitration); Halloran & Sage v. Parker, 45 Conn., 920 (1997) Amicus for the Connecticut Bar Association (Scope of Review, Arbitration); Northeast Parking, Inc. d/b/a V.I.P. Valet Airport Parking v. Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Windsor Locks, et al. and Bradley Airport Valet Parking v. Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Windsor Locks, et al, 47 Conn. App. 284 cert. denied 243 Conn. 969 (Zoning); Emerald Ridge Property Owners Association v. Cheryl Noel Thornton, et al. (land use) 54 Conn. App.6 (1999); Kaila Marshall ppa. Nicole Wilson v. Hartford Hospital (medical malpractice) 65 Conn. App.738 (2001); Robert Cheverie vs. Ashcraft & Gerel (arbitration) 65 Conn. App. 425 (2001); Edward Collins, et al. v. Anthem Health Plans, (class action certification) 255 Conn. 12 (2003); State v. Tomasso, 49 Conn. Sup. 327 (2004); Edward Collins, et al. v. Anthem Health Plans, (class action certification) 275 Conn. 309 (2005); Sokaitis vs. Bakaysa 105 Conn App 663 cert granted 286 Conn. 913 (2008) (wagering contracts); Halik v. DeFilippo 107 Conn. App.903 (2008), (civil procedure); Bridgeport Harbour Place v. Joseph P. Ganim et al, 111 Conn App. 197, (2008)(anti-trust); Kosiorek v. Smigelski 112 Conn App 315 (2009) (pre judgment remedies),cert denied 291 Conn 903 (2009); Kosiorek v. Smigelski 112 Conn App 315 (2009) (pre judgment remedies), cert denied 291 Conn 903 (2009); Total Recycling Services Of Connecticut, Inc. et al v. Connecticut Oil Recyclling Services LLC, 114 Conn App 671(2009) (contracts and attorney fee petition); Sokaitis v. Bakaysa 293 Conn 17 (2009) (wagering contracts); Total Recycling Services Of Connecticut, Inc. et al v. Connecticut Oil Recyclling Services LLC, 114 Conn App 671 (2009) (contracts and attorney fee petition); Sokaitis v. Bakaysa 293 Conn 17 (2009) (wagering contracts).

Born: New Britain, Connecticut, November 5, 1947

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