Southport Lawyers

Amy Smith represents individuals and legal entities in both residential and commercial real estate transactions as well as in title-related litigation matters. She also advises clients in developing effective estate plans, including traditional will and trust planning with an emphasis on appropriate federal and state estate tax considerations. Attorney Smith assists families on an array of probate and elder law issues such as long-term care planning, conservatorship, and advance medical directives. Attorney Smith represents clients and families in the Probate Courts in the administration of trusts and decedent estates, as well as contested matters such as...

Eileen Becker's practice focuses on the representation of individuals and entities in personal injury cases, including claims of wrongful death, traumatic brain injury and various orthopedic injuries. She also has extensive experience in the representation of healthcare providers and facilities in healthcare-related litigation. She has successfully tried numerous jury cases to verdict. She is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association and the New Haven County Bar Association. Eileen earned an A.B. from Syracuse University and a J.D. magna cum laude from Rutgers University School of Law. She is admitted to practice...

Injured in Connecticut? Call James G. Williams at Williams, Walsh & O'Connor, LLC today. If you have been injured it is imperative that you understand your rights. You need to consult with an attorney with the experience, knowledge and skill to get you the compensation you deserve. At Williams, Walsh & O'Connor, LLC, Mr. Williams is committed to holding the offending parties accountable for their negligence and recovering maximum compensation for clients.

Practice in the area of family law with a concentration of custody, divorce, alimony and child support including parenting time schedules. This office also provides Mediation services for couples who want an non-adversarial resolution to their family conflicts.

Lee Marlow has practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut for more than 35 years and concentrates in all areas of Family law. After graduating from Quinnipiac University School of Law, he was admitted to practice in Connecticut in 1982, the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut in 1985 and the United States Supreme Court in 1992. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is currently the Treasurer of its Connecticut Chapter. He also serves as a member of the chapter’s Admission and Examination Review Committee and as Co-Chair of the chapter’s Superior Court Rules Change...

Rick Finkelstein has over 12 years experience focused solely on patent drafting and the prosecution of patents and trademarks. In particular, Rick has worked primarily on patents related to computer software, computer networks, databases, electrical circuits, integrated circuits as well as musical instruments and musical accessories. Rick has a love of technology which is why he became a patent attorney in the first place.

Education: Rick received his J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law, Cum Laude, in 2005. Rick also holds a M.S. in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1998) and a B.S. in computer engineering from the University...

For PROBATE and ESTATE SETTLEMENT matters in Connecticut, people rely on Heritage Law LLC. Founder and attorney Lisa Wnuck has been an attorney since 1987. She practices in the areas of estate and trust administration. She is an Avvo-rated Top Attorney and was certified Who's Who Top Attorney of North America. She is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association Estates & Probate section and Elder Law section. She also belongs to the American Bar Association Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section member. She is a member of NAELA, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and...

Alinor Sterling practices in the areas of appellate litigation and complex briefing and analysis of personal and business torts.

I have been representing the people in Connecticut for 34 Years. I focus my practice on bodily injury claims and workers compensation claims. I settled the largest worker comp case in CT, and I am consistently voted a Super Lawyer in Ct Magazine by my peers . I look forward to Representing you in your injury case.

Attorney O’Keefe is the firm’s managing partner. He has been a member of the Connecticut bar for 31 years. He was admitted to the Connecticut bar and the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut in 1985, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1987, and to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1989. Attorney O’Keefe is a 1982 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and obtained his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Suffolk University, with honors, in 1985. Since joining the firm in 1985, Attorney O’Keefe’s practice has concentrated in all areas of litigation, including personal...

Donna Civitello is a partner at Carter & Civitello in Woodbridge, Connecticut. She concentrates her practice in the areas of workers’ compensation and Social Security disability. She graduated from Yale University in 1978 and from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1986. She is an author, along with Robert Carter, Jason Dodge, Jim Pomeranz and Lucas Strunk, of Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Law, a legal treatise. She also authored Injured on the Job, a handbook for injured workers and union representatives. She is a Fellow of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, and serves...

Andrew Balbus received his J.D. degree with honors from Harvard Law School and is the only graduate of Harvard Law School to have earned an LL.M. Master of Law degree in bankruptcy law. In addition to his legal education, Mr. Balbus has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in finance from the Columbia University School of Business and a bachelor's degree magna cum laude in accounting/management science from Duke University. Immediately prior to founding the Balbus Law Firm, Andrew Balbus received an LL.M. Master of Law degree in Bankruptcy law from St John's University. Because successful bankruptcy...

My practice focuses on civil litigation in federal and state courts, as well as Connecticut probate courts. I represent individuals and companies large and small in a broad range of disputes, including business, real estate, probate, and wills and trusts. I am dedicated to providing highly responsive and sophisticated representation in a cost-effective manner.

I believe in good communication with you. I listen carefully to everything you tell me and with empathy. There is nothing that you can't discuss with me openly and rationally. I will go over all options in the handling of your divorce, including what you want, and how best to achieve your goals. I use email and phone and am available at all times to discuss problems and strategies. I have been a divorce attorney since 1980 and have handled trials, settlements, arbitrations, mediations, appeals, and back again to trials on remand. I have heard every story imaginable. My experience...

Mr. Ahuja is a U.S. citizen born in India. He is admitted in the states of New York, Connecticut, Virginia, U.S. Tax Court, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. District Court; Southern District of NY, U.S. District Court; Eastern District of NY, and India. Mr. Ahuja received his education and experience both in India and the United States. Mr. Ahuja holds an LL.M. (International Business Law); an LL.M. in Labor Laws; LL.B. (JD); M.B.A. (Personnel Management & Labor Welfare); M.B.A. (Business Management); a Diploma in German language; a Postgraduate Diploma in Gandhian Philosophy, besides his M.A. (Major: International...

Graduate:
J.D. Quinnipiac College School of Law formerly University of Bridgeport School of Law

Southern Connecticut State University Bachelor of Arts

2005-2017 Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of West Haven, West Haven, Connecticut

Former Chairman of the City of West Haven Economic Development Commission

Corporation Counsel through the Marcus Law Firm as Firm Corporation Counsel for the Town of Branford, Connecticut 2005-2007

Publications:
Effective Mortgage Foreclosure Techniques in Connecticut
1994, National Business Institute, Inc. Co-author

Connecticut Foreclosure and Repossession
1995 National Business Institute, Inc. Co-author

Connecticut Foreclosure and Repossession
1997 National Business Institute, Inc. Co-author

Getting Paid: Successful Strategies for Resolving Construction Lien Claims in Connecticut 2005 National Business Institute, Inc....

Founding and managing partner of boutique general practice law firm, a well-known general litigation practice that covers civil and criminal litigation through trial and appeal.

Selected achievements:
• Defense and successful counterclaim of seven-figure federal judgment
• Recoveries in numerous personal injury lawsuits against top rated insurance defense
• CUIPA recovery against insurer for failure to pay cardiopulmonary disability claim
• Initiated, litigated, negotiated and resolved complex commercial litigation of multiple commercial parties
• Start to finish courtside and jury awards in multiple civil rights lawsuits
• Labor and employment recoveries against municipalities and prominent government official
• Successful reversal of lower court ruling on appeal
• Supervised, trained and mentored...

I bring a wide variety of legal and practical experience to my law practice. I will work hard to secure the compensation and legal benefits that you are entitled to.

At the Law Firm of Loughlin FitzGerald we are the best when it comes to handling personal injury claims in Connecticut. We serve New Haven, Meriden, and Wallingford. Our lawyers have experience on both side of injury claims and have the tools necessary to get you the compensation you deserve.

Donna has practiced in the Farmington Valley since 1994. She attended the University of Rochester and graduated with honors with a dual degree in Biology and Chemistry. She began a career working for Aetna Life and Casualty prior to enrolling in law school at the University of Connecticut, where she graduated with honors, third in her class. After working for a large Hartford law firm and clerking in the Connecticut court for the Honorable Michael R. Sheldon, she entered solo practice in 1997, and formed her current firm Murphy, Laudati, Kiel, Buttler & Rattigan in...

Atty. Maria A. Dornfried practices Matrimonial and Family Law including divorce, custody, support, property divisions, modification, pre/post nuptial agreements and all other aspects of Family Law.