Justia Legal Services & Lawyers Directory

Attorney Ron Murphy is a 1983 graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law and the owner and principal trial lawyer of Advocates Law Firm. His practice is devoted exclusively to helping people who have been injured to get justice and compensation; and to helping people who have been accused of misconduct to defend their reputations and liberty.

Attorney Murphy represents people injured by Auto Accidents, Legal Malpractice, or Medical Malpractice; and he defends people accused in the areas of White Collar Criminal Defense, Federal Criminal Defense, State Criminal Defense, and Attorney Grievance Defense. Attorney Murphy also handles Commercial Litigation and General Complex Litigation.

I am 43 years old and have lived in Avon, Connecticut my entire life. My practice is centered around personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. Competitive sports were the spring board for a career in litigation. I have been a competitive athlete as long as I remember and was the only athlete in the State to earn All State Honors in two sports in 1983: Track and Field and Soccer. I have coached girls soccer for six years, earned a "D" coaching license and earned three State Championships at the youth level, Currently I race for a NASTAR team at Ski Sundown and sponsor local youth teams in New Britian and Berlin and have been a team member/walker and major contributor to the American Breast Cancer Association for the last four years. LAW IS MUCH LIKE SORTS. Success in trial or at the negotiating table takes preparation, desire, commitment and skill. My entire staff of employees exude these attributes. My office recently found a a new home in a beautiful 1890 Victorian in Walnut Hill Park in New Britain. Family: my daughter, Blair, was voted by the Connecticut Girls Soccer Coaches Association to the 2008 All-New England team and is the Pre-Season pick for Hartford Courant Player of the Year for 2009.

A native of Connecticut, Adrian Mark Baron is a partner in the law office of Podorowsky, Thompson & Baron. Attorney Baron has been profiled by various publications including the distinguished New York Law Journal, publications of the American Bar Association,the New Britain Herald, Boston's White Eagle News and the Pace Law School Alumni Magazine

He is currently the co-author of a weekly legal issues column appearing throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts that reaches an estimated 25,000 readers. His views on
Immigration reform, Polish-American relations, and other topical issues have been published in such wide forums as the New York Post, the Hartford Courant, the Advocate, Chicago's Polonia News Magazine and Congress.Org. Adrian also serves as editor of the Nutmeg Lawyer Blawg.

Prior to joining our firm, Mr. Baron worked served as an Assistant to the Director of the nationally ranked Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic under co-directors Karl S. Coplan and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

His civic efforts have included the World Trade Center Relief effort, the National Waterkeeper Alliance, Riverkeeper, and Connecticut Village for Families and Children.

Education
Adrian Baron received his Juris Doctorate from the Pace University School of Law (2004) where he served on the Honor Board and as Founding President of the Barrister's Guild. Attorney Baron holds a Certificate in International Business Law & Trade through a joint program between the Uniwersytet Jagiellonski in Krakow, Poland and the Columbus Schoolof Law in Washington D.C. (2003). Mr. Baron's Bachelor of Arts degree is from Manhatttanville College in English & Political Science (1996).

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.

I am a Connecticut Attorney practicing in the areas of Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate and Family Law. I handle home purchases, home sales, refinances, for sale by owner, short sales, foreclosure defense, loan modifications, reverse mortgages, 1031 tax deferred exchanges, landlord/tenant issues, evictions, wills, trusts, living wills, power of attorney, appointment of health care representative, probate, divorce, legal separation, alimony, child support, child custody, child visitation, paternity, restraining orders, post-divorce issues. Please contact me at (203) 631-6207 or w.thomson@snet.net for a Free One Hour Consultation.

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.

Eileen is also a volunteer advocate with Lawyers for Children America. Through this organization, she is appointed by the court to represent children who are victims of abuse, abandonment and neglect.

She is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association and the Hartford and New Haven County Bar Associations.

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 in the state courts of Connecticut (1994), New Jersey (1992) and Pennsylvania (1992). She is also admitted to practice in the Second and Third Circuit Courts of Appeals and the U.S. District Courts for the District of Connecticut, the District of New Jersey, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the Southern District of New York.

Eileen has been featured in the following articles:

Thomas B. Scheffey, "Paralyzed High School Pole Vaulter Wins $6M", Connecticut Law Tribune, Vol. 35, No. 21, p. 14 (May 25, 2009)

Randall Beach, "Paralyzed Pole Vaulter Wins Lawsuit $6.4M VERDICT", New Haven Register, No. 135, Front Section, p. 1 (May 15, 2009)

Christian Nolan, "Wallingford Man Strikes Out in Suit Against Yankees", Connecticut Law Tribune, Vol. 33, No. 30, p. 11 (July 23, 2007)

George Moore, "Yankees treated lawyer, family to game in Boss' box", Record-Journal, p.1 (Dec. 31, 2007).

Areas of Practice:

Civil Litigation
Insurance Defense
Product Liability
Medical Malpractice
Appeals
Personal Injury
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania, 1992
New Jersey, 1992
Connecticut, 1994
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1994
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1993
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1992
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2007
Education:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey, 1992
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: BV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell/Very High Ethical Standard Legal Ability
Honors: AVVO Rating (Superb)
Law Journal: Rutgers Law Journal, Managing Editor, 1991 - 1992


Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 1989
A.B.


Representative Cases:
Tocco v. Wesleyan Univ., 112 Conn.App.28, 961 A.2d 1009 (2009)
Angiolillo v. Buckmiller, 102 Conn.App. 697, 927 A.2d 312 (2007)
Clennon v. HomeTown Buffet, Inc., 84 Conn. App. 182, 852 A.2d 836 (2004)
Rosado v. Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp, 60 Conn.App. 134, 758 A.2d 916 (2000)
Babcock v. Bridgeport Hospital, 251 Conn. 790, 742 A.2d 322 (1999)
Tocco v. Wesleyan University, et al. (Judicial District of Middlesex at Middletown 2007)
DeBlasi v. Duclos (Judicial District of New Haven at New Haven 2007)
MacCallum v. New York Yankees Partnership (United States District Court for the District of Connecticut 2007)
Taylor v. D'Angelo (Judicial District of Rockville at Tolland 2006)
Dugas v. Connecticut Jnt'l Skating Center, LLC, et al. (Judicial District of Hartford at Hartford 2006)
Blackburn v. Johnson (Judicial District of Fairfield at Bridgeport 2005)
In re Helicopter Crash near Wendle Creek, British Columbia on August 8, 2002, 485 F. Supp. 47 (D. Conn. 2007)
Shafer v. Frederick J. Sullivan V.F.W. Post 2212, et al., 2006 WL 1530183 (Judicial District of Middlesex at Middletown, Conn. Super. Ct. 2006)
White v. United States of America Track & Field, Inc., 2006 WL 1230088 (Judicial District of New Haven at New Haven, Conn.Super.Ct. 2006)

I practice with Ouellette, Deganis & Gallagher, LLC. We are a seven attorney firm: Steven Ouellette,Sergio Deganis, Karen Galagher, Frank Bartlett, Steven Grant, Joseph Grippe and Kerriann Pepitone. Our attorneys are admitted to practice in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Florida.

We represent clients in auto accident, slip and fall, negligence, explosion, fire, construction, product liability, wrongful death, uninsured motorist, head injury, back injury, burn injury, sexual abuse, animal and dog bite cases.

I am available to help injured persons make a prompt recovery in any matter involving personal injury.

I have significant jury trial experience. I have participated in jury trials involving product liability (locomotives; fork lifts; switch gear; motor starters; circuit breakers/panel boards; deep fat fryers; limit swtiches; plastics, electrical appliances of all types), construction accidents, medical products, wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall incidents and insurance coverage disputes.

My wife, Dawn, and I are active in my church, the Cheshire United Methodist Church.

I am an avid soccer fan and enjoy playing indoor soccer.

Attorney Michael Boyle has practiced immigration law since 1993. The Martindale-Hubbell attorney rating service* has assigned him its highest rating, AV. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America*, and is a James Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Association. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Chapter Chair of the Association’s Connecticut chapter from 2003-2005. He has provided training presentations for the American Immigration Lawyers Association and its Connecticut chapter, the Connecticut Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Connecticut public defender’s office and other groups.

Attorney Boyle was the Chief Negotiator for Locals 34 and 35, Federation of University Employees, UNITE HERE, at Yale from 1991 to 2005. He is a graduate of Yale (BA, 1979), the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (MA, 1980), and the University of Connecticut (JD, 1993). He speaks Portuguese and Spanish.

*Martindale-Hubbell and Best Lawyers in America organize and publish attorney peer review ratings. Ratings reflect the opinions of attorneys and judges.

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

Angela I. Green, Esq, Professional Background
Attorney Angela I. Green began her practice of law in 2001 as a divorce and family lawyer in the Rocky Hill firm of the late Richard D. Tulisano, Esq. In 2005, she commenced her independent family law practice in West Hartford, Connecticut. During the past several years, Attorney Green has transformed her legal practice to a Peace Making Family Law Practice. While she continues her emphasis in family law, Attorney Greed does not accept adversarial engagements, dedicating her training and practice exclusively to Family Divorce Mediation, Marital Mediation, Collaborative Divorce, Civil Mediation and Guardian at Litem work, Real Estate Transactions and Wills and Trusts. Coming from a divorce litigation background, Attorney Green strongly believes that Mediation and Collaborative Law is the premier method to resolve many types of disputes with the highest integrity and dignity, and is working hard to educate people about mediation, collaboration and constructive conflict resolution.

Attorney Green graduated from Hartford College for Women in 1990 cum laude, Clark University in 1992 and from the Western New England College School of Law in 2001. She was born in Hunedoara, Romania in 1968 and immigrated to United States in 1987.

Attorney Green graduated from Hartford College for Women in 1990 cum laude and Clark University in 1992. She received her Juris Doctorate from Western New England College School of Law in 2001. She was born and raised in Hunedoara, Romania and immigrated to the United States in 1987, prior to the fall of the communist regime. Attorney Green is married to Derek S. Green, also a trained mediator and has two young children. She is a violinist in the making, with limited practice time, depending on her workload.

Attorney Green is a member of the Member of Connecticut Bar Association Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution Division, Member of Connecticut Council for Divorce Mediation, Member of New England Chapter of Association of Conflict Resolution, Member of Collaborative Divorce Professionals Group, Divorce Solutions of Connecticut, the Collaborative Divorce Team of Connecticut and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.

Attorney Green serves as a volunteer Family Special Master in the Hartford Judicial District since 2003, volunteer attorney for the Legal Advice Program in the Hartford Family Court since the inception of the program in 2009, and Volunteer Attorney Mediator for the Connecticut Bar Association Resolution of Legal Fee Disputes Program. Attorney Green is on the Board of Directors for the Collaborative Divorce Professionals Group.

Practice Areas: Divorce Mediation, Collaborative Divorce, Marital Mediation, Construction and Civil Mediation, Prenuptial Agreements, Real-estate Transactions, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning.