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I am a real estate and business lawyer. I focus on representing individuals and small business clients in residential and commercial real estate closings and business transactions. I provide my clients with direct access to an expperienced professional. Please see my website http://www.attybegemann.com or my profile on nolo.com for more information.

We are a boutique law firm providing clients in Connecticut and New York with individualized service in the areas of real estate, taxation, estate planning and business law. Attorney Aron performs all of the legal work for the firm's clients and takes appointments after normal business hours and on weekends.

In Connecticut, we service all of Fairfield County including the areas of Westport, Weston, Wilton, Fairfield, Norwalk, Stamford, Easton, Bridgeport, Stratford, Trumbull, Bethel, Redding, Newtown, Shelton and Ridgefield. We also serve Connecticut clients in New Haven County, Hartford County and Litchfield County.

In New York, we service all of Westchester County, New York County, Queens County, Kings County and Bronx County.

Please view our website at www.bradaronlaw.com for more information on Attorney Aron and on the firm's practice.

Stephanie P. Listokin is a skilled and experienced attorney in the areas of estate planning and administration. She focuses her legal practice on the drafting of wills and trusts as well as assisting fiduciaries and beneficiaries with the administration of estates and trusts. Her goal is to provide sophisticated, professional, compassionate advice concerning your estate or trust needs. Stephanie is admitted to practice law in Connecticut and New York.

Patrick W. Begos is a founding member of the firm and senior partner in the Westport office. He heads the firm's trial and appellate group. Pat brings 19 years of litigation, arbitration, mediation and negotiation experience to the firm.

Prior to forming Begos Horgan & Brown, Patrick was a partner in the New York City litigation firm Molton & Meekins (1995-1998), and he was previously associated with Weil, Gotshal & Manges (1990-1995); and Lane & Mittendorf (1988-1990).

He is a current member of the Trial Tactics and the Life, Health and Disability Sections of the Defense Research Institute, and a member of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association. He is also a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution and Trial Evidence subcommittees of the American Bar Association. He is a past member of the Committee on Art Law of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and he is admitted to the bar in New York and Connecticut.

Patrick received his legal education from Columbia University School of Law (J.D) and did his undergraduate work at Johns Hopkins University (BA with honors).

Pat works primarily on cases involving business and personal disputes in a wide variety of commercial areas including:
- ERISA benefits
- insurance coverage
- securities transactions
- real estate development and property management
- employment
- copyright and trademark
- internet commerce
- secured lending
- fine art acquisitions and sales
- products liability
- real estate transactions
- bankruptcy
- corporate governance

His day-to-day practice includes:
- Defending ERISA claim administrators and disability insurers at trial and in appellate courts
- Pursuing lender liability and predatory lending claims on behalf of borrowers
- Representing real estate owners, buyers and sellers in disputes over sales, construction and land use
- Assisting business owners in solving problems with partners, shareholders, creditors and suppliers

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.

John Serrano, Esquire, is the senior partner of Serrano & Serrano, LLC. A graduate of Yale University and the University of Connecticut School of Law, Attorney Serrano argues cases before the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts and tries civil and criminal cases in Connecticut Superior Court, U.S. District Court and Bankruptcy Court.

Attorney Serrano established the law firm of Serrano & Serrano, LLC in 1994 with Gabriel R. Serrano, Esquire, a 1991 graduate of Hofstra Law School. The firm represents clients throughout Connecticut from a main office in West Hartford and a satellite office in the Waterbury suburb of Naugatuck.

Born in Portugal, Attorney Serrano immigrated to the United States by ocean liner in 1960. He speaks Portuguese and Spanish.

The Law Offices of Cecilia Buck-Taylor, P.C. has been providing our clients with experienced legal services for many years. We provide all of our clients with personalized professionalism so that we successfully represent the needs of each of our clients.

Cecilia Buck-Taylor, J.D. has been practicing law for over 18 years in the areas of Domestic & Family Law, Real Estate, Probate, Corporate, Criminal, and Juvenile Matters. Attorney Buck-Taylor received her juris doctorate from the Fordham University School of Law where she graduated in 1991. Attorney Buck-Taylor also has dual majors in Psychology and Criminal Justice from the State University of New York at Albany from which she graduated with honors. Attorney Buck-Taylor also has many years of experience and training as a mediator, collaborator and an arbitrator and is committed to resolving disputes outside of the court system.

Attorney Buck-Taylor is a member of the CT Bar Association - ADR & Family Law Sections, American Bar Association - ADR & Family Law Sections, the Litchfield County Collaborative Divorce Group, the International Association of Collaborative Professionals as well as the Association for Conflict Resolution - International & New England Chapters. Most recently Attorney Buck-Taylor has been appointed to the CBA Standing Committee - Dispute Resolution in the Courts (2009-2010).

Attorney Buck-Taylor is also active in her community and serves on the Ethics Commission of the Town of New Milford and the New Milford Housing Partnership. Attorney Buck-Taylor is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Greater New Milford Chamber of Commerce.

Having many years of experience as a court appointed attorney for minor children and guardian ad litem and as a Family Masters, Attorney Buck-Taylor understands family and divorce issues, including custody issues, divorce, mediation, and collaborative work from many different perspectives.

Attorney Buck-Taylor's extensive experience and attention to the specific needs of her clients has been the cornerstone of her practice. This attention to detail allows Cecilia Buck-Taylor to provide each and every one of her clients with the personalized professionalism that can be hard to find at other law firms.

After many years as an attorney and mediator, I founded Dovetail Resolutions, LLC. Dovetail Resolutions is based in Connecticut and works to prevent, reduce, and resolve conflicts through mediation, consulting, and strategic planning. The main focus areas of Dovetail Resolutions are business conflicts (including within partnerships and family businesses), estate planning and settlement conflicts, and elder mediation, as well as work for nonprofits.