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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.

Firm Focus and History

I established Forghany & Associates with the philosophy of a small firm helping people with their legal dilemmas.

Forghany & Associates focuses on Chapter 7 & 13 Consumer (Debtor) Bankruptcy. Family Law, Criminal Defense. We also handle Personal Injury, Torts, and Products Liability. Check out the website www.forghanylaw.com for a complete list.

Previous Employment Summary
I am no stranger to hard work. During my college years, I was a volunteer EMT. During law school I taught CPR for the American Red Cross, and also was a computer repair technician. Now during my short career as an attorney, I have had numerous cases involving Bankruptcy, Family Law and Divorce, Child Custody, and Criminal Defense.
Activities and Awards

I dedicate some time to Pro Bono projects.

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.

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.

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)

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.