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I am an owner/principal in a Connecticut law firm, specializing in insurance related litigation. I have thirty two years of significant litigation experience in state and federal courts and before all types of ADR forums. I am admitted to practice law in Connecticut, New York, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and Supreme Court of the United States. I also spend a significant amount of time representing plaintiff's in all types of personal injury claims. I and a team of associate attorneys also handle complex commercial litigation. Lastly, a growing part of my...

I often hear from friends that they would love to have a lawyer review a contract for them, or advise them on some issue, but they can’t afford it. I often retort that they may not be able to afford not to hire an attorney. I am not being flip when I say this, because it is my experience that many of those people end up calling me after they’ve already suffered the consequences of their decision to forgo legal representation. However, this does little to address the underlying problem. That is, that many cannot afford the...