Blue Hills Lawyers

Van Dyke Law, LLC is a boutique law firm handling real estate closings and personal injury litigation throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts. We handle every type of real estate transaction - purchases, sales, short sales, and refinances - and handle personal injury litigation in both State and Federal courts.

Van Dyke Law, LLC, leverages cutting edge technology to provide the best customer service to our clients. With offices strategically located in West Hartford, Glastonbury, and Enfield, Connecticut, Van Dyke Law, LLC is able to meet with its clients wherever, and whenever, it's most convenient for them.

I have practiced law since 1978 and mediation since 1995 and collaborative divorce since 2006. While I have experience in numerous areas of law, I have concentrated my practice in matrimonial and family law for most of my career. I have over 200 hours of mediation training and many more hours of collaborative divorce training and have presented workshops on mediation at conferences around New England. I am a member and past president of Connecticut Counsel for Non-Adversarial Divorce, past chair of the Family Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association and several other professional associations...

Attorney Cates is a former United States Marine. There he served as an M60 operator in the 5th Marine Regiment and managed the substance abuse program for the Regiment. Attorney Cates attended the University Of Connecticut School Of Law. He is a graduate of San Diego State University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies.

Richard Hayber is a Connecticut attorney with over 20 years of experience and has dedicated his career to defending employees who have been mistreated in the workplace. Throughout the years, he has helped pursue justice on behalf of hundreds of men and women, against even the largest of employers. These cases have involved matters of wrongful termination, unpaid wages and overtime, discrimination, and other situations caused by employer misconduct. Standing up for the underdog has always been important to Richard Hayber, and he does everything he can to defend the rights of hard-working employees who have been taken advantage of. Federal...

Neil Crane graduated from Emory University and University of Connecticut School of Law. A member of the Connecticut Bar Association since 1983. He and his office have specialized in consumer bankruptcy and business reorganizations under Chapter 7, 11 and 13 of the U. S. Bankruptcy Code. He is a member of: The Connecticut Bar Association Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section of the Connecticut Bar Association National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys National Association of Consumer Advocates American Bankruptcy Institute Connecticut Better Business Bureau He has been the guest speaker at a number of Connecticut Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminars and has appeared before and spoken...

An early proponent of joint custody, and a creator of strategies to obtain it I wrote the first book on winning custody. I am concerned with the right of both parents to have a meaninful relationship with his or her parents. I generally represent the underdog. I have also branched into areas of false claims of paternity, efforts to stop the relocation of children by the custodial parent, and the defense of false allegations of sexual abuse and physical abuse.

Firm Focus and History I established Forghany Law, P.C. with the philosophy of a small firm helping people with their legal dilemmas. Forghany Law, P.C. 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...

I started a business at 25 with two partners, knowing very little about the industry (a dental group). We grew the brand to over 40 locations across the Northeast before consummating a private equity sale. During that time my passion for business and law grew, thus I attended Western New England University School of Law at night. Now, having passed the CT State Bar, I am using my business experience in helping fellow entrepreneurs, business owners and families at all stages of business. Additionally, due to the significant overlap with Estate Planning, I have tailored my...

With over 30 years of experience in employment-based immigration law, Andrew “Andy” Wizner assists employers in U.S. immigration processes on behalf of professionals who require temporary and permanent visas to work in the U.S. Andy is the Managing Partner of Wizner Law, PLLC, in Hartford, Connecticut. As member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Andy is past chair of the AILA Connecticut Chapter and current member of Connecticut AILA’s Hartford USCIS Liaison Committee. Andy is an active member of the International Medical Graduate Taskforce, and a panelist at its Physician Immigration Law Institute. He receives invitations to speak about business...

Lawrence E. Merlin is a commercial real estate attorney who has been in private practice since 1985. Larry graduated from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1981) and Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Larry began his legal career at the New York firm of White & Case where he represented such lenders as Swiss Bank Corporation, Deutsche Bank and Bankers Trust in complex cross-collateralized, multi-state mortgage loans. In 1988, Larry joined the Hartford firm of Pepe & Hazard where he closed mortgage and asset-based loans for The Connecticut Bank and Trust Co., Connecticut National...

I handle a wide variety of transactional corporate and securities law matters for institutional and individual investors, investment funds and their managers, as well as for public and private operating companies. My practice focuses on hedge fund, private equity, venture capital fund formation and operational issues, and illiquid investment transactions, with particular emphasis on advising private domestic and offshore capital pools and their stakeholders. I also advise investment advisers, fund managers, and operating companies on state, federal, and international compliance and enforcement considerations. My investor clients include individuals on the Fortune 400, family offices, ERISA-regulated investors, funds of funds, and...

For the last 20 years, attorney Frank McCoy Jr. has served as legal representative for victims of motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, falls in hazardous property conditions, wrongful death and other various forms of negligence. Known throughout the state and throughout New England as the "Connecticut Car Accident Lawyer," Frank McCoy is an active member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice. As one of the most experienced personal injury trial attorneys in the Hartford region, Frank is certified in civil trial law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, an ABA-accredited organization that certifies...

Attorney Namnoum handles a variety of cases including personal injury, wrongful death, motor vehicle crashes, motorcycle and bicyclist accidents, fall downs, construction accidents, dog bite cases, and DUI defense.

In his thirty year legal career, Hartford Personal Injury Lawyer Ken Namnoum has been successful in obtaining millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for people who have suffered injuries. Attorney Namnoum brings unrelenting energy, enthusiasm, and effort to every case to get the best possible result. Many prominent lawyers and their family members who have their own personal injury cases choose Ken Namnoum as their attorney.

Attorney Namnoum began his career in...

Attorney Michael B. Pollack is the founder of the Law Office of Michael Pollack, LLC, in Hartford, CT. He is dedicated to defending the rights of the injured and exclusively devotes his practice to personal injury law and workers’ compensation. With more than two decades of experience as a personal injury and workers’ compensation attorney, Michael B. Pollack has the experience and skill to successfully defend your rights in court, hold accountable those responsible for harming you and obtain the compensation you deserve. Attorney Michael B. Pollack provides aggressive advocacy for each of his clients and continues...

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John Serrano of the Serrano Law Firm, LLC, located in Hartford, Connecticut is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Attorney Serrano has argued cases before the Connecticut Supreme Court and Appellate Court and has tried civil and criminal cases in Connecticut Superior Court, U.S. District Court, Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission, and the Social Security Office of Hearings. He is based in West Hartford and handles cases throughout Connecticut and disability cases in the Springfield - Holyoke area of Massachusetts.

Attorney Serrano has over 30 years experience of legal experience and speaks Portuguese and Spanish.

For over 20 years, I’ve provided legal counsel on employment issues to clients in management and human resources. With that inside knowledge of how companies think, I offer unique perspectives to professionals who need legal help with difficult situations at work or who are transitioning from one employer to the next. I love facing novel issues in the employment arena and crafting workable solutions for my clients. Ask me about best practices and ways that I've approached complicated employment issues involving executive separations, mergers & acquisitions, layoffs, investigations, global immigration, and wage and hour compliance.
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Personal Injury Litigation, Workers' Compensation, Residential Real Estate, Probate

Kevin Emerson has been practicing in the area of family law matters for over twenty years. Attorney Emerson has a thriving litigation practice, litigating divorces, custody matters, and support matters. Attorney Emerson also has been trained in Collaborative Divorce and actively represents clients through the collaborative divorce process, finding that the process brings positive results for clients and their children. Attorney Emerson also is a trained mediator who has mediated countless divorces through his years of practice.

Attorney Emerson volunteers as a Special Master for multiple court systems assisting the courts by providing meaningful pretrials that often result...