Connecticut Lawyers

Atty. Maria A. Dornfried practices Matrimonial and Family Law including divorce, custody, support, property divisions, modification, pre/post nuptial agreements and all other aspects of Family Law.

As an attorney with more than a decade of trial experience, I know what it takes to win for my clients. I use the experience I have gained over the years to create highly effective strategies that can help my clients secure the best possible outcomes, whether through settlements or trials. I primarily focus on personal injury. An injury from an accident can significantly impact your life, drastically reshaping your future. Previously independent people, who represented their family's primary source of income, and caregivers may be unable to work or provide care. In turn, they may need ongoing care...

35 years of Criminal Defense experience.Have successfully defended cases ranging from homicide to drunk driving .In addition to extensive criminal trial experience,I have ,also,handled criminal apppeals,habeas corpus cases and sentence modifications.Member of the CONNECTICUT CRIMINAL DEFRNSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS,CONNECTICUT BAR ASSOCIATION AND DANBURY BAR ASSOCIATION.

Stephen J. Penino is a graduate of both Fordham University and the Fordham University School of Law. He commenced the practice of law in 1985 as an Assistant District Attorney at the Queens County District Attorneyâs Office in New York City. Mr. Penino served as a Prosecutor for nearly four years in both the Rackets & Economic Crime and Homicide Bureaus, where his litigation skills were developed and honed. Subsequent to serving as a prosecutor Mr. Penino began his work in the Insurance Defense area. Initially he worked as an associate at a major Manhattan firm specializing in...

I have practiced family law in New London County and throughout Connecticut since 1979. I am a family law Special Master. I practice with a partner, Albert Lochiatto who concentrates his practice in contract, criminal, probate and personal injury law.

Donna has practiced in the Farmington Valley since 1994. She attended the University of Rochester and graduated with honors with a dual degree in Biology and Chemistry. She began a career working for Aetna Life and Casualty prior to enrolling in law school at the University of Connecticut, where she graduated with honors, third in her class. After working for a large Hartford law firm and clerking in the Connecticut court for the Honorable Michael R. Sheldon, she entered solo practice in 1997, and formed her current firm Murphy, Laudati, Kiel, Buttler & Rattigan in...

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.

At the Law Firm of Loughlin FitzGerald we are the best when it comes to handling personal injury claims in Connecticut. We serve New Haven, Meriden, and Wallingford. Our lawyers have experience on both side of injury claims and have the tools necessary to get you the compensation you deserve.

Founding and managing partner of boutique general practice law firm, a well-known general litigation practice that covers civil and criminal litigation through trial and appeal.

Selected achievements:
• Defense and successful counterclaim of seven-figure federal judgment
• Recoveries in numerous personal injury lawsuits against top rated insurance defense
• CUIPA recovery against insurer for failure to pay cardiopulmonary disability claim
• Initiated, litigated, negotiated and resolved complex commercial litigation of multiple commercial parties
• Start to finish courtside and jury awards in multiple civil rights lawsuits
• Labor and employment recoveries against municipalities and prominent government official
• Successful reversal of lower court ruling on appeal
• Supervised, trained and mentored...

Graduate:
J.D. Quinnipiac College School of Law formerly University of Bridgeport School of Law

Southern Connecticut State University Bachelor of Arts

2005-2017 Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of West Haven, West Haven, Connecticut

Former Chairman of the City of West Haven Economic Development Commission

Corporation Counsel through the Marcus Law Firm as Firm Corporation Counsel for the Town of Branford, Connecticut 2005-2007

Publications:
Effective Mortgage Foreclosure Techniques in Connecticut
1994, National Business Institute, Inc. Co-author

Connecticut Foreclosure and Repossession
1995 National Business Institute, Inc. Co-author

Connecticut Foreclosure and Repossession
1997 National Business Institute, Inc. Co-author

Getting Paid: Successful Strategies for Resolving Construction Lien Claims in Connecticut 2005 National Business Institute, Inc....

Meghan Freed is the managing attorney at Freed Marcroft, a divorce and family law firm serving clients across Connecticut. Freed Marcroft practices divorce litigation, collaborative divorce, and mediation so that its lawyers can craft a divorce tailored to each client's goals and situation. Meghan Freed was selected to Super Lawyers® from 2017 - 2022 and previously was included on the New England Super Lawyers® Rising Star list from 2013 - 2016 for family law. In 2014 the Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF) named her one of 40 Women for the Next 40 Years. Freed Marcroft...