About

 I have been engaged in the private practice of law in a variety of general practice firms in the Hartford, Connecticut area since 1978.  My practice currently focuses on the following areas:  commercial and residential real estate transactions, including extensive experience in reverse mortgage closings; general civil litigation, including title claims defense, contested probatematters, personal injury and traumatic brain injury cases; small business representation of all kinds, including the organization, sale, purchase and financing of small businesses, as well as general commercial litigation involving businesses; consumer and small business bankruptcy representation, including bankrutpcy litigation; commercial and residential landlord-tenant representation, including lease negotations and litigation involving all aspects of the landlord-tenant relationship; foreclosure and foreclosure defense matters; and wills, trusts, estate planning and estate administration matters.   For the past 20 years I have served as an arbitrator, attorney trial referee and fact-finder in the Hartford and New Britain Judicial Districts, and formerly as a small claims hearing officer in the Hartford Housing Session.  I have served as a lecturer on Housing Court Practice and Procedure for the Connecticut Bar Association’s legal education series for young lawyers, as well as serving as a presenter on Residential and Commercial Evictions for a variety of continuing legal education seminars.  I have made numerous presentations to area lenders, realtors and senior centers on the topic of reverse mortgages.   I received my Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from WesleyanUniversity and my Juris Docter degree from the University of Connecticut.  I am admitted to practice inall courts in Connecticut, before the United States District Court, Connecticut, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, and the United States Supreme Court. 

Practices Areas

Estate Planning

Litigation

Real Estate

Personal Injury

Language

English

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