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Valerie B. Calistro serves as Managing Partner of Ventura Law and currently concentrates in Personal Injury Law, with a focus on the representation of victims of sexual assault, including minors, and traumatic brain injuries.. Attorney Calistro has represented thousands of clients in civil cases throughout Connecticut and New York, in the State and Federal Courts of these States, as well as in arbitrations throughout the United States in International Trade matters.. As a Personal Injury attorney, she has successfully represented and settled thousands of civil cases, several with values in excess of one million dollars. She currently splits her time between the Firm's Danbury and New York City offices.. Attorney Calistro was one of the founding partners of the firm's former branch office in the World Trade Center, New York City, where she litigated international trade cases in the Federal Courts of New York for several years. She also represented, pro bono, a victim of the World Trade Center, who survived the September 11, 2001 attacks. She was nationally recognized for her volunteer efforts in this regard.. Attorney Calistro is a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the Danbury Bar Association. She is a also member of the Leaders Forum of the American Association of Justice, and the National Crime Victims Bar Association.. She also served as a panelist on the American Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution National Forum in Washington D.C. on the topic "Mediating the High Profile Controversy", discussing high profile sexual assault and abuse cases, Mass Torts, the BP Oil Spill, and the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.. Over the past several years, Attorney Calistro has spearheaded committees to organize charity events on behalf of the Firm, including events benefitting the Women's Center of Greater Danbury, the Hispanic Center of Danbury, Ct, the Dorothy Day Foundation, the Community Action Center of Danbury, the Community Outreach Committee, and Literacy Volunteers of America.. She is also a member of the Fundraising Committee of the Wendy Hilliard Foundation, benefitting unprivileged youth in the Bronx, New York, and is a volunteer with New York Cares and Literacy Volunteers in New York City.. In her spare time, Attorney Calistro is a freelance writer for an online woman's magazine, covering legal and social topics, and is an avid gymnast & snowboarder.

Thomas M. Rickart is a Connecticut attorney who was admitted to practice in 1981. He specializes in commercial transactions involving real estate and businesses. Tom has extensive experience representing and advising lenders and borrowers in commercial, asset-based, and mortgage loan transactions, as well as in loan workout situations. He has been involved in all aspects of real estate development, commencing with acquisitions, including contract negotiation, due diligence, financing, and the formation of corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships. He regularly represents developers, from the permitting and approval process through the development process, including formation of condominiums and other common interest ownership communities. Tom also represents clients in all aspects of environmental law related to land use, conveyances, and financing. Finally, he assists clients with the management and/or sale of projects, preparing and negotiating contracts, leases and every type of commercial loan documentation.

Rute Mendes Caetano is a partner with the firm and has been practicing with Ventura Law since 2004, where she currently concentrates in Personal Injury.. Attorney Caetano also concentrates part of her practice in representing victims in sexual assault and molestation cases in the criminal courts as well as representing the families of people who have passed due to the negligence of others.. Attorney Caetano has worked closely with the Brazilian Consulate General in Hartford providing counsel and legal advice in various matters. Attorney Caetano has been heavily involved with the Portuguese Cultural Center, Danbury CT, where she served as President of the Board of Trustees. Attorney Mendes is also involved with her alma mater, Western Connecticut State University, where she has participated as an Advisor to the Mock Trial class in the Justice and Law Department and the Mock Trial presentation for the Justice and Law Club and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Alumni Association and participated in the Entering the Gates Ceremony welcoming new students.. Attorney Caetano has been a seminar presenter for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and she received the Pro Bono Award from the Danbury Bar Association in 2012. Attorney Mendes is currently on the Board of Directors for the Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut and also has received the honor of being named one of the "Top 40 under 40" by the National Trial Lawyers Association.

Practicing law since 1990 and licensed in Connecticut and New York.. Areas of practice include: Real Estate Transactions, Residental Purchases and Sales, Refinances and Real Estate Related issues, as well as Criminal Law, DUI, Motor Vehicle, Probate and Administration of Decedent's Estates, Wills, Buying and Selling of Small Business (I.e. Restaurants), Personal Injury Consultation and Commercial Transactions.

Patricia M. Cruz Fragoso has been practicing with Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith since 2012, where she currently concentrates in Personal Injury Civil Litigation, exclusively representing injured plaintiffs. Attorney Fragoso was admitted to the State of Connecticut Superior Court in 2009. She received her undergraduate teaching degree from the Catholic University of Portugal in 2004 and she graduated cum laude from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where she completed her law degree in two years.. Attorney Fragoso is a member of the American Association for Justice and serves on its Board of Governors. She serves on the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association  as a Board of Governor and on their Executive Committee. Attorney Fragoso is also a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the National Trial Lawyers Association, the National Latino Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the Danbury Bar Association, and the Portuguese Bar Association of Connecticut.. Attorney Fragoso recently received the honor of being named one of the “Top 40 Under 40” by the National Trial Lawyers Association. To read more: .. Attorney Fragoso has been consecutively nominated a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers since 2012.  To read more:  http://www.superlawyers.com/about/rising_stars.html.. Attorney Fragoso received the honor of being named the 2013 recipient of the Danbury Bar Association Law Day "American Dream" award, a distinction which is given to a foreign-born, now United States citizen, who has contributed to the civic discourse and respect for the rules of law in the community and, in doing so, reached the American Dream.. Attorney Fragoso is also involved with the Portuguese Cultural Center in Danbury, Connecticut, where she serves on the Board of Directors.. Miscellaneous Verdicts. 1. Insurance company offer of $40,000 was rejected before trial. Verdict $203,. Insurance company paid  $225,.. 2. Insurance company offer of $30,000 was rejected before trial. Verdict $249,.

Litigation attorney for more than 23 years.

JASON A. BUCHSBAUM is a principal in Cohen and Wolf's Litigation and Municipal Law Groups. Mr. Buchsbaum divides his time between the firm's Danbury and Bridgeport offices.. Mr. Buchsbaum represents individual, corporate and municipal clients in a wide range of litigation matters including complex commercial disputes, business litigation, construction disputes, real property and title disputes, tax appeals, and municipal enforcement proceedings. He also regularly advises municipal and private clients with respect to local property tax and exemption issues, and advises municipalities on a variety of local governmental matters. Mr. Buchsbaum serves as Assistant Town Attorney for the Town of Weston.. Mr. Buchsbaum has represented clients in Connecticut's State and Federal Courts as well as before various municipal and statewide agencies and commissions. In addition, he has represented clients in arbitration proceedings and in mediation. Mr. Buchsbaum is admitted to practice in Connecticut, New York, the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He is a member of the American, Connecticut, Greater Bridgeport, Danbury, and New York Bar Associations.. In 2013, Mr. Buchsbaum received a prestigious New Leaders of the Law Award. Sponsored by the Connecticut Law Tribune, the awards program honors Connecticut lawyers who demonstrate leadership, innovation, and dedication within their profession and communities. He is also honored with an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest such peer review rating available to any individual lawyer. Mr. Buchsbaum is also named a "Rising Star" by Connecticut Super Lawyers. He is a member and serves as Vice-Chairman of Southbury's Republican Town Committee and previously served on the Seymour Board of Education. Mr. Buchsbaum is also a member of the Tribury Chamber of Commerce. He was appointed to the Southbury Charter Revision Commission, and serves as its Vice-Chairman.. Mr. Buchsbaum received his B.A., magna cum laude, in 2002 from the George Washington University and his J.D. with high honors in 2005 from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

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I very much enjoy practicing law, learning, finding creative solutions to legal issues, and helping clients to reach their goals.. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends.  I love the theater, outdoor activity, reading, traveling, and music.

I started my career as a legal assistant in a law firm that practiced in the areas of estate planning, elder law and probate. I continued with that firm through law school and for a few years following graduation. The experience I obtained through my employment at that law firm is extremely valuable since it gave me a different perspective of these practice areas.  I have had hands-on experience in these practice areas for 20+ years and have had the honor of working with families both through the eyes of a legal assistant and as an attorney.  I refer to my legal assistant experience as "behind the scenes" experience.  I have felt the pain with my clients, shared the joys with my clients, and helped them to achieve their goals.  I feel the utmost satisfaction and joy working with my clients.  Currently, I am pursuing my Master of Law in taxation at Boston University School of Law to further my tax knowledge.

I have posted an impressive amount of educational material on YouTube to help the public understand estate planning issues.  As of April 28, 2018, the videos have been viewed more than 56,000 times for approximately 4,000 hours.  That’s quite a bit of accurate, reliable information without charge or sales pressure.   The latest additions are plain English explanations of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that likely will affect the most people with particular attention to the 20% pass through income deduction.  Other recent posts include updates (November 2017) of my videos on Basic Estate Planning and Long Term Care Issues.  I also posted a review of the LegalZoom estate planning service.  I was surprised by some of the flaws and risks associated with the LegalZoom process.   If you have ever been curious about LegalZoom or similar services, I suggest that you watch the review.  You can view the review here:  LegalZoom Review Playlist for Parts 1 and 2.  While at our YouTube channel, you may also want to look at our other playlists shown below.  Note:  The links in 1 to 6 below are to the complete playlists.

I have been a solo practitioner for the majority of my career and I practice several areas of law. For the most part I defend. I defend those accused of crimes, those being sued for civil reasons, those in foreclosure, and in some instances those who are being divorced. I have done closings on thousands of properties, and I have set up or consulted more than 100 LLC's and companies.. I grew up in the neighboring town of Ridgefield and I still keep in touch with many friends of over 30 years. I am close with my family and at the present I am single. I enjoy many outdoor hobbies and I restore classic cars and motorcycles in my spare time.. I have a real passion for what I do and can't imagine a career doing anything else.

I became a lawyer so that I could improve the quality of the lives around me. I have been fortunate enough to be able to effectuate that goal through the work that I do which I truly enjoy.. When I am not advocating for a client, you can find me enjoying the outdoors and spending time with my loved ones.

HILLEL GOLDMAN is a partner in the law firm of Mix and Goldman, LLC in Danbury, Connecticut.  He practices in the areas of Corporate Law, Business Law, Limited Liability Company Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Health Law, Commercial Transactions, Franchise Law, Business Planning and Buying and Selling of Businesses.  Mr. Goldman earned his A.B. degree from Vassar College and his J.D. from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center.  He is a member of the American, Connecticut (Business Law Section, Executive Committee (LLC Subcommittee)), New York, and Danbury Bar Associations, and the American Health Lawyers Association.  Mr. Goldman has been a presenter at the National Business Institute (NBI) seminars on various contract and limited liability company topics, U.S. SBA and Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce seminars on business law issues, and a Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce and Western Connecticut State University seminar on employment law issues. He has attended numerous American Bar Association, Health Law Section and American Health Lawyers Association health law conferences. Mr. Goldman gave testimony before the Connecticut General Assembly, Commerce Committee, in support of Governor’s Bill No. 23 (S.B. 23), An Act Concerning Benefit Corporations and Encouraging Social Enterprise on behalf of the Connecticut Bar Association Business Law Section February 27, 2014.

Helping people succeed is my passion. Whether buying a home, starting, running or selling a business, or creating an estate plan, I want you to succeed in meeting your goals, and I will offer you my experience and knowledge to help accomplish that.. I am very proud to have received my education almost entirely in Connecticut. I received my Juris Doctorate from the Quinnipiac University School of Law in Hamden and my Bachelor of Science in Justice and Law Administration from Western Connecticut State University in Danbury. I went to Connecticut public schools from 5th to 12th grade, and consider them to be the foundation for my education.. I am a member of the Connecticut Bar Association including the Young Lawyers Section and a member of the American Bar Association.

Candace Fay formed Candace V. Fay - Attorney & Counselor at Law, PC, in 2012.  Candace's mission is to practice "real law for real people."  Her practice areas include: civil litigation, criminal law; real estate transactions, family law; personal injury law, and administrative proceedings.. Before starting her own law firm, Candace practiced with Levett Rockwood's litigation group in Westport, CT.  Prior to joining Levett Rockwood, Candace had the prestigious honor to serve as a law clerk to esteemed Honorable Holly B. Fitzsimmons of the United States District Court of Connecticut.. Prior to attending law school, Candace worked for four years in strategic marketing communications and consumer analysis.  This prior business experience gives her an insight into the practical concerns of commercial clients.. Candace received her bachelor of arts degree from the University of Connecticut in 2001. She received her law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2007, where she was the Executive Editor of the Public Interest Law Journal.. She is a member of the American Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, Fairfield County Bar Association, Danbury Bar Association, Federal Court's Public Outreach Committee, Connecticut Inns of Court and Femfessionals.  She is admitted to practice in Connecticut, New York, United States District Court of Connecticut, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.. Candace serves on the Board of the Western Connecticut YMCA, the FRIENDS of the Danbury Library, and the Danbury Zoning Commission.

Attorney Victor started her legal career as Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, where she worked as an attorney representing the City of New York in real estate tax litigation matters. She then went on to work for Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC (Syracuse, NY) handling personal injury, products liability, insurance defense, and real estate tax cases. After that, she worked for Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith (Danbury, CT) concentrating her practice on plaintiff's personal injury cases.  In June of 2015, attorney Victor joined Allstate's legal team first as trial counsel and then as senior trial counsel.  In June of 2017, attorney Victor returned to Ventura Law (Danbury, CT).. Attorney Victor received her Bachelor's Degree in Latin American Studies and Spanish Literature from Brandeis University, graduating with departmental distinction. She received her law degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she served as coordinator of the Cardozo Advocates for Battered Women and was a legal writing teaching assistant. After graduating from law school, attorney Victor lived in Jerusalem, Israel, conducting grant-funded research on water conservation law and in Cape Town, South Africa, working for the Refugee Clinic at the University of Cape Town as an advocate for asylum seekers from African nations.

Attorney Matthew D. Newman joined Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith in 2015, concentrating in Personal Injury Law.. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Attorney Newman graduated from Connecticut College in 1979 and received his law degree from Quinnipiac College School of Law in 1985, where he was a member of the Law Review. Attorney Newman is admitted to practice in the state of Connecticut (1985), and the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut (1986). Attorney Newman currently serves as a Special Master for the Superior Court, District of Bridgeport (2002–present) and District of Ansonia/Milford.. Attorney Newman’s community service includes appointments to the Town of Woodbridge Planning and Zoning Commission (1999-2001) and the Board of Directors of Temple Beth David, Cheshire (2006–present). Attorney Newman is a member of the Greater Bridgeport, Connecticut and American Bar Associations, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, and was selected by the Connecticut Law Tribune as one of the "Dozen Who Made A Difference – 2009.". Attorney Newman represented Charla Nash in her claims against the owner of a chimpanzee and the State of Connecticut for catastrophic injuries she sustained as a result of an attack by the chimpanzee.

Attorney Americo S. Ventura founded the law firm of Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith in 1957. He was recently honored by the Connecticut Bar Association for 50 years of service in the legal field. He was also honored by the Portuguese Bar Association of CT for his 50 Years of Service to the Community, where he was presented with a Proclamation by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. Attorney Ventura was one of the founding members of the Portuguese Bar Association of CT and currently holds the position of President.. Attorney Ventura was born in Danbury, CT to Portuguese immigrants coming from the Northeastern part of Portugal. He was a member of both the Sons of Portugal and Portuguese American Clubs and is a member of the successor of both clubs, the Portuguese Cultural Center, in Danbury and is responsible for the library at the Center. He is a founding member of the Sons of Portugal Scholarship Fund and is also one of the five original founders of the Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church (1981).

Antonio Fernandes joined Ventura Law as an attorney in 2015. He had been an intern at our firm in the years leading up to his legal education. He graduated Cum Laude from Western Connecticut State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. In 2013, he earned his law degree from New York Law School.. Prior to joining Ventura Law as an attorney, Attorney Fernandes held externships with the Honorable Manuel Mendez, of the New York Supreme Court, as well as Congresswoman Nancy Johnson. As an intern at Ventura Law, he worked with the Personal Injury and Real Estate departments, and assisted the Complex Litigating department in processing BP Oil Spill claims and the Fresenius Granuflo cases. He is committed to providing compassionate legal services and seeking just results for his clients.

Agostinho J. Ribeiro serves as Managing Partner of Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith and concentrates in Personal Injury Law. Attorney Ribeiro has represented clients in Connecticut, New York and throughout the United States in personal injury claims. As a Personal Injury attorney, Attorney Ribeiro has successfully represented and settled over 5,000 civil cases, many with values in excess of $1,000,.. Attorney Ribeiro was named "Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Connecticut" by the National Trial Lawyers Association in both 2010 and 2011. He was elected by his peers to the Board of Governors of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the Leader's Forum, a select group of attorneys recognized by the American Association of Justice, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Group.. In 2010, the Danbury Newstimes recognized Attorney Ribeiro for his accomplishments as a "Top Newsmaker in 2010". In 2011, Attorney Ribeiro was recognized again by the Danbury Newstimes as a city leader and a "Mover and Shaker" in the City of Danbury.. Attorney Ribeiro was born in New York City, and joined the law firm of Americo S. Ventura in 1989. Together they formed a partnership in 1991, which is now known as Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith. In 1992, Ribeiro opened a branch office in the World Trade Center in New York City, where he concentrated in Federal Court litigation. After September 11, 2001, Attorney Ribeiro and the law firm represented, pro bono, victims of the World Trade Center disaster, and were nationally honored for their volunteer efforts in this regard.. Attorney Ribeiro and Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, was chosen by the Brazilian Consulate in Hartford to serve as its exclusive legal counsel in Connecticut. He additionally serves on the Board of Corporators of Union Savings Bank in Danbury, CT, and serves the City of Danbury by sitting as a Commissioner on the Downtown City Center Council.. He is also a founding member of the Portuguese Bar Association of CT, and was one of the founders of the Portuguese Cultural Center in Danbury, Connecticut, where he served as its first President, and now sits on the Board of Trustees.