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Atty. Ollennu received his Juris Doctorate from Vermont Law School.  After Law School, he graduated from the University of Kent, in the United Kingdom, with an LL.M. (Master of Laws) Degree.  He is a United States Navy veteran, and routinely commits his legal experience to helping his fellow veterans.  Atty. Ollennu  represents clients in all areas of family law as well as clients who are victims of serious and life altering accidents.  He handles all areas of family law including complex divorce litigation, business and retirement valuation, custody, support, relocation, asset and property division. His courtroom and trial experience has proven his passionate advocacy in the extreme cases, while he maneuvers through the court process with his clients with compassion and respect for their families.  He is sensitive to his clients’ needs and he is a forceful negotiator.  His advocacy and negotiation skills are clearest when taking divorcing spouses through tough emotional conflicts.  Through dedication and preparation, he helps accident victims recover due compensation for their life altering injuries.  He is a patient and effective communicator. And his ability to think creatively enables Attorney Ollennu to succeed in meeting his clients’ aspirations. He displays the highest standards of integrity, and with attention to details, he comes through with his clients, guiding them towards the most meaningful outcomes in their cases.  Atty. Ollennu is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, Middlesex County Bar Association, and Connecticut pro bono network.  He is admitted to practice in the State of Connecticut and in the Federal District Court.. Attorney Ollennu served as a law clerk of the Middletown Superior Court.  He is a member of the Connecticut Bar, Middlesex County Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association and American Bar Association.  He is  also admitted practice in the United States District Courts.  He is a native of Ghana, and licensed to practice law both in the United States and in Ghana.

Attorney Virginia Gillette is a member in good standing of the Connecticut State Bar and admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Her practice includes matters related to criminal investigations, arrests, plea negotiations, trials, and post-conviction appeals for a variety of cases ranging from misdemeanor offenses, DWI, larcenies, and domestic violence to serious felony matters, assault, sexual assault, and homicide. Virginia joined Brown Paindiris & Scott in September 2024. Prior to BPS, she worked at two private firms, focusing on criminal defense and post-conviction proceedings.

Attorney Trent LaLima a partner at Brown Paindiris & Scott's Hartford office. He has significant experience handling high-profile cases throughout the state of Connecticut. In 2013, Attorney LaLima began his career at the then-named The Law Offices of Hubert J. Santos. He worked directly with Attorney Santos on cases that ranged from DUI/DWI and domestic violence to murder and other serious violent or sexual assault felonies. He worked on appeals, and handled both state and federal cases. Other than criminal defense, Attorney LaLima also handled personal injury, civil cases, business disputes, juvenile matters, and administrative hearings including school disciplinary proceedings. Attorney LaLima has represented clients in Hartford, New Haven, and to all four corners of Connecticut. He has experience in trials, negotiating plea deals, achieving dismissals and erased records for defendants, helping clients who have not been charged to avoid arrest, and arguing in front of Connecticut's Appellate Court and Supreme Court.. Attorney Santos served as an invaluable mentor for Attorney LaLima for eight years. After six years, Attorney LaLima became a partner at the firm, and it was renamed Santos & LaLima, P.C. After Attorney Santos passed away in 2021, he left the firm to Attorney LaLima to become the sole owner. Attorney LaLima joined Brown Paindiris & Scott in 2024 as a partner in their criminal defense department and appeals department. Attorney LaLima looks forward to continuing the demonstrate the values he has developed as an attorney, including being creative and bold in defending their clients' legal rights, treating clients with respect, using plainspoken straight talk, and ensuring every case receives the attention and personal touch it deserves.. Attorney LaLima has served in numerous leadership positions in legal organizations through Connecticut. He has been the Chair of multiple capacities in the Connecticut Bar Association, including the Criminal Justice Section, is the co-Chair of the Hartford County Bar Association's Criminal Committee, and is the Chair of Annual Criminal Litigation Seminar organized by the Connecticut Trial Lawyer's Association. He has been the Continuing Legal Education Director for the Connecticut Bar Association, and has been a panelist at multiple legal education seminars. He has been featured as a legal analyst on NBC Connecticut. His peers have rated him AV Preeminent at Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for professional excellence, skill, integrity, and ethical standards. A lifelong Connecticut resident and UConn graduate, he lives in West Hartford. In his spare time, he serves on the board and coaches for West Hartford youth basketball, and supports the UConn Huskies.

Attorney Richard Zayas has represented clients in Hartford for over 25 years. Since founding his practice in 1990, Attorney Zayas has advocated for thousands of injury victims in cases related to car and truck accidents, slip and falls, and medical malpractice. He works tirelessly on his clients’ cases, developing aggressive strategies to get them substantial recoveries. Attorney Zayas is best known in Connecticut as the presenter of the radio program “La ley y Usted” (“The Law and You”) on WPRX, and as an avid supporter of local cultural and musical organizations. Call his firm at when you need a tough and experienced personal injury attorney.

Attorney Olan has worked in the Connecticut criminal court system for the past ten years, first as a clerk for criminal judges in the Waterbury Judicial District and then as a criminal defense attorney. In the beginning of her career, Attorney Olan worked at the Hartford Public Defender's Office, where she first began trial practice. She then moved on to the New Haven Public Defender's Office, where she continued to develop her trial skills. She has been with the Goddard Law Offices since 2016 and is currently the Supervising Attorney, handling a caseload of her own matters as well as providing guidance to the other attorneys and staff in the office. She works with clients in both Spanish and English. She has tried numerous cases to verdict in both Part B and Part A courts.

Attorney McClain practices in the areas of education, municipal, labor, and employment law. In all areas of practice, he exclusively represents the interests of management, including a broad array of both public and private sector clients, from corporations and individual business owners, to Connecticut boards of education, schools, and municipalities. Attorney McClain provides counsel on a full range of workplace and employment law issues such as hiring, termination, discipline, investigations, employee relations, benefits, wage and hour matters, compliance with state and federal laws, and internal policies and procedures. His labor practice involves negotiating collective bargaining agreements, contract administration, and labor relations, including defending management in grievance arbitration and unfair labor practice matters. In the public sector, he often provides advice unique to municipalities, boards of education, and other public agencies including information requests and meeting procedures under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act and federal and state constitutional concerns.. A significant portion of Attorney McClain’s practice is dedicated to education law, advising boards of education and schools and their superintendents and other administrators on both traditional labor and employment law issues within the school context, as well education-specific topics like student conduct and discipline including expulsion hearings, school accommodations matters such as residency determinations, student records, teacher discipline, tenure, and termination, compliance with state and federal education laws, special education matters under the IDEA and Section 504, and board, district, and school policy and governance.

Attorney Kennedy is based in Connecticut. With more than 15 years as an intellectual property professional, she manages domestic and international trademark, copyright, trade dress, domain name and other cyberlaw matters. Much of Attorney Kennedy's time is spent conducting trademark clearance searches and rendering opinions on availability and registrability; prosecuting applications for registration at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office; recording registrations with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Customs and Border Protection; and representing clients in disputes before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She also counsels clients on the strategic use, policing, and enforcement of intellectual property to protect the investment in products, services, and ideas from the concept stage to the marketplace.. Prior to becoming an attorney, Attorney Kennedy worked as a corporate and intellectual property paralegal.  Before that, she was an adventure guide for several years, leading extended wilderness trips, and teaching whitewater kayaking and canoeing, as well as technical rockclimbing.

Attorney John Haymond sets the standard for the firm regarding ethics, personal attention to detail and especially the needs of clients. He is a champion of the rights of individuals. He is committed to providing only the best legal representation on behalf of the seriously injured. John is a mentor, leader and an experience voice of reason in what can often be emotional, difficult and complex circumstances.

Attorney Houde is a trial and appellate lawyer practicing in the areas of municipal liability, premises liability, insurance coverage, Connecticut tribal law, personal and commercial auto, and uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.  He is a member of Kalon’s founding team and is the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Officer.. In addition to being admitted in Connecticut, Attorney Houde is admitted in the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court, Mohegan Gaming Disputes Court, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.. Prior to joining Kalon, Attorney Houde was an associate at an insurance defense firm in Hartford. He also served as a clerk to the Honorable Judges of the Hartford Superior Court.. Attorney Houde seeks efficient and effective resolution of all his representative matters. This often involves drafting and arguing motions to dismiss, to strike, and/or for summary judgment.

Attorney Christie is licensed to practice in Connecticut and is a member of the American Bar Association, and Connecticut Bar Association.  She has Bachelor’s Degree from Wesleyan University and a Juris Doctor Degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law.  Attorney Christie graduated from law school with honors.  She also has a Certificate in Theology.  Attorney Christie has been an active member of a church for over 20 years.  In her youth, she served as Sunday School teacher and Pastoral Committee Secretary.  Recently, Attorney Christie served as the Chairperson of the Evangelism Board of Phillips Metropolitan CME Church and continues to work on that Board.  She also has served as a trustee at Phillips as well.   Attorney Christie was employed as a social worker and social work supervisor at the Department of Children and Families for eleven years.  As an employee at DCF, she was a staunch supporter of the rights of both parents and children, especially those children with special needs.  Attorney Christie was recently a prosecutor in the Tolland Judicial District for the past twelve years.  During her tenure as a prosecutor, she managed the Youthful Offender Docket, conducted over twenty trials, and successfully negotiated over 1000 cases towards a disposition without a trial.  As a prosecutor, she also managed many of the grave or complicated domestic violence cases, which often involved divorce and child custody issues.  Attorney Christie opened The Christie Law Firm because she wanted to take all of her knowledge and experience a step further in helping to build stronger faith-based organizations, and families, which aids in building stronger communities.

Attorney Bruce Newman has been practicing law for over 25 years and concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, employment litigation, medical malpractice, product liability, and class actions where he has served as plaintiff's class counsel and liaison counsel. He is a Lifetime Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which is composed of a select group of lawyers who have achieved million dollar verdicts and settlements in personal injury and wrongful death cases. In addition to Connecticut, he has successfully tried cases in New York and California. Based on his accomplishments, Bruce Newman was selected by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Lawyer for 2013, 2014, and 2015. He was recently ranked as being in the Top 1% of all attorneys by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.. Attorney Newman presently serves as plaintiff's class counsel in an action where a tentative $6.5 million settlement was reached in Adkins, et al. v. Nestle Purina Petcare Company, et al., pending in US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He has served as trial counsel for a number of successful verdicts including a case where the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed and upheld a judgment of over $2.2 million for a client in a whistle-blower and freedom of speech case against Pfizer, Inc. He was also a signatory to a mediation agreement that resulted in a $24 million settlement in the Pet Food Product Liability Litigation.. Every case is different as to facts and circumstances and results will vary from one case to another. The announcement of the results of any one particular case should not be taken as to imply, or guarantee, certain results in any other case.. In addition to being a skilled advocate, Attorney Newman is a compassionate litigator and strives to give his clients personalized attention through the prosecution and handling of injury, accident and wrongful death claims. This is of course vital when the lives of individuals and loved ones have been dramatically changed through no fault of their own. Furthermore, through his experience in representing over 1,000 victims of accidents, he is familiar with the unique nature of all types of traumatic injuries and their long-term repercussions.. Mr. Newman has been a guest lecturer at the UConn School of Law. He has served as a volunteer in the past in support of a number of organizations, including those supporting Veteran's causes and Boy Scouts of America. Attorney Newman also recently appeared on a segment of NBC's Troubleshooters.

Ashley began her legal career as a law clerk with Louden, Katz & McGrath, assisting the partners with client cases right after graduating law school.

As an experienced business and financial services attorney with over 17 years of experience, I have built a practice around representing business clients in both litigation and transactional matters, including consumer and commercial collections. I have also built a nationwide practice focusing on representing individual investors and financial advisors nationwide in FINRA arbitration and securities litigation matters.. I hold a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a concentration in business management and a law degree from the Pepperdine University School of Law where the focus of my legal studies was on securities and corporate law. I am a member of the State Bars of Connecticut, California, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

Andrew J. Even focuses his practice on representing large and small employers, insurance companies, and third-party administrators in workers’ compensation claims before the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission. He advises clients throughout the claims process, including informal, pre-formal, and formal hearings, and is fluent in all stages of litigation, including conducting depositions.. Andrew gained valuable experience as a summer associate in the law and regulatory affairs department of a large international health insurer, where he conducted extensive research and analysis of health care reform issues, counseled clients on behavioral health insurance issues, and handled contracts. Andrew also served as a law clerk with the Massachusetts Port Authority Labor Relations Department, where he drafted management responses to disciplinary and contractual grievances and aided with arbitration hearings and collective bargaining resolutions.. Before entering law school, Andrew earned a bachelor’s from Saint Anselm College. He went on to graduate with his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School, where he participated in the Health Law Clinical Program and served as chief case law comment editor for the Journal of Health and Biomedical Law.

Alan J. Sobol is a member of Pullman & Comley’s Litigation Department and White Collar, Criminal Defense and Corporate Investigations practice.  He also serves in the firm's Health Care and Construction practices.Alan has represented both corporate and individual clients in federal and state health care, Medicare and Medicaid fraud and enforcement, physician and pharmacist licensing, federal fraud and false claims, federal insider trading and securities, financial fraud, structuring, tax, anti-trust, federal and state racketeering and public corruption cases.Alan’s criminal defense practice includes representation in conspiracy and drug trafficking, money laundering, bank robbery, identity theft, computer crimes, larceny, assault, forfeiture, immigration, and domestic cases. In his civil litigation practice, he represents commercial clients in contracts and business disputes including the defense of class action lawsuits.  He has national experience in construction and surety litigation representing owners, contractors, design professionals, insurance companies, and sureties on public and private construction projects, with experience in government contract, surety performance, and payment bond cases in federal and state court. Earlier in his career, Alan was a trial attorney, Criminal Division, a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, and a prosecutor, for the General Litigation Section, U.S. Department of Justice, in Washington, D.C.  In this role, he represented the government's interest on-site for the Mariel, Cuba refugee boat lift, to Key West, Florida, directing federal criminal law enforcement when the U.S. government sought to interdict and terminate the operation for violation of U.S. laws. In addition he indicted and prosecuted in a jury trial a federal criminal defendant involved in the Jonestown, Guyana murder/assault of U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan, diplomats, press members and others on a trip bringing back defectors from the Rev. Jim Jones' Jonestown encampment. He has been a member of the Criminal Justice Section's Executive Committee, Federal Practice, and Construction Law sections of the Connecticut Bar Association. He also has been a member of the Criminal Law Section, Litigation Section, and the Forum on the Construction Industry of the American Bar Association. Alan has been listed in Who’s Who in American Law. He is a Diplomat in the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and a U.S. Attorney General's Honor Law Graduate Program Attorney.. Alan  is the author of “Staying on Top of the Issues: New Developments for White Collar Lawyers and Their Clients,” a chapter in Managing White Collar Issues:  Leading Lawyers on Understanding Recent Notable Cases, Establishing Key Defense Strategies, and Developing Client Relationships (Thomson Reuters/Aspatore Books 2011) released in December, 2010.  He is a frequent speaker on health care fraud and abuse and related enforcement topics.