Top Litigation Lawyers Near Me in Hartford Area

When I represent a client in a business dispute, I find I am acting as an historian.  Like an historian, I interview eyewitnesses informally but also formally, such as through depositions and examination in court.  I also comb through documents, which now are not only paper but more commonly in electronic form.  Similar to an historian with a political bent or thesis to prove, I use advocacy skills to portray the facts in a light most favorable to my client.  I enjoy telling my client's story to a judge, arbitrator, mediator, or jury as a very creative process.. On a personal level, I have been married to the same wonderful wife for over 32 years and have two grown sons, whom I coached in Little League and Babe Ruth Baseball.  I play racquetball almost every day and am trying to get better in the frustrating game of golf.

Troy A. Bataille is a multi-purposed litigator focusing his practice in the areas of professional liability, employment, environmental, and commercial litigation.. Troy defends companies, directors and officers, executives, professional service providers, medical professionals, financial institutions, common-interest associations, non-profits, closely-held businesses, and boards of directors in a variety of negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, vexatious litigation, and similar professional service-based claims. He has also represented real estate agents and brokers in claims involving alleged errors and omissions; auto-dealers in claims involving unfair trade, psychologists in matters involving claims of malpractice and misdiagnosis; radiologists in claims involving misreading, and long-term care facilities and nursing homes and their staff in professional malpractice and health care-related actions.. Troy routinely defends employment practice liability (EPL) claims before both state and federal agencies, including the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Representative matters include allegations of wrongdoing, including claims of sexual misconduct, racial harassment, and corporate malfeasance; wage and hour matters; and actions involving the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigations, and the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA).. His environmental experience includes counseling manufacturers, chemical companies, cleaning and fueling companies, higher education institutions, and municipalities on state and federal regulatory compliance regarding an extensive range of environmental media and regulations, including hazardous waste; the Clean Water Act; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans (SPCC); lead-based paint, underground storage tanks (USTs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and more. Troy also routinely handles environmental litigation, spill claims, and toxic exposure matters.. Troy was under the age of 30 when he received the 40 Under Forty award from the Hartford Business Journal and was the second-youngest to receive the honor that year. During law school, he was a law clerk for major international consumer-products corporation and clerked for the Majority Chief Counsel for the Connecticut House of Representatives. He also represented indigent clients for New Haven Legal Aid in the Housing Division of the New Haven Superior Court.

Tom Cella’s practice is concentrated in the representation of both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury litigation, although he has represented parties in other types of litigation including real estate disputes, will contests, construction matters, etc.   A large percentage of his litigation caseload comes from referrals from other attorneys.. Since 1997, he has been has been certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a civil trial lawyer and has tried over 50 cases to verdict or judgment. He has received the highest rating (AV) from Martindale-Hubbell.  In 2006 and 2007, Mr. Cella was designated as a Connecticut Superlawyer.. Mr. Cella is fequently called upon to mediate or arbitrate civil disputes.

Melanie Dykas possesses a unique perspective and skillset as she maintains an active law practice at Halloran & Sage LLP and works extensively on legislative and public policy issues related to the Connecticut General Assembly. Melanie is a member of the Firm's Commercial Litigation Practice Group. She represents financial institutions in foreclosure matters and in the defense of lender liability and unfair business claims as well as real estate litigation, mortgage resolution, fraud and tort related matters. She also has experience in the area of contracts, insurance, administrative and employment. Her public policy background includes identifying goals and developing strategic plans for private businesses and community organizations. She counsels clients regarding appropriation needs, state policy initiatives and interactions with the Connecticut State Legislature. Melanie received her undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut and her law degree from The University of Connecticut School of Law. She was a member of the University of Connecticut Moot Court Board and was a semi-finalist in the 2009 Alva P. Loiselle Moot Court Competition.

Licensed to practice in Connecticut, New York and U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Jay Marshall Wolman has served as an advocate or neutral in hundreds of contested matters, appearing before state and federal courts and agencies in Connecticut, Massachusetts and throughout the United States. His experience includes commercial disputes, consumer class actions, and personal injury, including products liability. As a civil litigator, a substantial portion of Attorney Wolman’s practice has included representation of employers and employees in workplace matters, including discrimination on the bases of race, sex, pregnancy and disability, wage and hour disputes, occupational safety and health, wrongful termination, as well as review and negotiation of severance agreements and covenants not to compete.. Attorney Wolman was appointed to serve as Social Media Vice Chair for the Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Committee, as well as the Chair of the Technology Subcommittee of the Automobile Law Committee, both of the American Bar Association Section on Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice. He previously served as Vice Chair of the Dispute Resolution Committee of the ABA Young Lawyers’ Division and the Vice Chair of the ADR Committee of the DC Bar’s Litigation Section. He is also a member of the ABA Section on Labor & Employment Law.

James A. Alissi has 24 years of civil litigation experience. He is AV peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest available rating.. Attorney Alissi has significant trial experience in both jury and non-jury matters. He represents insurance agents and brokers, attorneys, architects, real estate agents, and design professionals. He handles cases involving the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA), the Connecticut Unfair Insurance Practices Act (CUIPA), The Connecticut Home Improvement Act and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act. He litigates matters involving liquor liability (Dram Shop), motor vehicle/ motorcycle accidents involving wrongful death claims, construction defect, product liability, negligent security, municipal liability and transportation. Attorney Alissi has represented all three of Connecticut’s Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporations, individual parishes, parochial schools, Bishops, cemeteries and parish officials involving premises liability, defamation, subrogation, sexual abuse and employment matters. He is regularly involved in various means of alternative dispute resolution including mediation and arbitration.. Attorney Alissi is a 1989 graduate of Connecticut College where he was a four-year member of the Varsity Ice Hockey Team. He earned his law degree, cum laude, from the District of Columbia School of Law where he was a member of the Law Review. After graduation from law school he performed a one-year judicial clerkship as a research clerk for the Connecticut Superior Court. In that position he was responsible for drafting numerous opinions and memoranda for various judges statewide. He has also served as lead trial counsel, admitted pro hac vice, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts as well as in state court in Massachusetts and New York. He has appeared and argued before the Connecticut Appellate Court.. Attorney Alissi joined Neubert Pepe & Monteith in 2019 after operating Fontaine Alissi P.C., a firm that he co-founded in 2001, for 18 years. He is admitted to the Connecticut Bar and the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Attorney Alissi is also a member of the American Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association and Hartford County Bar Association.. Community involvement includes coaching both youth hockey and high school hockey in West Hartford, CT for more than 15 years. Additionally, Attorney Alissi served on the West Hartford Youth Hockey Association, Board of Directors from 2003 to 2016. For the last three years he has volunteered as a coach for the Colby-Sawyer College Men’s Ice Hockey Team.

I have a business and financial litigation practice with a focus on: employment law, commercial law, collection law, construction law, real estate, contracts, partnership and corporate law, federal and state tax controversies and litigation, trade secrets and trade regulation, unfair trade practices, administrative law, professional liability and lender liability.  Clients include: manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, real estate (developers, buyers, sellers, lenders), construction companies and subcontractors, and professionals.

I am a member of the firm’s commercial litigation group, practicing in a variety of areas. My focus is on commercial and residential foreclosures, with a significant emphasis on litigating contested foreclosures and resolving complicated title issues. I also have experience in matters concerning collections, insurance defense, and property rights. Additionally, I have background in handling mediations, and have been successful in bench trials.. I am admitted to practice in Connecticut and the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut.

Currently a principal at Conway Stoughton LLC, I am first and foremost a trial attorney. My main area of focus is in insurance defense litigation, including personal injury, premises liability, wrongful death, dram shop defense, unfair trade practices, trucking/transportation liability, product liability litigation and construction litigation. I also handle personal injury cases brought on behalf of injured clients to ensure they receive just and proper compensation. Over my years as a litigator I have tried many cases before the state and Federal courts, as well as private arbitrators, and obtained numerous favorable outcomes for his clients.

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