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Whether the matter involves representing the client in litigation, a tranaction or guiding the client through a life cycle event, my goal is to provide value for my clients.. Because my practice includes representing clients over a wide range of legal issues both transactional and litigation, including real estate and land use, municipal law, estate planning and probate, family law and dissolution, commercial transactions, personal injury and worker’s compensation and liquor law I am able to provide comprehensive, cost effective, legal service to my clients. My clients include individuals, closely held business, publicly traded companies as well as municipalities such as the Town of Branford (2005-2007; 2014-present) and political subdivisions such as the Pine Orchard Association (2007-2013) and the Branford Sewer Authority (nka the Water Pollution Control Authority) (2005 to 2007 and 2013 to the present).. In my liquor law practice I represent wholesalers, suppliers, manufacturers, package stores, restaurants and bars on a wide range of liquor law and non-liquor law related issues.  I advise industry members on a variety of matters including compliance with federal and state liquor regulations governing advertising campaigns, inducements, tied-house prohibitions, franchise control, label registration; corporate, finance and operational structure and permitting.  I also represent industry members in connection with both the negotiation of distribution agreements and the dissolution of distribution relationships.  My practice includes representation of industry members before the State of Connecticut DCP and the Federal TTB as well as in litigation matters in court.  My clients range from Fortune 500 companies to closely-held privately companies to hedge funds to small independent “main street” businesses.

The focus of Attorney Eric L. Green’s practice is civil and criminal taxpayer representation before the Department of Justice Tax Division, Internal Revenue Service and state Departments of Revenue Services, as well as handling probate matters and estate planning for individuals and business owners and tax planning for closely held businesses.  He is a frequent lecturer on tax topics for CCH, the NAEA, the NATP, the ABA Tax Section and the Connecticut Society of CPAs.  Attorney Green has served as adjunct faculty at the University of Connecticut School of Law.  He is the author and lecturer of the CCH IRS Representation Certificate Program, and he is a columnist for CCH’s Journal of Practice & Procedure.. Mr. Green is a contributing author for Advocating for Low Income Taxpayers: A Clinical Studies Casebook, 3rd Edition, and has also been quoted in USA Today, Consumer Reports, The Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch, , The Wall Street Journal and .. Prior to practicing law Attorney Green served as a senior tax consultant for KPMG and Deloitte & Touche.. Attorney Green was the 2010 Nolan Fellow of the American Bar Association and has served as Chair of the American Bar Association’s Closely Held Businesses Tax Committee.  Attorney Green is the current Chair of the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Tax Section.  Eric is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel (“ACTC”).. Attorney Green is also a member of the Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York Bar Associations, as well as the American Bar Association.  Attorney Green is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut Superior Courts, the United States Tax Court, The Federal Court of Claims and the Federal District Court for Connecticut. Attorney Green received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting with a minor in International Business from Hofstra University and is an honors graduate from New England School of Law.  He earned a Masters of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.) from Boston University School of Law.

Patrick J. Lapera is a business transactional lawyer with over thirty five years of experience in sophisticated corporate, finance, and commercial transactions. He is admitted to practice in Connecticut and New York, where he works with clients on merger and acquisitions, divestitures, debt and equity and venture financings, tax exempt financings, reorganizations, real estate and construction contracts, licensing agreements, joint ventures, partnerships and limited liability companies, securities offerings, corporate finance and startup company financing. He also represents clients in the organization and governance of non-profit organizations, including securing tax-exempt status.

Guiding businesses and business owners on general and complex legal matters requires skill, knowledge, timing, and patience. So does fly fishing the tropical flats and the cold New England waters. As an attorney, I am an experienced advisor on many matters, including: mergers & acquisitions, contracts, negotiations, licenses, international transactions, business partner disputes, succession & estate planning, tax, and real estate transactions. If you would like to talk about fly fishing, I am also passionate about striped bass, tarpon, bonefish and snook (among others). Sharing stories and opportunities for either are always welcomed and interesting conversations. After viewing the experiences and demands of my family’s manufacturing business first-hand, I attended business school at Bryant University, studying family business management. I have also studied international business in Florence, Italy. Prior to attending law school I was a business consultant with a computer technology firm, advising business owners on how to effectively leverage new technologies to solve real business problems. All of these experiences have cultivated a practical, solution-based approach that I bring to each matter that comes before me.. As an advisor I am a problem solver and a deal advisor. I lean upon my business and legal backgrounds to understand my client’s business or personal needs and goals, and to focus on practical solutions that fit those needs, the matter, and the economics involved. Through this approach I have had the pleasure of assisting various clients achieve positive results such as:. I attended law school at the University of Connecticut School of Law where I was a member of the Insurance Law Journal and was published as a case editor for “Fidelity & Surety Digest,” which focuses on construction and financial services bonding requirements. I have also engaged in various pro bono activities including as a volunteer attorney with the Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, Inc. and as a member of the board at New Life Christian Fellowship of Connecticut, Inc.. I currently live just outside of Hartford, Connecticut with my wife and four children. When I am not in the office I am often exhausted by my kids while playing, trying to play golf, making furniture, or engaging in any activity that presents a challenge to overcome.

Before deciding to open my own firm, I worked as an associate for several years at a prestigious firm in New Haven County were I received significant experience in a many different areas of the law.  I now use that experience as a general practitioner representing individuals and small businesses in a variety of matters.  I find that my multi-disciplinary training allows me to provide concise and comprehensive legal advice to my clients so they don't need to try and find a different lawyer for every issue they have and don't have to pay large firm fees just so they can get advice on different matters under one roof.  Having said that, when a client needs advice beyond my areas of practice I can usually rely on my network within the Connecticut Bar to find the right person for my clients.