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Rob Schatz is a founding partner of ESOP Plus®: Schatz Brown Glassman LLP, a boutique ESOP law firm in the U.S. located in Hartford, CT, Rochester, NY and Columbus, Ohio, and winner of the Acquisition International (AI) 2015 Merger & Acquisition award as the, “Best Boutique ESOP Law Firm in the U.S.”  Rob has been practicing corporate and finance law for more than 38 years and, since 1984, has concentrated his practice in structuring and documenting (i) corporate acquisitions and divestitures involving ESOP owned companies, their ESOPs, other qualified and non-qualified equity compensation and synthetic equity plans, (ii) structuring financing transactions for corporations, their management and employees and (iii) advising selling shareholders, fiduciaries, as well as corporate officers, lenders and investors with respect to ESOP transactions generally.  Mr. Schatz also works extensively with Boards of Directors, management, stockholders and ERISA fiduciaries on preparing or responding to tender offers, other general corporate finance matters, corporate responsibility and corporate (and ERISA) fiduciary matters.

Nisha has provided representation to individuals in connection with contested and uncontested Dissolution of Marriage actions including causes of actions in family law cases relating to custody, child support, Post-Judgment Motions to Modify Orders in the Family Division of the Superior Court, Temporary Restraining Orders, and other family-related cases. In addition, she has:. •Effectively negotiated settlements including all aspects of family law proceedings and claims.. • Attended and conducted hearings.. •Independently managed cases and prepared scheduling orders in anticipation of trial.. • Argued motions.. •Prepared questions for depositions of lay and expert witnesses and took effective depositions.. •Utilized expert witnesses in complex cases involving parties with a high net worth value of assets.. •Consulted with clients, opposing counsel and the judiciary.. •Attended and prepared for Judicial Pretrial, status conferences, and Special Masters Pretrial.. •Attended relevant Continuing Legal Education seminars regularly.

My nonprofit practice is focused on helping nonprofit organizations with the full range of legal issues. I have a passion for religious organizations in particular, but work with tax-exempt organizations of all types, including:. • social services. • education. • arts & culture. • community development. • family and community foundations. • trade associations. I speak regularly to professional and industry groups and volunteer boards of directors about issues facing non-profit organizations, and enjoy my role as both educator and advisor.. Talents & Capabilities:. I am highly analytical, and have a knack for helping clients grasp very complex issues in more understandable terms. I like to develop a deep understanding of an organization’s financial objectives and operational goals first and foremost. Then I can apply creative thinking to devise the best legal solutions to help meet those business goals. From straightforward drafting of contracts to more complex structuring and negotiating transactions, the organization’s goals are always top of mind for me.. I earned my law degree from Yale Law School. While Yale is known for its scholarly bent, you will find that I take a very practical and business-oriented approach to finding and applying legal solutions.. Areas of Specialty:. • corporate governance. • obtaining and maintaining tax exemption. • mergers & other affiliations. • federal & state taxation. • directors & officers liability/fiduciary obligations. • commercial contracts. • litigation management

My firm is the largest foreclosure defense firm in Connecticut.  I help homeowners with all their mortgage questions, from the minute they become concerned about being able to pay their mortgage, to representing them in court in forecloure mediation and other proceeings.  I am looking to work with homeowners who want to get out of their mortgage troubles and improve their future financial situation.

Ms. Rossi has over 19 years of trial and litigation experience. Throughout the course of her career, in various state and federal courts throughout the country, Ms. Rossi has handled, and continues to handle, a variety of litigation matters, including those involving: breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, breach of good faith and fair dealing, partnership disputes, unfair and deceptive trade practices, shareholder derivative actions, violations of various state and federal statutes designed to protect consumers, trademark infringement, class actions, construction litigation, personal injury, premises liability, professional malpractice and employment litigation. Also, Ms. Rossi regularly represents a federally insured bank that is the United States based credit arm of one of the largest banks in the world in various litigation and arbitration matters. Ms. Rossi has experience handling all phases of litigation, from commencement through trial and appeals.. In the summer of 2010, in recognition of her trial skills, Ms. Rossi was selected as a faculty member at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy’s (NITA) flagship national program held in Louisville, Colorado. There, she taught trial skills to lawyers seeking to improve their in-court trial abilities. At this program, Ms. Rossi was one of approximately 20 lawyers and judges from across the country chosen by NITA to teach at the program. Since 2010, Ms. Rossi was a faculty member and Assistant Team Leader at NITA’s National Trial Session in Boulder, Colorado in the summer of 2012, and was a faculty member of NITA’s Deposition Skills program in Boston, Massachusetts in September of 2012. Ms. Rossi has been a faculty member with NITA since 2010. She has been teaching lawyers trial skills since 1997.. In addition, since 2010, Ms. Rossi lectured at the Connecticut Bar Association Annual Conferences in Hartford, Connecticut on behalf of the Consumer Law Section of the CBA.  Over the past several years, Ms. Rossi has written and spoken extensively on matters of consumer law, regionally in the Northeast and elsewhere. Her writings have been published not only in Connecticut, but nationally as well.. Before forming her own firm in April of 2010, Ms. Rossi was a lawyer with Robinson & Cole LLP in Hartford, Connecticut. There, she was Chairperson of the Consumer Financial Services Team, a subgroup of that firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group. She also served as a Coach to a designated trial training team in that firm’s in-house trial training program during 2008 and 2009, also lecturing during that program on direct examination, cross examination and the introduction of evidence. Before that, Ms. Rossi was a lawyer with Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, and was a partner with Dennis, Corry, Porter & Smith LLP, both located in Atlanta, Georgia.. It was in 1995, however, that Ms. Rossi commenced her legal career in Boston, Massachusetts, working for a boutique litigation firm. It was there that her trial skills were primed by a few of the best trial lawyers in the Commonwealth, teaching her valuable lessons that she has carried with her over the course of her career.. Ms. Rossi is admitted to practice in Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, and New York. In addition to obtaining the highest overall AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale Hubbell, Ms. Rossi also has achieved the highest rating from  where she is rated as Superb, and she was selected as a Connecticut Super Lawyer in 2013.. For more information, please visit

Lincoln Woodard represents plaintiffs in all types of personal injury matters, medical and legal malpractice cases, and private long term disability appeals in both state and federal court. He is a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 2007. From 2009 to the present, he has been selected by his peers in the Connecticut Magazine Super Lawyers publication, www.superlawyers.com. The selection process for Super Lawyers can be found at www.superlawyers.com/connecticut/selection_details.html.  He was also listed as one of Hartford’s top plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyers in Hartford Magazine in 2010. He has spoken at seminars for Connecticut attorneys on topics including trial tactics, municipal liability, and medical liens.  In 2012 and 2014, he was co-chair of the “Ugliest Seminar of the Year” sponsored by the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the Civil Justice Foundation and spoke on the complex issues surrounding liens in personal injury matters.. Mr. Woodard was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 1992 and the New York Bar in 1993. He is also admitted to practice in the Federal District Court of Connecticut and the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Woodard gained invaluable trial experience as a prosecutor in New York, spending the last two years prosecuting cases in the domestic violence and sex crimes division. He returned to Connecticut with his family in 1997 and has practiced exclusively in civil litigation since that time. In addition to his trial experience, he has also argued cases before the Supreme and Appellate Courts in Connecticut as well as the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals.. Mr. Woodard is an active member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.  He currently serves as Secretary for the organization. He is co-chairman of the Public Relations Committee, and a member of the Executive Committee,  Board of Governors, and Continuing Legal Education Committees.  He is also a member of the Hartford County Bar Association, the New London County Bar Association, the Connecticut Bar Association and the American Association of Justice.. Mr. Woodard received his law degree in 1992 from Western New England School of Law where he graduated with honors and served on the editorial board of the school’s Law Review. He received a bachelor’s degree in business and economics in 1987 from Syracuse University.

Kerry M. Wisser is a principal in the West Hartford, Connecticut law firm of Weinstein & Wisser, P.C., where he practices in the areas of Commercial litigation, Personal Injury litigation andMedical Malpractice litigation. He is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Civil Trial Advocacy and he is a member of the Examining and Advisory Board. He has extensive trial experience in state and federal courts. He also has extensive experience in arguing appeals before the Supreme and Appellate Courts.. Mr. Wisser has been named as a "Super Lawyer" in Connecticut Magazine for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015. For 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015, Kerry has been selected to the New England Super Lawyers. (For more information please see www.superlawyers.com/connecticut.) He has also received the highest ("AV") Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which evaluates lawyers in the United States and Canada , and is solely based on peer review. Attorney Wisser has been selected as a "Fellow" of the Litigation Counsel of America, which is a Trial Lawyer Honorary Society. It is based upon peer review regarding evaluation of effectiveness and accomplishments. He has been selected as Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the Members of the American Trial Lawyers Association.. Mr. Wisser has lectured in the past regarding various trial techniques and evidentiary issues.. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, as well as the Supreme Courts of Connecticut and Pennsylvania.. Mr. Wisser is a former member of the House of Delegates of the Connecticut Bar Association and is also a member of the American Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the Hartford County Bar Association.

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Heather J. Rhoades is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is Partner In Charge of the West Hartford office.  Heather joined the Firm in 1999 and she practices in the areas of estate planning, estate settlement, trust administration and charitable planning.  Heather is a member of the Firm's National Charitable Planning Group.

Hartford personal injury lawyer Alan Wein graduated with honors from Boston College Law School in 1987. He is admitted to practice in both Connecticut and the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and is a current member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the Hartford County Bar Association, and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. His work at Wein & Palermo, LLC is focused on helping clients throughout Connecticut who have been harmed due to the negligent actions of another party. He works to provide client-focused representation and prompt communication in order to deliver the highest level of legal service and fight for needed compensation. To schedule a free consultation at the firm, call Attorney Wein today.

Gersten & Gersten, LLP is one of Hartford's oldest and most respected law firms, has been successfully representing clients in State and Federal Courts since 1946. Our trial experience covers a range of practice areas including Personal Injury, Probate, Real Estate, Matrimonial and Domestic Relations, Divorce, Small Business, Commercial Law, Professional Misconduct, Employee Discrimination, Wrongful Termination and Real Estate Law.. Mr. Gersten is a member of the American Judicature Society, Federal Courts, American Association for Justice, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, American Board of Trial Advocates and the American Arbitration Association. In addition, Mr. Gersten is a registered pharmacist, and is a member of the Connecticut Pharmacists Association and former Chairman of the Connecticut Judicial Review Board.. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Commercial Litigation and Criminal Law.. Admitted Connecticut Bar: 1954, Connecticut; 1958, U.S. Supreme Court. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations, Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association,. Biography: Former Chairman, Judicial Review Council, Member of the Connecticut Bar Association, Member of American Bar Association, Member of the Committee on Professional Discipline, Member of the Committee on Professional Ethics.

Eagan & Donohue is a general practice law firm located in West Hartford, Connecticut with a depth of experience to meet your legal needs involving personal injury, estate planning, probate, real estate, business law and other areas.. I focus my practice on Probate Law and Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Commercial and Residential Real Estate Matters and Corporate Law as well as State and Federal Civil Litigation and other areas.. I am admitted to the Connecticut bar and to the federal district court of Connecticut.. I am a member of the Connecticut Bar Association.. I currently serve as the Chairman of the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission.. I have previously worked as a Law Clerk to U.S. Administrative Law Judge G. Marvin Bober in Washington, D.C., and as a Law Clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge F. Owen Eagan.. I was born in West Hartford, CT, where I grew up and returned to raise my family, and I currently live there with my wife. My education has included Northwest Catholic HIgh School, Wesleyan University, and the Georgetown University Law Center.

David joins Stanger & Associates, bringing substantial experience in civil litigation.  David has practiced in the areas of personal injury, premises liability incidents, professional malpractice and business litigation.  Admitted to practice in Connecticut and Massachusetts State and Federal Courts, David has tried cases to conclusion in both states as well as pursuing appellate practice in Connecticut.. David earned his law degree from the University of New Hampshire School of Law and then was a legal research clerk for the Judges of the Connecticut Superior Court.  Prior to embarking on his civil litigation career, David was counsel with the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services where he worked as public defender.. David is a member of the Chester-Deep River Lions Club where he enjoys community service work and finds particular satisfaction as member of the scholarship committee.  He is also a member of Appalachian Mountain Club where he has served on the Connecticut Chapter Executive Committee.

Dara P. Goings practices exclusively in the area of Family and Matrimonial Law, including divorce, property distribution, alimony, child support, child custody, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. Dara regularly represents physicians, attorneys, accountants, business owners, corporate executives and their spouses both in the initial stages of divorce proceedings and following the entry of a divorce or custody judgment in various enforcement and modification actions.. Dara uses her knowledge of taxation, executive compensation and retirement plans to guide clients through the complexities of cash incentive awards, long-term incentive awards, performance awards, restricted stock units, stock options, pension plans, 401Ks and IRAs, in order to structure effective financial outcomes tailored to meet each client’s individual needs. Dara helps clients to achieve successful outcomes of child custody and parental access issues. With a background in Psychology, Dara also helps clients navigate mental health issues and substance abuse issues which are so often exacerbated by divorce and custody proceedings.. Dara analyzes trust instruments and works with forensic accountants to determine all sources of income available for support and distribution. Dara also works with business valuators to determine the fair value of family-owned and operated businesses, medical, legal and accounting practices, and other private companies and corporations. Dara routinely works with Trustees and Trust Counsel in connection with her drafting and review of prenuptial agreements.. Dara expands her practice into Collaborative Divorce, Divorce Mediation and Private Special Mastering allowing her to offer divorcing individuals a non-adversarial alternative for resolving divorce and other family disputes respectfully and privately.. Dara represents her clients throughout Connecticut and also offers counsel on interstate and international family and matrimonial law matters.

Damon Kirschbaum is the founder and managing attorney of Kirschbaum Law Group, LLC. He lives in West Hartford with his wife and two children.

Christopher M. Houlihan is a partner at RisCassi & Davis, P.C., where he tirelessly advocates for individuals injured by negligence. His extensive practice includes cases involving medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, defective products, dog attacks, and other catastrophic injuries. Chris has played a pivotal role in advancing the firm’s product liability and mass tort practice, representing clients with complex trauma such as traumatic brain injuries, quadriplegia, severe burns, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Licensed to practice in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, as well as their Federal District Courts, Chris has successfully tried numerous jury cases, recovering tens of millions of dollars for his clients.. Chris’s dedication to excellence has earned him recognition in The Best Lawyers in America and as a Super Lawyers® Rising Star®. He is actively involved in professional organizations, including the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, where he serves on the Board of Governors. Raised in West Hartford and now residing in Glastonbury with his family, Chris combines his deep legal knowledge with empathy and understanding, ensuring his clients receive the support they need during life’s most challenging moments. His commitment to justice has made a lasting impact on the lives of those he represents.

Bruce Stanger is a highly experienced Connecticut Legal Malpractice Attorney.. After graduating cum laude from Western New England College School of Law in 1977, I started my legal career as a law clerk for the judges of the Appellate Session of the Superior Court which was helping them write opinions a great way to start my career. Prior to attending law school, I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1974 from the University of Hartford. I worked on the design of nuclear power plants before going to law school. I actually use the engineering/science background as a lawyer in many of my cases. I also used the engineering to earn some money while I was in law school, working part time as a computer programmer.. I have been honored with a listing in two editions of Who's Who in American Law. I like to give back to the profession as a contributing author to professional publications and as a speaker regarding use of technology in litigation as well as other subjects such as nursing home litigation.. Another way I try to contribute is to volunteer for a variety of organizations. I am currently the President Elect of the Rotary Club of West Hartford. I have been active in a host of organizations including as the President of the Probus Club, the Executive Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, and as the President of the Solomon Schechter Day School where I served as President from 1997 to 1999. I was also instrumental in the $9 million campaign for the renovation and expansion of SSDS. I am a graduate of the Wexner Heritage Foundation Leadership program. I am the former chair of the Commission on Jewish Education. I am a current Director and past Vice President of Camp Ramah of New England. I am a co chair of the Israel Ride a 350 mile bike ride in Israel each year.. In my spare time I enjoy, reading, road races, bike riding and participating in area triathlons.. I am admitted to practice before all Connecticut state and federal courts. I am a member of the Hartford County Bar Association where I have served on the Office Technology Committee, the Civil Litigation Committee and the Ethics Committee. I am also a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association and the Connecticut Bar Association where I am a long term member of the Professional Ethics Committee, the Professional Discipline Committee and the Civil Litigation Committees. I am a member of the Family Law Section of the CBA. I have been trained in Collaborative Divorce, and I am a member of IACP, the International Association of Collaborative Professionals. I am of course a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.

Attorney Rose has been practicing law since 1982.    She enjoys helping people and knows how to explain things clearly.  You can count on her to protect your legal interests, give you sound counsel and prepare your documents with care and excellence

Attorney Mira practices in the areas of corporate law and business services, as well as general civil litigation.  She represents clients in a broad spectrum of matters, from commercial and residential real estate transactions, estate planning, and business formation to civil litigation and administrative and employment appeals.. Prior to starting this practice, Attorney Mira was an Associate of Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C. working in the fields of corporate law and commercial finance.  She engaged in the transactional representation of banks, financial institutions and other lenders in asset-based, commercial, mezzanine and acquisition financing. In August, 2016, Attorney Mira merged her firm with another practitioner and the firm now does business as KEILY MIRA LAW.. Attorney Mira received her J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law in Hartford, Connecticut, and her B.A., cum laude, from Elon University in Elon, North Carolina.  While attending the University of Connecticut School of Law, Attorney Mira also received a Graduate Certificate in Human Rights for her dedication to the study of civil and human rights.. Attorney Mira is a proud member of the Connecticut Bar Association and serves on the Board of the Ballet Theatre Company, a local non-profit organization.. Attorney Jennifer Mira has received the distinction of being named as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2013, 2014 & 2015. Candidates are nominated by their peers annually and to be named as Super Lawyers Rising Stars, must be 40 years old or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less.  Only 2.5% of attorneys across the entire United States receive this honor.

Attorney Melissa S. Harris is new to the Stanger Stanfield Team after practicing alongside Attorney Michael F. Dowley at Dowley and Associates since 2008 until 2019. We are pleased that she will be joining our team at Stanger Stanfield Law, LLC. Attorney Harris has experience in litigating various types of matters, including, but not limited to real estate disputes, land disputes, contract disputes, construction disputes, foreclosure defense, premises liability, zoning appeals and tax appeals. Attorney Harris also has experience in planning and zoning, land use and probate matters.. Attorney Harris received her Juris Doctorate from Western New England University School of Law in 2009 and received her Bachelor of Arts in English Communications from Western New England University in 2003, graduating magna cum laude.. Attorney Harris is originally from Maine. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, working out at the gym, enjoying the outdoors and spending time in Cape Cod.

Attorney Hajosy is an elder law, trusts and estate, probate and disability/special needs attorney with an office in West Hartford.. She graduated Cum Laude with Honors from Texas State University in 1994, with a B.A. in Psychology. In 1998, she earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver College of Law. She is admitted to practice in the States of Connecticut and Utah.. Her practice focuses on advising older clients and their families, and clients with special needs, regarding their estate planning options, including asset preservation and obtaining public benefits, when needed. Aging in place is a dominant choice of her older and special needs clients, so she works hard to make sure they have the resources available to make this choice. Helping the client maintain autonomy and dignity are the cornerstones of her estate and elder law practice.. She is an accredited Veteran Affairs Claims Attorney (VACA) and is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and a past member of the Special Needs Alliance. Attorney Hajosy was the President Elect of the Connecticut chapter of NAELA (2017). She is on the Executive Committee of the Elder Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, where she served on the Diversity and By-Law Committees. She is on the West Hartford Advisory Commission for Persons with Disabilities. Attorney Hajosy started and ran the University of Hartford and Greater Hartford Legal Aid Estate Document Clinic for Low Income Seniors that ended in 2019.. In addition to her work as an attorney, she is a longtime professor at the University of Hartford where she taught Probate Practice and Elder Law. Her joy of teaching means she is a frequent speaker offering seminars and courses on all topics within her practice areas.. In her free time, Rebecca likes to hike and camp with her two teenage kids. She is a Land Steward for the Connecticut Forest and Park Association and enjoys other land conservation volunteer opportunities. She is a third-generation bee keeper, enjoys playing guitar and has recently taken up pottery.

Attorney Dumont is licensed to practice law in the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. In 2014, Attorney Dumont opened the doors of her general practice law firm to provide stellar legal services while building personal relationships with clients, colleagues and the legal community. After several years working in social services, Attorney Dumont decided to pursue her law degree in Boston, Massachusetts at New England School of Law. Upon graduation, Attorney Dumont received recognition from the law school for her leadership and direction receiving the Dean’s Service Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service to the Institution. Attorney Dumont's current fields of practice include divorce and child custody, wills & probate matters, criminal law and employment discrimination.. Attorney Dumont has been certified by the State of Connecticut as a Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) and Attorney for the Minor Child (AMC) after completing a rigorous six-week training program. Attorney Dumont continues to serve the public today as a Co-Chair for the Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section’s Solo/Small Firm Committee and also as a Director for the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association where she chairs the Judicial Diversity Committee.. Important to Attorney Dumont is her pro bono work with Statewide Legal Services, Inc., a program designed to provide free legal services to indigent clients and the Connecticut Bar Association where she serves on the Pro Bono Committee. In addition to her other community mentorship efforts, Garlinck also mentors middle school-aged students in New Britain, Connecticut through the Truancy Intervention Project, a project designed to pair legal professionals with students experiencing problems with truancy. Call today to set up an appointment to meet with Attorney Dumont so that she can work hard to assist you in meeting your needs!

Attorney Donnelly is well known in Connecticut courtrooms and has represented hundreds of individuals charged with offenses ranging from simple motor vehicle matters to murder.  While most criminal and civil matters resolve by settlement, Attorney Donnelly has tried a number of cases successfully to juries.  He also has argued cases before the Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts. Attorney Donnelly is an active member of the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association.  One hundred percent of his practice is devoted to trial and appellate practice in both state and federal courts.