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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.

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.

Interests include playing and coaching ice hockey, yoga, swimming, tennis and salt water fishing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

An attorney with Flaherty Legal Group, LLC, Sandi B. Girolamo provides legal services to people living in Hartford and West Hartford, Connecticut, as well as the surrounding areas. She focuses her practice on divorce and family law, handling cases involving allocation of assets, child visitation, spousal support, child custody, divorce, marital property division, child support, prenuptial/post-nuptial agreements, paternity actions and most other issues pertaining to the practice of family law.. After graduating from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and English in 1993, Ms. Girolamo decided to pursue a career in law. She went to Quinnipiac University School of Law. During her time there, she was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Workers' Compensation and worked full time as a paralegal. She graduated summa cum laude in 2001 with her Juris Doctor, ranking in the top 10 of her graduating class and No. 2 in the evening class.. In addition to representing clients in family court, Ms. Girolamo embraces the use of mediation as a way to amicably reach a settlement. She is a special master for several courts, overseeing family law matters and providing recommendations to the presiding judge.. Attorney Girolamo was selected to New England Rising Stars in 2010, and has been selected to Connecticut Super Lawyers in every year since 2011. Super Lawyers is a rating service of lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and profession achievement. The selection process multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer reviews.. In 2010, she was named, along with four other attorneys, in the Rising Stars list in Connecticut Family Law by the Connecticut Bar Association's Family Law Section. One judge even praised her for her conduct after a family law trial ended, stating that all family law attorneys should act as she did. Ms. Girolamo is admitted to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association.. When she is not working with clients or the courts, Ms. Girolamo stays involved with her children's schools and teaches gymnastics.