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Richard Lavariere is an Attorney with Dressler Strickland –– a leading Connecticut law firm specializing in personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability and products liability matters. Richard is licenced to practice law in Florida and Connecticut. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2014 and the Connecticut Bar in 2015. Richard is also licensed in Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida.. Prior to joining Dressler Strickland, Richard practiced personal injury law for more than 2 years with a reputable firm in Naples, Florida helping injured people take on the insurance companies in their time of need. He began his career handling class actions, mass torts, and other complex litigations for a prominent New York based law firm, representing plaintiffs nationwide.. Richard received his J.D. from Ave Maria School of Law, and his law review article was published in the Ave Maria International Law Journal's Spring, 2013 Edition. He received his Bachelors of Science degree from Southern Vermont College. While in college, Richard was a member of the Men's Soccer team and served as the Student Government Association President.

I have been fighting to protect people's rights and interests for 24 years.  I have tried over 100 cases to successful verdicts, attended 100's of mediations and arbitrations and have practiced in all courts around the state.. My unique experience includes conducting trials as both a defense attorney and plaintiff's attorney.  Your case will be well prepared for both viewpoints.. I have represented people from all parts of the world and have vast interactions with experts from a multitude of disciplines including but not limited to: accident reconstruction, construction site safety, medical treatment, code requirements and product safety.. I believe that customer service is a top priority and legal services should be provided attentively and competently.. I look forward to assisting you through your legal issue.

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Kelly Grey joined the firm as an associate in 2009. She is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University (B.A. Psychology and B.A. Sociology, 1998), John Jay College of Criminal Justice (M.A. Forensic Psychology, 2000), and the University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 2009).. Mrs. Grey specializes in personal injury litigation, worker's compensation, and insurance defense. She is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Mrs. Grey is admitted to practice in Connecticut state court as well as the U.S. District Court of Connecticut.

Marcus Cheung, a partner at Smith, Cheung & Lauterborn PC, compassionately embodies the vocation of a lawyer who understands the spirit of service to the individuals who select him as their attorney. He formulates arguments for the sake of logically arranging evidence to substantiate the claims of his clients, but he also works with a sensitivity that reflects the background of someone who knows how to advocate for others with sympathy and grace. The sense of indebtedness that Marcus humbly feels towards his community and his world animates his calling as a defender for the cares, dreams, and hopes of others in his midst. For Marcus, every claim from his client will deserve nothing less than all the care and diligence that he can muster from the totality of his experience and his repertoire of insights gleaned from years of study in the field of jurisprudence. As someone who profoundly empathizes with the struggles of the downtrodden and the vulnerable, Marcus demonstrates a servant’s heart that ennobles his awareness of a social contract that reconciles the concerns of generations past, present, and future.. Marcus earned his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law, where he received the Daniel A. Furlong Award for Outstanding Service and Leadership, along with the ABA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor & Employment Law. He became the first law school graduate of the Class of 2011 to become a member of the Board of Advisors to the Center for Labor & Employment Law at St. John’s University’s School of Law. In addition to service on the Executive Board of the Asian Pacific American Law Students’ Association, he also served as the Vice President of the Evening Students’ Association.. Marcus completed his undergraduate studies (cum laude with a B.S. in Business Management and a minor in English) at St. John’s University, which also conferred upon him the honors of the Outstanding Student Achievement Award Medalist and the Martin DePaul Award. Marcus has memberships in the New York State Trial Lawyers’ Association, Queens County Bar Association, and the Asian American Bar Association of New York.

Attorney Nathan C. Nasser concentrates his work in personal injury and wrongful death cases.. Attorney Nasser limits his practice to civil trial advocacy on behalf of individuals injured in automobile and motorcycle collisions, construction and work related accidents, premises liability incidents and victims of medical malpractice.. Attorney Nasser has extensive trial experience, having tried over 50 civil cases to verdict. He has obtained a number of significant verdicts, settlements and awards for his clients, including the following:. Attorney Nasser was admitted to the New York Bar in 1980 and the Connecticut Bar in 1982. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Connecticut (B.A. 1976, Summa Cum Laude, University Scholar) and received his Juris Doctor degree from the Columbia University School of Law (J.D. 1979, Best Brief - - Moot Court Competition - 2 years in a row). He is a member of the American Association of Justice, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association.. Attorney Nasser speaks Spanish and has dedicated his career to protecting the rights of the injured and disadvantaged, while listening to their concerns with compassion and patience.

Rute Mendes Caetano is a partner with the firm and has been practicing with Ventura Law since 2004, where she currently concentrates in Personal Injury.. Attorney Caetano also concentrates part of her practice in representing victims in sexual assault and molestation cases in the criminal courts as well as representing the families of people who have passed due to the negligence of others.. Attorney Caetano has worked closely with the Brazilian Consulate General in Hartford providing counsel and legal advice in various matters. Attorney Caetano has been heavily involved with the Portuguese Cultural Center, Danbury CT, where she served as President of the Board of Trustees. Attorney Mendes is also involved with her alma mater, Western Connecticut State University, where she has participated as an Advisor to the Mock Trial class in the Justice and Law Department and the Mock Trial presentation for the Justice and Law Club and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Alumni Association and participated in the Entering the Gates Ceremony welcoming new students.. Attorney Caetano has been a seminar presenter for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and she received the Pro Bono Award from the Danbury Bar Association in 2012. Attorney Mendes is currently on the Board of Directors for the Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut and also has received the honor of being named one of the "Top 40 under 40" by the National Trial Lawyers Association.

Attorney James A. Welcome is your advocate in the matters of PERSONAL. INJURY, WORKERS COMPENSATION AND IMMIGRATION LAW for times when. you need an experienced attorney right away.. You can count on James A. Welcome to give your legal case the attention it deserves, and to patiently guide you through the process of filing a lawsuit in Connecticut. James was named one of the Top 40 Lawyers Under the Age of 40 by The National Trial Lawyers Association. In addition, James and his staff are fluent in Spanish, and welcome inquiries from Spanish-speaking Connecticut residents.  Attorney Welcome has four convenient offices in Connecticut to help better serve his clients in Connecticut.. Are You a Connecticut Resident in Need of Legal Representation? Contact the Law Offices of James A. Welcome Today. Call the law offices of James A. Welcome today at  for a consultation, or email us at James will carefully and patiently guide you through the legal process, and will give your case a level of attention that you can't hope to obtain from other Connecticut law firms.. James A. Welcome has law offices in Waterbury, Torrington, Norwalk, and Danbury, Connecticut, and provides legal services in the following areas: Waterbury, Danbury, New Haven, Westport, Southbury, Norwalk, Fairfield, Stamford, Hartford, Bridgeport, Middletown, Wallingford, Southington,Torrington, Trumbull, Woodbury, New Britain and many more towns. Email James at , or call him at  to set up a consultation appointment today!

Attorney Victor started her legal career as Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, where she worked as an attorney representing the City of New York in real estate tax litigation matters. She then went on to work for Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC (Syracuse, NY) handling personal injury, products liability, insurance defense, and real estate tax cases. After that, she worked for Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith (Danbury, CT) concentrating her practice on plaintiff's personal injury cases.  In June of 2015, attorney Victor joined Allstate's legal team first as trial counsel and then as senior trial counsel.  In June of 2017, attorney Victor returned to Ventura Law (Danbury, CT).. Attorney Victor received her Bachelor's Degree in Latin American Studies and Spanish Literature from Brandeis University, graduating with departmental distinction. She received her law degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she served as coordinator of the Cardozo Advocates for Battered Women and was a legal writing teaching assistant. After graduating from law school, attorney Victor lived in Jerusalem, Israel, conducting grant-funded research on water conservation law and in Cape Town, South Africa, working for the Refugee Clinic at the University of Cape Town as an advocate for asylum seekers from African nations.

Patricia M. Cruz Fragoso has been practicing with Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith since 2012, where she currently concentrates in Personal Injury Civil Litigation, exclusively representing injured plaintiffs. Attorney Fragoso was admitted to the State of Connecticut Superior Court in 2009. She received her undergraduate teaching degree from the Catholic University of Portugal in 2004 and she graduated cum laude from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where she completed her law degree in two years.. Attorney Fragoso is a member of the American Association for Justice and serves on its Board of Governors. She serves on the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association  as a Board of Governor and on their Executive Committee. Attorney Fragoso is also a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the National Trial Lawyers Association, the National Latino Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the Danbury Bar Association, and the Portuguese Bar Association of Connecticut.. Attorney Fragoso recently received the honor of being named one of the “Top 40 Under 40” by the National Trial Lawyers Association. To read more: .. Attorney Fragoso has been consecutively nominated a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers since 2012.  To read more:  http://www.superlawyers.com/about/rising_stars.html.. Attorney Fragoso received the honor of being named the 2013 recipient of the Danbury Bar Association Law Day "American Dream" award, a distinction which is given to a foreign-born, now United States citizen, who has contributed to the civic discourse and respect for the rules of law in the community and, in doing so, reached the American Dream.. Attorney Fragoso is also involved with the Portuguese Cultural Center in Danbury, Connecticut, where she serves on the Board of Directors.. Miscellaneous Verdicts. 1. Insurance company offer of $40,000 was rejected before trial. Verdict $203,. Insurance company paid  $225,.. 2. Insurance company offer of $30,000 was rejected before trial. Verdict $249,.

Valerie B. Calistro serves as Managing Partner of Ventura Law and currently concentrates in Personal Injury Law, with a focus on the representation of victims of sexual assault, including minors, and traumatic brain injuries.. Attorney Calistro has represented thousands of clients in civil cases throughout Connecticut and New York, in the State and Federal Courts of these States, as well as in arbitrations throughout the United States in International Trade matters.. As a Personal Injury attorney, she has successfully represented and settled thousands of civil cases, several with values in excess of one million dollars. She currently splits her time between the Firm's Danbury and New York City offices.. Attorney Calistro was one of the founding partners of the firm's former branch office in the World Trade Center, New York City, where she litigated international trade cases in the Federal Courts of New York for several years. She also represented, pro bono, a victim of the World Trade Center, who survived the September 11, 2001 attacks. She was nationally recognized for her volunteer efforts in this regard.. Attorney Calistro is a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the Danbury Bar Association. She is a also member of the Leaders Forum of the American Association of Justice, and the National Crime Victims Bar Association.. She also served as a panelist on the American Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution National Forum in Washington D.C. on the topic "Mediating the High Profile Controversy", discussing high profile sexual assault and abuse cases, Mass Torts, the BP Oil Spill, and the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.. Over the past several years, Attorney Calistro has spearheaded committees to organize charity events on behalf of the Firm, including events benefitting the Women's Center of Greater Danbury, the Hispanic Center of Danbury, Ct, the Dorothy Day Foundation, the Community Action Center of Danbury, the Community Outreach Committee, and Literacy Volunteers of America.. She is also a member of the Fundraising Committee of the Wendy Hilliard Foundation, benefitting unprivileged youth in the Bronx, New York, and is a volunteer with New York Cares and Literacy Volunteers in New York City.. In her spare time, Attorney Calistro is a freelance writer for an online woman's magazine, covering legal and social topics, and is an avid gymnast & snowboarder.