Employment & Labor lawyers in Connecticut Mary A. to Peter Prestley

Firm: Epstein Becker and Green, P.C.

One Landmark Square   1800  69 , Stamford , Connecticut 06901

Practice Areas: Contracts,Corporate ,Employment & Labor

Firm: Nuzzo and Roberts, L.L.C.

One Town Center   PO Box 747 , Cheshire , Connecticut 06410

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor ,Insurance

Firm: The Law Office of Peter Goselin

P.O. Box 331313 , Hartford , Connecticut 06133

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

I have practiced labor and employment law in Connecticut on behalf of individual employees and labor unions for twenty-nine years. I have advocated for clients in just about every area of employment law with the exception of workers compensation (workplace injury). I am proud to represent UE (United Electrical Workers) Local 222.

Firm: Robinson & Cole, LLP

280 Trumbull Street , Hartford , Connecticut 06103

Practice Areas: General Practice, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

150 Trumbull Street , Hartford , Connecticut 06103

Practice Areas: Civil ,Education ,Employment & Labor ,Labor

Firm: Donahue, Durham & Noonan, P.C.

Concept Park , Guilford , Connecticut 06437

Practice Areas: Appellate , Aviation & Aerospace, Civil , Corporate , Labor , Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Firm: Kainen, Escalera & Mchale, P.C.

21 Oak St Ste 601 , Hartford , Connecticut 06106

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor , Labor , Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Firm: Pattis & Smith, LLC

383 Orange St Apt 1 , New Haven , Connecticut 06511

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense , Discrimination, Employment & Labor , Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sexual Harassment, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense

Norm Pattis is veteran of more than 100 successful jury trials, many resulting in acquittals for people charged with serious crimes, multi million dollar civil rights and discrimination verdicts, and successful criminal appeals. The Hartford Courant describes his work as “Brilliant” and “Audacious”. Newsday describes Norm as the "Legal Top Gun", the Hartford Courant says his work is "Brilliant and Audacious", and legal icon F. Lee Bailey describes Norm Pattis as "One of the giants of the profession.". Norm founded and leads Pattis Law Firm, a Connecticut based criminal defense and civil rights firm which focuses on serious felonies including violent felonies, white collar crimes, sex offenses, drug crimes, and misconduct by lawyers, doctors, and government officials. Pattis has defended capital murder cases and won federal civil rights verdicts for police brutality, false arrest, discrimination, malicious prosecution, and violations of rights including several million dollar discrimination verdicts. He has argued scores of criminal appeals in both State and Federal Courts.. Attorneys across the United States frequently associate lawyer Norm Pattis as trial counsel in high stakes cases in other jurisdictions and regularly refer their most serious New England matters to the Pattis Law Firm.. He worked with Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College in Wyoming and as a faculty member for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA).. A regular in the national media for high-profile cases, Norman Pattis is a frequent speaker, prolific blogger, author of Taking Back the Courts and his new Juries and Justice (Sutton Hart 2012).

Firm: Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Richardson, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti PC

405 Orange Street. , New Haven , Connecticut 06511

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor , Personal Injury, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Nina Pirrotti represents individuals in employment litigation and negotiation. The president of the Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association (CELA), she is well versed in all aspects of employment law, including discrimination (on the basis of race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, religious creed, marital status, pregnancy, or national origin), sexual harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, contract disputes (including those involving restrictive covenant agreements), FMLA and related leave of absence issues, unpaid wages, severance agreements, and whistleblower claims.. Nina also advocates on behalf of students and faculty. She has guided numerous students through their universities’ internal disciplinary procedures and has advised faculty members who have been targets of internal investigations. Nina has also litigated on behalf of students seeking to discharge their rights under Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education.. In 2010, Nina was named by the Connecticut Law Tribune as one of its Women in the Law – High Achievers.  She was honored as a Super Lawyer in 2013 .. Even before Nina decided to represent employees, students, and faculty, she had already devoted almost 15 years to civil rights and public service. At the Queens County District Attorney’s Office, she was appointed to the Career Criminal Major Crimes Bureau, prosecuting homicides, bank robberies, kidnappings, and pattern crimes. And as an Assistant Corporation Counsel at the Law Department for the City of New York, she received the Association of the Bar of the City of New York’s Municipal Affairs Award for outstanding achievement.. Nina is an experienced trial advocate, having served as lead counsel in approximately 25 jury trials and 50 bench trials. She taught Trial Advocacy at the New York Prosecutor’s Training Institute, the Queens County District Attorney’s Office, and the New York City Law Department, and trial practice at Quinnipiac Law School as an adjunct professor.. In addition to her duties as president of CELA, Nina is also the Co-Chair of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) Affiliate Relations Committee, as well as its Second Circuit representative. She has also served as a Track Coordinator for the American Bar Association’s 6th and 7th Annual Section Conferences and is a liaison for the ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law’s Diversity in the Legal Profession committee. She routinely lectures nationally on employment related topics.. Nina received her undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University, where she majored in Theater. She received her law degree from Yale Law School, where she was a member of the Journal of Law and Feminism and participated in the Barrister’s Union, a competitive mock trial organization. Nina began her legal career as an associate at commercial litigation firms and devoted significant time to pro bono matters, including employment discrimination and First Amendment/whistleblower cases.

90 National Drive , Glastonbury , Connecticut 06033

Practice Areas: Business ,Civil ,Construction Defects,Construction ,Contracts,Corporate ,Employment & Labor ,Insurance ,Mechanics Liens,Personal Injury,Products Liability,Property ,Wills

Firm: Cohn Birnbaum and Shea P.C.

100 Pearl Street , Hartford , Connecticut 06103

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor ,Land Use & Zoning

Firm: Busca Law Firm, LLC

300 State Street   315316  06 , New London , Connecticut 06320

Practice Areas: Administrative ,Civil Rights,Constitutional ,Consumer Protection,Contracts,Criminal Defense ,Discrimination,Education ,Employment & Labor ,Health Care & Hospitalization,Labor ,Lemon ,Sexual Harassment,Workers Compensation

Firm: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

185 Asylum Street , Hartford , Connecticut 06103

Practice Areas: Corporate , Employment & Labor , Wages/Commissions/Overtime, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination

Firm: Kainen, Escalera & Mchale P.C.

21 Oak St Ste 601 , Hartford , Connecticut 06106

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

CORE COMPETENCIES:. Mr. Escalera applies a practical, common-sense, and cost-conscious approach to resolving employment disputes. His clients value his good judgment, leadership, and dedication to their best interests.. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:. For more than three decades, the emphasis of Mr. Escalera’s practice has been labor and employment law and litigation. Initially, Mr. Escalera served with the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps for nine years where he engaged in extensive criminal and civil litigation. Mr. Escalera was last stationed at the Pentagon where he served as lead counsel for the Army Litigation Division defending the Department of the Army in employment discrimination suits brought by civilian employees in many states. Since 1990, Mr. Escalera has been exclusively defending private and public sector employers in labor and employment matters. Mr. Escalera has defended numerous employment discrimination and wrongful termination suits in various state courts, federal district courts, and United States Courts of Appeal. Mr. Escalera has extensive experience in class-action litigation. Mr. Escalera is frequently retained to conduct independent internal investigations. He is a frequent lecturer on the Americans with Disabilities Act, sexual harassment, drug testing, wage and hour law, non-compete agreements, effective hiring and management of employees, and avoiding wrongful termination suits.. EDUCATION:. Mr. Escalera received his B.S. degree in history and diplomacy from Georgetown University, his J.D. degree from Washington College of Law, American University, and his Master of Law degree from The Judge Advocate General’s School.. BAR ADMISSIONS:. Mr. Escalera is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association (1981) and the Connecticut Bar Association (1991).. PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES:. Mr. Escalera is a member of the American Bar Association and the American Employment Law Council (AELC). Mr. Escalera has been a member of the AELC from 1994 to the present and served as a member of the Advisory Board for the AELC from 2019-2024 and served as Chair of the AELC Roundtable Committee from 2020-2024. Mr. Escalera was an Adjunct Professor at Rensselaer Graduate School for four years, where he taught a course on employment law to MBA candidates. Mr. Escalera was also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law for two years and served as a moot court judge for the law school. Mr. Escalera has served as a member of the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee (CBEC) since 2021 and has served as Secretary of CBEC from 2024 to the present. Mr. Escalera has served as the Firm Manager and President of Kainen, Escalera & McHale, P.C. from 2007 to the present.. Mr. Escalera has served on the Board of Directors of Leadership Greater Hartford for four years, the Hartford Food System for four years, and served as President of the Hartford Food System for three years. Mr. Escalera was a recipient of the Leadership Greater Hartford Community Leadership Recognition Award. In 1999, the Connecticut Bar Foundation selected Mr. Escalera to be named as a James W. Cooper Fellow in recognition of his legal work and service to the community. Mr. Escalera served on the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan YMCA of Greater Hartford from 2002-2004. Mr. Escalera served as a member of the Board of Directors of Family Life Education from 2014 to 2022 and served in various capacities, including Treasurer, Vice President, and President. From 2010 to the present, Mr. Escalera has served as Staff Judge Advocate for the Hilliard-Jones-Cookson Post No. 66 American Legion in Clinton, CT. Mr. Escalera has continuously served as the Memorial Day Parade Commander in Clinton for more than 20 years. Mr. Escalera participated as a youth soccer coach from 1991 to 2008. Mr. Escalera has been an active member of the First Church of Christ Congregational in Glastonbury, Connecticut since 1990 and has served in various capacities, including as President of the Board of Trustees from 2024-2025.. PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION:. In every year since 2005, Mr. Escalera has been selected to be listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the practice areas of Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment Law. Mr. Escalera has also been selected as a Connecticut and New England Super Lawyer®: Employment and Labor and Management Defense – Litigation in every year since 2007. Mr. Escalera was designated by Best Lawyers as the Lawyer of the Year for 2022 in Labor and Employment Litigation in Hartford, Connecticut. In addition, he has received the highest peer review rating of “AV-Preeminent” from Martindale-Hubbell.

Firm: The Hayber Law Firm

900 Chapel Street , New Haven , Connecticut 06510

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Attorney Michael T. Petela, Jr. attended Cornell University on scholarships and attained a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Labor Relations in 2002. Following graduation he fought for worker rights with the Service Employee's International Union, organizing nursing home and hospital workers in Hartford, New Haven, and throughout Connecticut. He attained his J.D. degree from the evening program of Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2009, where he graduated with honors and received merit-based scholarships. While attending law school at night he worked full time during the day at as a paralegal for a firm representing plaintiffs against insurance companies in Hamden, CT.  Upon his admission to the Connecticut bar he became an associate attorney for a boutique employment law firm exclusively representing employees in Woodbridge, CT.  Thereafter Attorney Petela joined a prominent firm in Hartford, CT as an associate, where he litigated cases of civil rights, personal injury, workers’ compensation, labor and employment, discrimination and retaliation, wage and hour violations, social security disability, police brutality, criminal matters, motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, breach of contract, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and whistle blower claims.  He has tried numerous cases to verdict, and argued before the Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts.  He most recently argued the Supreme Court case of Adriana Ruiz v. Victory Properties after successfully appealing the trial court decision (the oral argument was televised and may be viewed here).  Attorney Petela continues to represent employees and injured persons in State and Federal Court, the Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Commission of Human Rights and Opportunities, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Social Security Administration. He is admitted to practice in the State of Connecticut and the United States Federal District Court, District of Connecticut.  In 2014, Attorney Petela was selected by The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40, a professional organization comprised of America’s top trial attorneys under the age of 40.

Firm: Paes & Paes LLC

91 A Church Hill Rd , Sandy Hook , Connecticut 06482

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Admitted to practice in Connecticut and New York state courts, and Federal Court in the District of Connecticut, Southern District of New York, and United States Court of Appeals, 2d Circuit.. Primary areas of practice: employment civil rights, corporate representation, employment contracts, housing civil rights, small business, and alternative dispute resolution.

Firm: Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP

45 Hartford Turnpike , Vernon , Connecticut 06066

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Debtor/Creditor, Employment & Labor , Legal Malpractice, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

I am the proud father of two great kids and husband to a wonderful wife;  I have been deeply involved in the communities in which my family has resided (Manchester and Tolland), taking leadership roles in charitable, sports, and civic organizations, including several dedicated to the betterment of education.. I am equally proud to be a partner in a firm that cares as much about my personal growth as my professional development.. What i enjoy most about my job is being able to solve people's problems by applying communication skills and legal knowledge I developed over 27 years.. In my free time, I enjoy golf, skiing, exercise, dining out and travel

Firm: BERCHEM, MOSES & DEVLIN, P.C.

75 Broad Street , Milford , Connecticut 06460

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor , Labor , Employment & Labor

Firm: Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP

45 Hartford Turnpike , Vernon , Connecticut 06066

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Contracts, Employment & Labor , Real Estate , Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements, Contracts & Agreements

Firm: Madsen, Prestley and Parenteau, LLC

Parenteau, Llc. , Hartford , Connecticut 06106

Practice Areas: Arbitration, Class Actions, Discrimination, Employment & Labor , Mediation, Wages/Commissions/Overtime, Litigation, Litigation