Honors and Awards:

• Recognized as a Super Lawyer in Connecticut, New York, and New England
• Listed in personal injury litigation section of Best Lawyers in America
• AV-Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• National Board of Trial Advocacy (Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist)

Bar/Professional Activity:

• States of Connecticut and Vermont; U.S. District Courts (Districts of Connecticut, Vermont, and Southern and Eastern Districts of New York); U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal (Second and Fourth Circuit); and the U.S. Supreme Court

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Navigating The Medical Malpractice Act Minefield, CT Law Tribune
• , Overcoming the Feared ERISA Lien or Superlien: How to Get the Money the Bill Collectors Demand Into Your Client's Pocket, 2006
• Underinsured Motorist Claims: Soup to Nuts, 2006
• , Update: Overcoming the Feared ERISA Lien or Superlien, 2008

Verdicts and Settlements:

• In 2005, obtained the largest settlement in history in a sexual abuse case involving a parish priest.
• Served as lead counsel in Barbarula v. Canal Insurance Co., 353 F.Supp.2d 246 (D.Conn.2004), which established a new basis for an insurer’s liability under federal trucking regulations.
• $30 million in combined settlements resulting from I-95 commercial trucking transit crash. Highest recovery at the time for single non-dependent wrongful death case in Connecticut history.
• $44 million in lifetime benefits obtained against a Connecticut hospital for a birth trauma case resulting in a child's permanent cerebral palsy.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Listed among the Top 30 personal injury lawyers in the state and the 100 Best Lawyers in New England.