Honors and Awards:

• "Selection as a Fellow requires demonstrated superior legal ability and devotion to the welfare of the community, state and nation, as well as to the advancement of the legal foundation".  Source: Connecticut Bar Foundation      , Life Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation, 2005
• Local Litigation Star 2011, Benchmark Plaintiff, 2011
• Selected by peers for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America® , 2012

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association: Budget Committee, 2009

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Lymes' Youth Service Bureau: Chairman, 2000
• New London Main Street: President, 2005
• Old Lyme Ethics Formation Committee: Chair, 2006
• Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library:  President , 2008
• Lyme-Old Lyme Lions Club, 2009
• Old Lyme Water Resource Committee, 2011

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Author, Self Determination in International Law, Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 1981
• PURSUING NEGLIGENCE ACTIONS ARISING FROM CONSTRUCTION SITE INJURIES: GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR LIABILITY, Seminar Faculty Presenter, CTLA, 2004

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Disclaimer: Of course, past results are no indication as to the value or results likely to be obtained in any present and future claims.
• Russ v. Allstate No. CV-96-0539136,No. CV-95-0536638, Verdict: $203,498, 1997
• Mattos v. Morris  CV-970544744S, Verdict: $71,657, 1999
• John Doe1 v. David Zaharie CV-99-0552498S, Judgment: $1 million, 1999
• Parsons v. Town of Salem, defendant's verdict, 2000
• Dumont v. UBC, CV-97-0542600S, Verdict of $300,000 reduced by comparative negligence to $150,000, 2000
• Shelby v. Munro Muffler, CV-97-0543736S, Verdict: $475,000, 2000
• Hayes v. Johnson, CV-01-0560480S, Verdict: $259,173, 2003
• Martic v. Tunstall, CV 05 4001869S, Verdict: $129,070, 2005
• Crespo v. Wood  KNL-CV-07-5003413S Verdict, interest & Costs:  $379,290, 2008
• Jacobs v. Milunus KNL-CV08-5008030S Arbitration Award, $1,053,356, 2010

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Avvo rating 10.0/10.0, 2011

Educational Background:

• College of the Holy Cross, BA, 1978