Attorney Profile

Leeland J. Cole-Chu

Leeland Cole-Chu

Kepple, Cole-Chu, Cipparone, Avena & Zaccaro, P.C.
261 Williams Street, PO Box 1390
New London, CT 06320-1390
Contact Contact Leeland J. Cole-Chu
T: 860-442-0150
F: 860-442-8353

Visit: www.kccaz.com
Practice areas: Business Litigation (50%), Government/Cities/Municipalities (30%), Land Use/Zoning (20%)
Industry Groups: ABA, CAMA, CBA, CCAPA, CTLA, New London County Bar

Profile

Leeland Cole-Chu is a trial and land use attorney, mediator and arbitrator. He won at trial and on appeal Caulkins v. Petrillo (seminal case on Connecticut's Home Improvement Act), Texaco v. Golart (specific performance of real estate option), and Norwich v. Housing Authority (municipal powers). He won FDIC v. Roberti, 201 B.R. 614 (treble damages nondischargeable). He has represented Texaco, Pfizer, the Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Shaw's Landing, Mills Pride, Mystic Art Association, numerous lenders, other organizations, and many individuals. He is a graduate of Harvard University, Occidental College (M.A., Urban Studies) and the University of San Francisco School of Law.

Selected to:

Connecticut Super Lawyers 2010
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2009
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2008
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2007
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2006

About Leeland Cole-Chu

Admitted: 1983, Connecticut

Professional Webpage: www.kccaz.com/our_attorneys_cole_chu.html

Honors and Awards: For pro bono representation of two 9/11 victims in applications to the Special Master., Certificate of Appreciation, Connecticut Bar Association, 2004, Acknowledgment of services to the San Francisco Bar., Award of Merit, San Francisco Bar Association, 1983
Bar/Professional Activity: Executive Committee, Planning & Zoning Section, Connecticut Bar Association
Pro bono/Community Service: New London Rotary Club Paul Harris Fellow 2006 & 2009
Transactions: Represented Mansfield Downtown Partnership in Development Agreement with Storrs Center Alliance, 2004, Represented Pfizer, Inc., in negotiation of 65-year ground lease from The University of Connecticut for Center of Excellence in Vaccine Research, with lease back of UConn research space, 1997
Representative Clients: Mansfield Downtown Partnership; Shaw's Landing, LLC; Oaktree Green, LLC; Saybrook Dermatology, LLC; Colchester Fish & Game Club, Inc.; Mystic Art Association
Educational Background: M.A. (Urban Studies), Occidental College, 1975, A.B., Harvard College, 1972
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