To increase the pipeline of diverse talent entering the legal profession in accordance to the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA)’s Pledge & Plan, the CBA has partnered with Kaplan to offer scholarships which will allow diverse students in need of financial assistance to take part in law school admission exam prep classes. Kaplan has created a […]
By Michael S. Wrona On August 23, 2019, President Trump signed into law several amendments to the Bankruptcy Code known as the Small Business Reorganization Act (“SBRA”). These amendments represent some of the most extensive changes to the Bankruptcy Code since the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. The SBRA adds a […]
By Richard Roberts One of the most persistent and confusing issues in local land use law has been the appropriate process and standards for a zoning board of appeals to use when reviewing an application for a certificate of location for a used car dealer and repairer license. The General Assembly had tinkered […]
Halloran Sage attorneys have been named 2019 Connecticut Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Super Lawyers® is a nationally-accredited rating service of lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The multi-phased selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Rising Stars follows the same selection criteria, but candidates […]
Jonathan Kelly obtained a defense award in a motor vehicle accident case where the plaintiff was rear-ended by the defendant’s vehicle while driving on a highway during a sudden snow squall. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant was traveling at an unreasonable rate of speed, traveling too close to her vehicle, and failed to brake […]
Jonathan Kelly recently obtained summary judgment in a premises liability action in which he was defending the owners of a residential premises who had retained an independent contractor to install new flooring. The claimant was a building inspector who had mistakenly entered the premises and fallen to the basement through an opening in the first […]
Jonathan Kelly obtained a defense verdict in a case where a plaintiff tenant severed off the top of his finger while allegedly closing a defective door within an apartment owned by the defendant landlord. While there was some evidence that the door may have been defective, Kelly uncovered evidence that suggested the plaintiff had fabricated […]
The firm has represented a Connecticut Construction Company for over 25 years. Carl Ficks recently defended the client in a workers’ compensation discrimination claim (a/k/a a 31-290a claim) brought by a former union employee. The company issued the employee a layoff with no recall, as allowed under the applicable union contract, at the end of […]
Daniel Scapellati and Rachel Fain of the Insurance Law Group successfully defended State Farm in an action seeking to enforce a businessowners’ insurance policy between State Farm and an insured. In a prior action, a former employer of the State Farm insured sought to recover damages against the insured under several theories of liability, including: […]
On October 26th, Kenneth Slater, Richard Roberts, and Mark Branse will be teaching the Advanced Land Use Training through the University of Connecticut’s Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) – Land Use Academy in Haddam. With extensive experience dealing with local land use issues in Connecticut communities, they will cover three topics in […]