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 […]
The Firm is pleased to welcome attorneys Michael McPherson, Kelly Wall and Matthew Hutchinson. Michael joins the Appellate Law, Health Care and Insurance Defense practice groups. He provides counsel and trial advocacy to insurance companies and health care providers on a broad range of issues, including insurance coverage, civil rights, product liability, medical malpractice litigation, […]
Halloran Sage attorneys Casey O’Connell and Bob Cox have served as outside general counsel to a Connecticut energy company as the company has expanded, and served as Mergers & Acquisition counsel in the company’s recent acquisition of a competitor. Several years ago, the firm represented the company in its formation as a joint venture between […]
The firm serves as outside general counsel and corporate counsel to a wholesale insurance brokerage start-up with aggressive growth plans. Attorneys Casey O’Connell and Bob Cox advised the client on the issuance of preferred equity, obtaining bridge and permanent financing, negotiating and implementing consulting agreements and employment agreements with key personnel (including employee incentive equity), […]