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Largest law firms in Greater Hartford (Ranked by number of local attorneys as of Feb. 2016) Rank Company No. local attorneys No. local partners/ Associates/ Paralegals Conn. offices/ Total offices Practice areas Managing partner(s) Year founded locally 1 Shipman & Goodwin LLP 1 Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103 860-251-5000; www.shipmangoodwin.com 119 71 36 24 5 7 Employment, environmental, intellectual property, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, business and finance, commercial, education law, employee benefits and tax, government investigations and white-collar criminal defense, health care, insurance, petroleum marketing Scott L. Murphy 1919 2 Robinson+Cole LLP 280 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 800-826-3579; www.rc.com 110 58 36 15 3 9 Employment, environmental, intellectual property, business transactions, finance, public finance, health care, estate planning and probate, technology, employee benefits and compensation, labor, immigration, tax, tax-exempt organizations, utilities, land use, real estate, construction, business, data privacy and security, insurance Stephen Goldman 1845 3 Day Pitney LLP 242 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-0100; www.daypitney.com 83 39 22 18 5 9 Employment, environmental, intellectual property, trusts, estates and wealth planning, insurance/reinsurance, public securities and finance, executive compensation and benefits compliance, family office and private equity, health care, real estate, government enforcement and white collar, creditors' rights, professional liability, probate, energy and utility, data privacy Stanley A. Twardy Jr. 1919 4 Halloran & Sage 1 Goodwin Square, 225 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-6103; www.halloransage.com 66 39 22 6 6 7 Employment, environmental, intellectual property, appellate, banking, business and transactional, construction, health care, insurance, matrimonial and family law, municipal, real estate, transportation, trusts and estates William J. McGrath Jr. 1935 5 Updike, Kelly & Spellacy PC 100 Pearl St., 17th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-548-2600; www.uks.com 61 46 15 11 5 5 Employment, environmental, affordable housing, health care, lobbying, venture capital and private equity, technology and emerging companies, energy and utilities, bankruptcy and creditor's rights, data security and privacy, third party investigations, dispute resolution, universities, estate planning, construction, immigration, land use, municipal, public finance John F. Wolter 1967 6 Cantor Colburn LLP 20 Church St., 22nd Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-286-2929; www.cantorcolburn.com 60 27 33 140 1 5 Intellectual property Michael A. Cantor Philmore H. Colburn II 1968 7 Murtha Cullina LLP CityPlace I, 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860.240.6000; www.murthalaw.com 50 23 16 11 3 6 Employment, environmental, appellate, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, business and finance, commercial real estate, community banking, construction, emerging companies, energy, health care, insurance recovery, labor, long-term care, municipal, renewable energy, trusts and estates Jennifer M. DelMonico 1936 8 Reid and Riege PC 1 Financial Plaza Hartford, CT 06103 860-278-1150; www.rrlawpc.com 46 32 14 8 2 2 Employment, business, commercial real estate, employee benefits and pension, environmental, health care, individual client services/trusts and estates, insolvency and bankruptcy, multi-employer benefit plans, nonprofit organizations Jon P. Newton 1950 9 Pullman & Comley LLC 90 State House Square Hartford, CT 06103 860-424-4300; www.pullcom.com 43 31 10 8 4 5 Employment, environmental, intellectual property, corporate and business, trusts and estates, health care, property valuation, lending and banking, real estate, public and commercial finance, education, municipal, employee benefits, energy and utilities, alternative energy, green development, family law, alternative dispute resolution James T. Shearin 1994 10 Rogin Nassau LLC 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-256-6300; www.roginlaw.com 37 17 8 7 3 3 Employment, environmental, bankruptcy and reorganization, business, corporate and commercial, health care, labor and employment, dispute resolution, personal clients/ trust and estates, real estate, land use, tax Barry S. Feigenbaum Randy Kabakoff Mark A. Rosenblum 1948 11 McCarter & English LLP CityPlace I, 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-6700; www.mccarter.com 36 19 13 10 2 9 Employment, environmental, intellectual property, commercial real estate, corporate, sciences, product liability, immigration, information technology Eric E. Grondahl 2001 12 Hinckley Allen 20 Church St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-725-6200; www.hinckleyallen.com 34 25 7 6 1 6 Employment, environmental, intellectual property, banking, construction, corporate and business, trusts and estates, real estate, health care, labor and employment, employee benefits, government investigations, public finance, tax, white-collar defense and government investigations David J. Rubin 1906 13 Rome McGuigan PC 1 State St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-549-1000; www.romemcguigan.com 29 19 8 6 2 2 Employment, intellectual property, white-collar crime, matrimonial law, commercial, product-liability defense, corporate investigations, travel and tourism, international arbitration, family and divorce law, health care, special needs and elder law Joseph B. Burns 1978 14 Howd & Ludorf LLC 65 Wethersfield Ave. Hartford, CT 06114 860-249-1361; www.hl-law.com 28 14 14 5 1 2 Civil litigation, municipal, civil rights, products liability, asbestos defense, insurance defense, insurance coverage, toxic tort, workers' compensation, employment law Thomas R. Gerarde Philip T. Newbury, Jr. 1979 15 McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP 1 State St., 14th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-5175; www.mdmc-law.com 27 15 12 6 2 12 Employment, environmental, construction, commercial, labor, alternative dispute resolution, business services, real estate finance, corporate reorganization and bankruptcy, government and administration Alfred A. Turco 1983 16 DanaherLagnese PC (1) Capitol Place, 21 Oak St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-247-3666; www.danaherlagnese.com 26 11 10 14 1 2 Medical-malpractice defense, commercial, toxic-tort defense, product liability, appellate, insurance coverage R. Cornelius Danaher Jr. Joyce A. Lagnese 1987 17 Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP 90 State House Square Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-8100; www.axinn.com 24 11 10 2 1 3 Intellectual property, commercial litigation, antitrust James D. Veltrop 1997 18 Jackson Lewis P.C. 90 State House Square, 8th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-0404; www.jacksonlewis.com 23 14 9 2 2 57 Employment, affirmative-action compliance, class actions, corporate-diversity counseling, corporate governance, internal investigations, daily advice and preventive counseling, disability, leave and health management, drug testing/substance abuse management, e-Discovery, employee benefits Tanya Bovée 1994 19 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1 State St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-240-2700; www.morganlewis.com 21 12 9 3 1 27 Transactional finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions (2) Jeffrey MacDonald 2014 20 Kroll, McNamara, Evans & Delehanty LLP 65 Memorial Road, Suite 300 West Hartford, CT 06107 860-561-7070; kmelaw.com 20 12 5 12 1 2 Commercial and residential real estate, finance, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and asset management, structured settlements, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, probate, personal representation, divorce, criminal defense, injury claims Shelley A. Kroll 1994 21 Carlton Fields (3) 1 State St., Suite 1800 Hartford, CT 06103 860-392-5000; carletonfields.com 18 13 3 4 1 10 Employment and ERISA, intellectual property and technology, financial services and insurance, labor, real estate and commercial finance Gary L. Sasso Anthony N. Cicchetti 2002 21 O'Connell, Attmore & Morris LLC 280 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-548-1300; www.oamlaw.com 18 14 3 5 3 4 Employment, commercial, environmental, intellectual property, commercial and residential real estate, divorce and family law, business representation, personal injury, insurance defense, criminal defense, appellate practice, estate planning, probate, tax, bankruptcy and creditors' rights Julia B. Morris 1987 Sources: Individual firms and their websites. Note: NA = Not applicable. (1) Firm did not respond to survey; data are from Feb. 2015 publication. (2) Finance is a special practice area for the Hartford office. Employment, environmental and intellectual property law are offered by other offices out-of-state and globally. (3) Formerly Carlton Fields Jorden Burt PA. —Compiled by Heide Martin and Stephanie R. Meagher. 9 Pullman & Comley LLC 90 State House Square Hartford, CT 06103 860-424-4300; www.pullcom.com 43 31 10 8 4 5 Employment, environmental, intellectual property, corporate and business, trusts and estates, health care, property valuation, lending and banking, real estate, public and commercial finance, education, municipal, employee benefits, energy and utilities, alternative energy, green development, family law, alternative dispute resolution James T. Shearin 1994 10 Rogin Nassau LLC 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-256-6300; www.roginlaw.com 37 17 8 7 3 3 Employment, environmental, bankruptcy and reorganization, business, corporate and commercial, health care, labor and employment, dispute resolution, personal clients/ trust and estates, real estate, land use, tax Barry S. Feigenbaum Randy Kabakoff Mark A. Rosenblum 1948 11 McCarter & English LLP CityPlace I, 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-6700; www.mccarter.com 36 19 13 10 2 9 Employment, environmental, intellectual property, commercial real estate, corporate, sciences, product liability, immigration, information technology Eric E. Grondahl 2001 12 Hinckley Allen 20 Church St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-725-6200; www.hinckleyallen.com 34 25 7 6 1 6 Employment, environmental, intellectual property, banking, construction, corporate and business, trusts and estates, real estate, health care, labor and employment, employee benefits, government investigations, public finance, tax, white-collar defense and government investigations David J. Rubin 1906 13 Rome McGuigan PC 1 State St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-549-1000; www.romemcguigan.com 29 19 8 6 2 2 Employment, intellectual property, white-collar crime, matrimonial law, commercial, product-liability defense, corporate investigations, travel and tourism, international arbitration, family and divorce law, health care, special needs and elder law Joseph B. Burns 1978 14 Howd & Ludorf LLC 65 Wethersfield Ave. Hartford, CT 06114 860-249-1361; www.hl-law.com 28 14 14 5 1 2 Civil litigation, municipal, civil rights, products liability, asbestos defense, insurance defense, insurance coverage, toxic tort, workers' compensation, employment law Thomas R. Gerarde Philip T. Newbury, Jr. 1979 15 McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP 1 State St., 14th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-5175; www.mdmc-law.com 27 15 12 6 2 12 Employment, environmental, construction, commercial, labor, alternative dispute resolution, business services, real estate finance, corporate reorganization and bankruptcy, government and administration Alfred A. Turco 1983 16 DanaherLagnese PC (1) Capitol Place, 21 Oak St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-247-3666; www.danaherlagnese.com 26 11 10 14 1 2 Medical-malpractice defense, commercial, toxic-tort defense, product liability, appellate, insurance coverage R. Cornelius Danaher Jr. Joyce A. Lagnese 1987 17 Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP 90 State House Square Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-8100; www.axinn.com 24 11 10 2 1 3 Intellectual property, commercial litigation, antitrust James D. Veltrop 1997 18 Jackson Lewis P.C. 90 State House Square, 8th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-0404; www.jacksonlewis.com 23 14 9 2 2 57 Employment, affirmative-action compliance, class actions, corporate-diversity counseling, corporate governance, internal investigations, daily advice and preventive counseling, disability, leave and health management, drug testing/substance abuse management, e-Discovery, employee benefits Tanya Bovée 1994 19 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1 State St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-240-2700; www.morganlewis.com 21 12 9 3 1 27 Transactional finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions (2) Jeffrey MacDonald 2014 20 Kroll, McNamara, Evans & Delehanty LLP 65 Memorial Road, Suite 300 West Hartford, CT 06107 860-561-7070; kmelaw.com 20 12 5 12 1 2 Commercial and residential real estate, finance, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and asset management, structured settlements, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, probate, personal representation, divorce, criminal defense, injury claims Shelley A. Kroll 1994 21 Carlton Fields (3) 1 State St., Suite 1800 Hartford, CT 06103 860-392-5000; carletonfields.com 18 13 3 4 1 10 Employment and ERISA, intellectual property and technology, financial services and insurance, labor, real estate and commercial finance Gary L. Sasso Anthony N. Cicchetti 2002 21 O'Connell, Attmore & Morris LLC 280 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-548-1300; www.oamlaw.com 18 14 3 5 3 4 Employment, commercial, environmental, intellectual property, commercial and residential real estate, divorce and family law, business representation, personal injury, insurance defense, criminal defense, appellate practice, estate planning, probate, tax, bankruptcy and creditors' rights Julia B. Morris 1987 Sources: Individual firms and their websites. Note: NA = Not applicable. (1) Firm did not respond to survey; data are from Feb. 2015 publication. (2) Finance is a special practice area for the Hartford office. Employment, environmental and intellectual property law are offered by other offices out-of-state and globally. (3) Formerly Carlton Fields Jorden Burt PA. —Compiled by Heide Martin and Stephanie R. Meagher. 9 860-424-4300; www.pullcom.com 8 5 commercial finance, education, municipal, employee benefits, energy and utilities, alternative energy, green development, family law, alternative dispute resolution 10 Rogin Nassau LLC 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-256-6300; www.roginlaw.com 37 17 8 7 3 3 Employment, environmental, bankruptcy and reorganization, business, corporate and commercial, health care, labor and employment, dispute resolution, personal clients/ trust and estates, real estate, land use, tax Barry S. Feigenbaum Randy Kabakoff Mark A. Rosenblum 1948 11 McCarter & English LLP CityPlace I, 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-6700; www.mccarter.com 36 19 13 10 2 9 Employment, environmental, intellectual property, commercial real estate, corporate, sciences, product liability, immigration, information technology Eric E. Grondahl 2001 12 Hinckley Allen 20 Church St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-725-6200; www.hinckleyallen.com 34 25 7 6 1 6 Employment, environmental, intellectual property, banking, construction, corporate and business, trusts and estates, real estate, health care, labor and employment, employee benefits, government investigations, public finance, tax, white-collar defense and government investigations David J. Rubin 1906 13 Rome McGuigan PC 1 State St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-549-1000; www.romemcguigan.com 29 19 8 6 2 2 Employment, intellectual property, white-collar crime, matrimonial law, commercial, product-liability defense, corporate investigations, travel and tourism, international arbitration, family and divorce law, health care, special needs and elder law Joseph B. Burns 1978 14 Howd & Ludorf LLC 65 Wethersfield Ave. Hartford, CT 06114 860-249-1361; www.hl-law.com 28 14 14 5 1 2 Civil litigation, municipal, civil rights, products liability, asbestos defense, insurance defense, insurance coverage, toxic tort, workers' compensation, employment law Thomas R. Gerarde Philip T. Newbury, Jr. 1979 15 McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP 1 State St., 14th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-5175; www.mdmc-law.com 27 15 12 6 2 12 Employment, environmental, construction, commercial, labor, alternative dispute resolution, business services, real estate finance, corporate reorganization and bankruptcy, government and administration Alfred A. Turco 1983 16 DanaherLagnese PC (1) Capitol Place, 21 Oak St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-247-3666; www.danaherlagnese.com 26 11 10 14 1 2 Medical-malpractice defense, commercial, toxic-tort defense, product liability, appellate, insurance coverage R. Cornelius Danaher Jr. Joyce A. Lagnese 1987 17 Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP 90 State House Square Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-8100; www.axinn.com 24 11 10 2 1 3 Intellectual property, commercial litigation, antitrust James D. Veltrop 1997 18 Jackson Lewis P.C. 90 State House Square, 8th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-0404; www.jacksonlewis.com 23 14 9 2 2 57 Employment, affirmative-action compliance, class actions, corporate-diversity counseling, corporate governance, internal investigations, daily advice and preventive counseling, disability, leave and health management, drug testing/substance abuse management, e-Discovery, employee benefits Tanya Bovée 1994 19 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1 State St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-240-2700; www.morganlewis.com 21 12 9 3 1 27 Transactional finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions (2) Jeffrey MacDonald 2014 20 Kroll, McNamara, Evans & Delehanty LLP 65 Memorial Road, Suite 300 West Hartford, CT 06107 860-561-7070; kmelaw.com 20 12 5 12 1 2 Commercial and residential real estate, finance, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and asset management, structured settlements, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, probate, personal representation, divorce, criminal defense, injury claims Shelley A. Kroll 1994 21 Carlton Fields (3) 1 State St., Suite 1800 Hartford, CT 06103 860-392-5000; carletonfields.com 18 13 3 4 1 10 Employment and ERISA, intellectual property and technology, financial services and insurance, labor, real estate and commercial finance Gary L. Sasso Anthony N. Cicchetti 2002 21 O'Connell, Attmore & Morris LLC 280 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-548-1300; www.oamlaw.com 18 14 3 5 3 4 Employment, commercial, environmental, intellectual property, commercial and residential real estate, divorce and family law, business representation, personal injury, insurance defense, criminal defense, appellate practice, estate planning, probate, tax, bankruptcy and creditors' rights Julia B. Morris 1987 Sources: Individual firms and their websites. Note: NA = Not applicable. (1) Firm did not respond to survey; data are from Feb. 2015 publication. (2) Finance is a special practice area for the Hartford office. Employment, environmental and intellectual property law are offered by other offices out-of-state and globally. (3) Formerly Carlton Fields Jorden Burt PA. —Compiled by Heide Martin and Stephanie R. Meagher.