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www.HartfordBusiness.com • April 23, 2018 • Hartford Business Journal 13 Sources: Each firm via survey and their websites. Note: NA = Not available or not applicable. (1) Formerly Carlton Fields Jorden Burt PA. (2) Data from October 2017. (3) Relocated from Columbus Blvd., Hartford. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher. FOCUS Largest law firms in Greater Hartford (Ranked by number of local attorneys as of April 2018) Rank Firm No. local attorneys/ Partners/ Associates/ Paralegals Conn. offices/ Total offices Trial law/ Appellate/ Intellectual property Practice areas Managing partner(s) Year founded locally 1 Shipman & Goodwin LLP One Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103 860-251-5000; www.shipmangoodwin.com 123 74 37 24 5 7 Y Y Y Employment, environmental, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, business and finance, commercial, education, tax, government investigations and white- collar criminal defense, health care, insurance, petroleum marketing, real estate, and trusts and estates Alan E. Lieberman 1919 2 Robinson & Cole LLP 280 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 800-826-3579; www.rc.com 110 57 34 14 3 9 Y Y Y Labor and employment, environmental, business transactions, finance, public finance, health care, immigration, tax, tax-exempt organizations, utilities, land use, real estate, construction, insurance, manufacturing, data privacy and cybersecurity, employee benefits and compensation Stephen E. Goldman 1845 3 Day Pitney LLP 242 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-0100; www.daypitney.com 77 41 27 18 5 11 Y Y Y Employment, environmental, trusts, estates and wealth planning, insurance, public securities and finance, family office and private equity, health care, real estate, government enforcement, creditors' rights, professional liability, probate, energy and utility, data privacy Stanley A. Twardy Jr. 1918 4 Halloran & Sage One Goodwin Square, 225 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-6103; www.halloransage.com 65 44 18 8 6 7 Y Y Y Banking, bankruptcy, commercial finance, construction, criminal defense, cybersecurity, energy and utilities, environmental and land use, health care, insurance, labor, family, military, municipal, real estate, transportation, transactional, 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 60 53 7 14 5 5 Y Y Y Employment, environmental, affordable housing, health care, 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 50 28 22 69 1 5 Y Y Y Intellectual property, transactional and licensing, patents, trademarks, copyright 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 45 23 11 11 3 6 Y Y Y Bankruptcy, creditors' rights, business and finance, commercial real estate, community banking, construction, education, emerging companies, energy, environmental, health care, data security, insurance recovery, labor and employment, land use, long-term care, municipal, renewable energy, retail, trusts and estates, immigration Jennifer M. DelMonico 1936 8 Hinckley Allen 20 Church St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-725-6200; www.hinckleyallen.com 44 27 9 5 1 6 Y Y Y Banking, bankruptcy, construction, corporate, ERISA, energy, environmental, finance, gaming, government investigations, health care, international, labor and employment, land use, mergers and acquisitions, privacy and data security, public finance, real estate, retail, securities, tax, trusts and estates, white collar David J. Rubin 2008 9 Pullman & Comley LLC 90 State House Square Hartford, CT 06103 860-424-4300; www.pullcom.com 43 34 7 7 5 6 Y Y Y Alternative dispute resolution, bankruptcy, creditors' rights and financial restructuring, business and finance, education, environmental, family, government finance, health care; labor, employment, municipal, property tax and valuation, energy, real estate, trusts and estates James T. Shearin 1994 10 Reid and Riege PC 1 Financial Plaza Hartford, CT 06103 860-278-1150; www.rrlawpc.com 37 19 9 7 3 3 Y Y Y Commercial real estate, employee benefits and pension, environmental, health care, trusts and estates, insolvency and bankruptcy, multi-employer benefit plans, nonprofit organizations Jon P. Newton 1950 10 Rogin Nassau LLC 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-256-6300; www.roginlaw.com 37 14 8 8 2 2 Y N N Environmental, bankruptcy and reorganization, business, corporate and commercial, health care, labor and employment, dispute resolution, trust and estates, real estate, land use, tax Barry S. Feigenbaum Randy Kabakoff Mark A. Rosenblum 1949 12 McCarter & English LLP CityPlace I, 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-6700; www.mccarter.com 34 17 13 10 2 9 Y Y Y Commercial, employment, environmental, intellectual property, commercial real estate, corporate, life sciences, product liability, immigration, information technology Moy N. Ogilvie 2001 13 Howd & Ludorf LLC 65 Wethersfield Ave. Hartford, CT 06114 860-249-1361; www.hl-law.com 29 15 14 7 1 3 Y Y N Municipal, civil rights, products liability, asbestos defense, insurance defense, insurance coverage, toxic tort, workers' compensation, employment, appeals Thomas R. Gerarde Philip T. Newbury Jr. 1979 14 Morrison Mahoney LLP 1 Constitution Plaza, 10th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-616-4441; www.morrisonmahoney.com 27 14 12 0 2 10 Y Y N Products liability, transportation, construction, workers' compensation, professional and medical malpractice and insurance litigation as well as business counseling and advice Scott Douglas Burke 1991 15 DanaherLagnese PC Capitol Place, 21 Oak St., Suite 700 Hartford, CT 06106 860-247-3666; www.danaherlagnese.com 26 15 11 17 2 3 Y Y N Medical-malpractice defense, commercial, toxic-tort defense, product liability, insurance coverage R. Cornelius Danaher Jr. Joyce A. Lagnese 1987 15 McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP 1 State St., 14th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-5175; www.mdmc-law.com 26 14 12 4 2 14 Y Y N Private equity, employment, environmental, construction, commercial, labor, alternative dispute resolution, business services, real estate finance, corporate reorganization and bankruptcy, government and administration Suzanne E. Baldasare 1983 17 Jackson Lewis PC 90 State House Square, 8th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-0404; www.jacksonlewis.com 24 15 5 2 1 58 Y Y N 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 and substance-abuse management, electronic discovery Tanya Bovée 1996 18 Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP 90 State House Square Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-8100; www.axinn.com 23 11 8 3 1 3 Y Y Y Intellectual property, commercial and antitrust Matthew Becker 1997 19 Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela LLP 45 Hartford Turnpike Vernon, CT 06066 860-646-1974; www.kkc-law.com 20 16 4 16 2 2 N N N Business and corporate, criminal, divorce and family, elder law, estate planning, wills and trusts, land use and zoning, personal injury, probate and fiduciary administration, real estate, taxation and taxpayer representation Michael A. Bars 1964 20 O'Connell, Attmore & Morris LLC 280 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-548-1300; www.oamlaw.com 19 10 9 8 3 4 N Y Y Employment, commercial and residential real estate, creditors' rights, divorce and family law, business representation, personal injury, insurance defense, criminal defense, estate planning, probate, tax, bankruptcy Julia B. Morris 1987 21 Kroll, McNamara, Evans & Delehanty LLP 65 Memorial Road, Suite 300 West Hartford, CT 06107 860-561-7070; kmelaw.com 18 13 5 10 1 1 N N N 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 22 Howard, Kohn, Sprague & Fitzgerald LLP 237 Buckingham St., P.O. Box 261798 Hartford, CT 06126 860-525-3101; www.hksflaw.com 17 11 4 3 2 2 Y Y N Civil litigation, insurance coverage, workers' compensation, general practice James F. Sullivan 1786 23 McCormick, Paulding & Huber LLP 185 Asylum St., CityPlace II, 18th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-549-5290; www.ip-lawyers.com 16 4 10 5 1 1 N N Y Full-service intellectual property law firm Marina F. Cunningham 1945 24 Carlton Fields (1) 1 State St., Suite 1800 Hartford, CT 06103 860-392-5000; carltonfields.com 15 11 3 2 1 10 Y Y Y Employment and ERISA, intellectual property and technology, financial services and insurance, labor, real estate and commercial finance Gary L. Sasso Frank Appicelli 2002 17 Jackson Lewis PC 90 State House Square, 8th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-0404; www.jacksonlewis.com 24 15 5 2 1 58 Y Y N 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 and substance-abuse management, electronic discovery Tanya Bovée 1996 18 Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP 90 State House Square Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-8100; www.axinn.com 23 11 8 3 1 3 Y Y Y Intellectual property, commercial and antitrust Matthew Becker 1997 19 Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela LLP 45 Hartford Turnpike Vernon, CT 06066 860-646-1974; www.kkc-law.com 20 16 4 16 2 2 N N N Business and corporate, criminal, divorce and family, elder law, estate planning, wills and trusts, land use and zoning, personal injury, probate and fiduciary administration, real estate, taxation and taxpayer representation Michael A. Bars 1964 20 O'Connell, Attmore & Morris LLC 280 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-548-1300; www.oamlaw.com 19 10 9 8 3 4 N Y Y Employment, commercial and residential real estate, creditors' rights, divorce and family law, business representation, personal injury, insurance defense, criminal defense, estate planning, probate, tax, bankruptcy Julia B. Morris 1987 21 Kroll, McNamara, Evans & Delehanty LLP 65 Memorial Road, Suite 300 West Hartford, CT 06107 860-561-7070; kmelaw.com 18 13 5 10 1 1 N N N 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 22 Howard, Kohn, Sprague & Fitzgerald LLP 237 Buckingham St., P.O. Box 261798 Hartford, CT 06126 860-525-3101; www.hksflaw.com 17 11 4 3 2 2 Y Y N Civil litigation, insurance coverage, workers' compensation, general practice James F. Sullivan 1786 23 McCormick, Paulding & Huber LLP 185 Asylum St., CityPlace II, 18th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-549-5290; www.ip-lawyers.com 16 4 10 5 1 1 N N Y Full-service intellectual property law firm Marina F. Cunningham 1945 24 Carlton Fields (1) 1 State St., Suite 1800 Hartford, CT 06103 860-392-5000; carltonfields.com 15 11 3 2 1 10 Y Y Y Employment and ERISA, intellectual property and technology, financial services and insurance, labor, real estate and commercial finance Gary L. Sasso Frank Appicelli 2002 25 Wiggin and Dana LLP 20 Church St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-297-3700; www.wiggin.com 13 8 2 2 4 8 Y Y Y Corporate, private client services, tax-exempt organizations, real estate and energy, franchise and distribution, manufacturing, cybersecurity and privacy, insurance, marine insurance, education, antitrust and consumer protection, medical malpractice defense, product liability, labor, employment and health care Paul Hughes 1934 26 RisCassi & Davis PC 131 Oak St., P.O. Box 261557 Hartford, CT 06126 860-522-1196; www.riscassi-davis.com 12 6 6 7 1 1 Y N N Personal injury John J. Houlihan Jr. 1955 27 Goldberg Segalla 100 Pearl St., Suite 1100 Hartford, CT 06103 860-760-3300; www.goldbergseglla.com 11 6 4 4 1 20 Y Y Y Construction, product liability, health care, employment, labor, professional liability, general defense, environmental, transportation, insurance coverage, workers' compensation, toxic torts, business, commercial Richard J. Cohen 2009 27 Locke Lord LLP 20 Church St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-525-5065; www.lockelord.com 11 6 4 2 2 20 Y N Y Business law, debt finance, insolvency, insurance and reinsurance, mergers and acquisitions, privacy and data security, public finance, public utilities, real estate Theodore P. Augustinos 1991 29 Rome McGuigan PC (2) 1 State St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-549-1000; www.romemcguigan.com 10 9 1 1 2 2 Y N Y Employment, white-collar crime, matrimonial, commercial, product-liability defense, corporate investigations, travel and tourism, international arbitration, family and divorce, health care, special needs and elder law Richard P. Healey 1978 30 Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP 185 Asylum St., CityPlace II Hartford, CT 06103 860-785-5150; www.ryandelucalaw.com 9 4 4 2 3 4 Y Y N Insurance and business, aging services, automobile liability, construction, employment, insurance, land use, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, municipal liability, premises liability, products liability, professional liability, railroad, retail and transportation Steven H. Malitz Robert O. Hickey 2015 31 Dechert LLP 90 State House Square Hartford, CT 06103 860-524-3999; www.dechert.com 8 5 2 4 1 29 Y Y N Bankruptcy, finance, real estate, financial services and investment management Laura G. Ciabarra 1996 32 Cummings & Lockwood LLC 75 Isham Road, Suite 400 West Hartford, CT 06107 860-313-4900; www.cl-law.com 7 5 2 2 3 6 N N N Private clients, trusts and estates, corporate and finance, commercial real estate Jonathan B. Mills 1983 33 Gordon, Muir and Foley (3) 1344 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 501 Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-525-5361; www.gmflaw.com 6 4 2 2 1 1 Y Y N Civil litigation, personal injury, estate planning, probate administration, commercial and residential real estate William J. Gallitto 1947 33 Hassett & Donnelly PC 100 Pearl St., 11th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-247-0644; www.hassettanddonnelly.com 6 2 4 4 1 4 Y Y Y Insurance defense, premises liability, catastrophic accident and wrongful death, discrimination, construction defect, toxic tort, insurance coverage, bad faith Sarah B. Christie 2010 35 Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel LLC 433 South Main St., Suite 319 West Hartford, CT 06110 860-952-3715; shipmanlawct.com 5 4 0 1 1 1 Y Y N Commercial real estate, bankruptcy, creditors' rights and debtor-creditor relations, alternative dispute resolution, business law, business formation, business enterprises, labor and employment, property tax appeals, condemnation and eminent domain Lawrence Shipman David M.S. Shaiken 2014 36 Marder, Roberson & DeFelice Law Offices LLC (2) 76 S. Frontage Road Vernon, CT 06066 860-871-8000; www.marder-law.com 4 2 2 5 1 1 Y N N Estate planning, family, bankruptcy, commercial and residential real estate Dale C. Roberson Joel A DeFelice 2015 37 Hawkins, Delafield & Wood (2) 20 Church St., Suite 700 Hartford, CT 01603 860-275-6260; www.hawkins.com 1 NA NA 1 1 9 N N N State and local public finance, financing legislation and securitization Kam Wong 1987 Sources: Each firm via survey and their websites. 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