Attorney Profiles

James G. Williams
North Haven, Connecticut

Areas of Practice:: Products Liability; Personal Injury Claims; Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice; Municipal Liability; FELA Liability

Bar Admissions:: Connecticut, 1986; U.S. Federal Courts, 1987; U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1988

Education:: Quinnipiac College School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut, 1986
J.D.
Honors: Civil Law Clinic, 1986; Providence College, 1983
B.A.

Representative Cases:: Ann Marie Ciotti v. St. Mary's Hospital, 87-079148 (Superior Ct, Waterbury 1991); Charles McGuire v. Donald James, 88-0266445 (Superior Ct, New Haven 1990); Jean Elliott, Administratrix of the Estate of Kevin Elliott vs. City of Waterbury, UWY-CV-93-0117411-S (Superior Court, Waterbury); Estate of Kristine E. Pire and Mischelle Pire vs. CWPM, LLC and Kenneth W. Clark, NNI-CV-01-0279026-S (Superior Court, New Haven); Barbara Boczer, Administratrix of the Estate of Paul Boczer vs. John Doe, M.D., FST-CV-03-0197813-S (Superior Court, Stamford/Norwalk); Kelly McCurdy vs. Christopher Lachmund and System Engineering, NNI-CV-01-0278180-S (Superior Court, New Haven); Robert Denes vs. Allstate Insurance Company, NNH-CV-98-0418681-S (Superior Court, New Haven); Joseph Pajor vs. Town of Wallingford, NNH-CV-94-366807-S (Superior Court, New Haven); Nancy Dembiczak vs. John Doe, M.D., NNH-CV-91-0325659-S (Superior Court, New Haven); John A. Radziunas vs. Harbor Health Services, Inc., NNH-CV-02-0462946-S (Superior Court, New Haven); Gertrude Gayton vs. City of East Haven, CV-01-0276090-S (Judicial District, New Haven); Karl Pepin vs. Christopher Cacchillo, NNH-CV-94-0364290-S

Representative Clients:: Connecticut Conference of Municipalities; Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Association; Tarragon Management; First Financial Insurance Company; Metropolitan Transit Authority; City of New London; Town of Stonington; City of Danbury; Town of New Canaan; City of Hamden; Housing Authority Risk Retention Group; Carregis Insurance Company; Engle Martin and Associates; First Specialty Insurance Company; Frontier Insurance Company; Konover Construction Company; Mettler-Toledo, Inc.; VFIS Claims Management; Guilford Specialty Group; Whiteway Laundry, Inc.

References:: Kathleen Gambrell, Claims Manager, Connecticut Interlock Risk Management Agency; Thomas Collette, Collette Physical Therapy; Alfredo L. Axtmayer, M.D.; William O'Connell, Engle Martin & Associates; Levitsky & Berney, P.C., Certified Public Accountants; Spectrum Engineering Group, LLC; Mark Tebbets, New England Code Consulting; Michael Feltes, M.D., Sound Seniors Geriatrics, LLC; Michael A. Kolakowski, President, Konover Construction Corporation; Robert Sullivan, Claims Manager, The Housing Authority Risk Retention Group, Inc.

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Instructor, Municipal Liability & Loss Control, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities; Guest Lecturer, Personal Injury Litigation Matters, Various Insurance Companies, Claims Associations and Peer Groups

Honors and Awards:: American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in the Study of Administrative Law, 1985; American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in the Study of Evidence, 1986; Million Dollar Club for multiple verdicts in excess of $1 million; Preeminent Rating by Peer Group of Lawyers

Professional Associations and Memberships:: American Association for Justice; American Bar Association; Connecticut Bar Association; New Haven Bar Association; Defense Research Institute of Connecticut

Past Employment Positions:: Hon. Dennis Harrigan, Bridgeport Superior Court, Law Clerk, 1986; Cella, McKeon & Williams, P.C., Partner, 1986 - 2002