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| | Address | | 51 Main Street | | New Milford, Connecticut 06776 | | (Litchfield Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Cramer & Anderson LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Probate, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Family Law, Real Estate, Municipal, Planning and Zoning, Negligence, Bankruptcy, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Taxation, Corporate, Banking, Securities. | | Year Established: 1854 | Firm Profile:
Cramer & Anderson LLP, founded over one-hundred years ago, is a firm of diversely qualified attorneys that offers a wide range of sophisticated legal services to individual and business clients. In the past decade, Cramer & Anderson has grown to become the largest law firm in Litchfield County, with offices in Kent, Litchfield, New Milford and Washington, as well as an office in Danbury, Fairfield County. Listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Cramer & Anderson's principal areas of practice include: general business, corporate and commercial law; estate planning, trusts, probate administration and elder law; litigation in all courts, ranging from commercial litigation to personal injury and family law; planning and zoning, residential and commercial real estate law. Their attorneys regularly appear in Connecticut's Superior and Appellate Courts, as well as in the Federal District Court, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and Bankruptcy Courts. The firm has expanded into new areas of the law as its client base has diversified. Cramer & Anderson takes pride in its long tradition of commitment by their attorneys to professional excellence, and to public service with community, charitable and civic organizations. Using the resources of their experienced attorneys, paralegals and staff, together with their advanced technological resources, they are committed to serving their clients personally and professionally. | | Firm Size: 23 | Clients:
COUNSEL FOR: Town of New Milford; Town of Sherman; Town of Cornwall; First National Bank of Litchfield; New Milford Hospital, Inc.; Canterbury School; Webster Bank; South Kent School; Marvelwood School. |
Other Office Locations of Cramer & Anderson LLP
Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Kent, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Litchfield, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Washington Depot, Connecticut, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | Arthur C. Weinshank (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, November 14, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Florida; 1976, New York; 1980, Connecticut. Education: Pace University (B.B.A., 1972); University of Miami (J.D., 1974); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1980). Author: "Stock Sold by an Underwriter in Connection with Transfer to Controlled Corporation," The Tax Advisor, March, 1979. Former Director, Western Connecticut Estate and Tax Planning Council. Board Member, New Milford Hospital, Inc. Member, Board of Directors, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Former Executive Committee Member, Tax Section); New York State and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Trust Planning; Estate Planning; Probate; Administrative Law; Elder Law; Trusts and Estates; IRS Representation; General Business Law. Email: Arthur C. Weinshank | | Randall J. Breeckner (Partner) born Yonkers, New York, January 31, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Connecticut, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., 1970); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1973). Special Public Defender, Superior Court, 1973—. Court Advocate, Juvenile Division, Superior Court, 1982. Family Relations Masters Program, Superior Court, 1991—. Small Claims Hearing Commissioner, 1983-1988. Superior Court Appointed Fact Finder, 1992—. Superior Court Appointed Trial Referee, 1992—. Superior Court Attorney Arbitrator, 1998—. Member: Litchfield, New Milford (Vice President, 1985-1986; President, 1986-1987) and Connecticut Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Motor Vehicle Defense Law; Commercial Real Estate Law; Residential Real Estate Law. Email: Randall J. Breeckner | | D. Randall DiBella (Partner) born Danbury, Connecticut, May 4, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1981, Connecticut. Education: Western Connecticut State College (B.A., 1975); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1980). Counsel, Town of New Milford, Connecticut, 2003—. Counsel, Town of Sherman, Connecticut, 1982-2003. Member, 1988-1994 and Chairman, 1992-1994, Grievance Panel, Judicial District of Danbury. Attorney Arbitrator, Superior Court, 2001—. Cooper Fellow, 2000-2008. Member: Litchfield (Vice-President-Member, CLE Committee), New Milford (President, 1991-1992; Co-Chair, Waterbury-Litchfield Bench/Bar Symposium on Professionalism, 2005; and Connecticut Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Connecticut Bar Foundation, James W. Reported Cases: Ash v. New Milford, 207 Conn. 665 (1988); Maag v. Belmont, 82 Conn.App. 201, cert. denied 269 Conn. 908 (2004). Practice Areas: Attorney Grievances; Personal Injury Law; Civil Litigation; Arbitration; Municipal Law; Land Use Law. Email: D. Randall DiBella | | Kenneth E. Taylor (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut, July 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Connecticut; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Southern Connecticut State University (B.A., 1982); University of Bridgeport (J.D., 1985). American Jurisprudence Award, 1983. Real Estate; Moot Court Society, President, 1984-1985. Member: Litchfield County and Connecticut Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Divorce; Personal Injury; Real Estate; Litigation. Email: Kenneth E. Taylor | | John D. Tower (Partner) born October 3, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Connecticut; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Cornell University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member: New Milford and Connecticut Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: John D. Tower | | Scott R. McCarthy (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, July 27, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Villanova University (B.S., cum laude, 1988); Boston College (J.D., 1991). Member: New Milford, Litchfield County and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Workers Compensation; Personal Injury. Email: Scott R. McCarthy | | Mitchell J. Melnick (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut, September 1, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida; 1985, District of Columbia; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1995, Connecticut. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., 1981); University of Miami (J.D., 1984). Member: New Milford and Connecticut (Member, Sections on: Banking Law; Business Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Corporation Finance and Securities Law). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking Law; Health Care Law; Securities Law. Email: Mitchell J. Melnick | | Ted D. Backer (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, District of Columbia, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1981, New York; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1974; J.D., 197). Email: Ted D. Backer | | ASSOCIATES | | Michelle M. Liguori (Associate) born Tarrytown, New York, September 23, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Connecticut. Education: Assumption College (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Recipient: Clinical Excellence Award; Service to the Law School Award. Mediation Certificate Program. Member: Connecticut Bar Association; Western Connecticut Estate and Tax Planning Council; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Elder Law. Email: Michelle M. Liguori | | Kent J. Mancini (Associate) born Hartford, Connecticut, May 4, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Connecticut. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); Widener University (J.D., 2006). Email: Kent J. Mancini | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Danbury, Connecticut Office: 30 Main Street, Suite 303, 06810. Telephone: Email: dburke@crameranderson.com
Litchfield, Connecticut Office: 46 West Street. P.O. Box 278. Telephone: 860-567-8718. Email: litchfield@cramer-anderson.com
Kent, Connecticut Office: Kent Green, P.O. Box 333. Telephone: 860-927-3568. Email: drs@crameranderson.com
Washington Depot, Connecticut Office: 2 Green Hill Road, P.O. Box 321. Telephone: 860-868-0527. Email: rfisher@cramer-anderson.com
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