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Admitted: 1989, Connecticut; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1991, Massachusetts; 2002, Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 1989

College: Trinity College, B.A., English, 1986; University of Hartford, State Certification, Secondary Education

Birth Date and Place: Hartford, Connecticut, July 27, 1964

Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Subrogation; Trial Practice

Additional Information: Claudia A. Baio has been a member of the Connecticut bar since 1989. She served as the judicial clerk to the Honorable Flemming L. Norcott, Jr. of the Connecticut Appellate Court before entering private practice. She was an invited member of the Oliver Ellsworth Inns of Court and served as its secretary. She is an active member of the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association, Connecticut Bar Association, Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Defense Research Institute, and the Hartford County Bar Association (past Director/Officer 1999-2008, President 2007-08). In addition, she is an officer of the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association and the Connecticut State Representative to DRI, an elected member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (2007) and was elected as a Fellow to the Connecticut Bar Foundation (2008). Ms. Baio has authored articles on insurance coverage issues and gives educational presentations to insurance carriers and seminars on issues relating to insurance coverage and civil litigation. She has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law and serves as an arbitrator/fact finder for the Hartford, New Britain and Middletown Superior Courts. She is admitted to the Connecticut State and Federal Bars, the Massachusetts State Bar, the Michigan State Bar, District Court for District of Columbia, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Ms. Baio practiced law at and was a partner in a Hartford law firm in the Litigation Practice group, from where she left to open the staff counsel/captive defense firm for Reliance Insurance Company and then this current independent firm. She was listed in Connecticut Magazine 2007 and 2008 Connecticut "Super Lawyers," and has been selected as one of the Connecticut members of the American Counsel Association.

Hartford County (Member, Board of Directors, 1999-2003; Officer, 2004; President, 2007-2008) and Connecticut Bar Associations; F.D.C.C.; A.C.A.; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2004—; Officer, 2006-2010; President, 2009); Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court (Secretary, 1993-1994).

Trinity College President's Fellow, 1985. Judicial Clerk to the Hon. Flemming L. Norcott, Jr., Connecticut Appellate Court, 1989-1990. Listed: Who's Who in American Law Students, 1991; Kingston National Registry of Who's Who, 2002. Adjunct Professor, University of Connecticut Law School, 1999—. Factfinder/Arbitrator, Superior Court. Associate, 1990-1997 and Partner, 1998-1999, Gordon, Muir & Foley LLP.