Stamford- Norwalk, Connecticut family law lawyer represented the Plaintiff and Defendant in a divorce.


The parties were married in 2007 and have four minor children born issue of the marriage. The plaintiff commenced this action for dissolution on June 3, 2020.

By way of a memorandum of decision filed on November 9, 2022, following a trial at which both parties and ... More...    $0 (08-20-2024 - CT)

Hartford, Connecticut family law lawyers represented the parties seeking a divorce.


Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford, where the court, Prestley, J., accepted the parties' stipulation to bifurcate the trial as to the issue of custody; thereafter, the case was tried to the court, Prestley,... More...    $0 (02-20-2024 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of child porn.

Robert Eckert, age 56, of West Hartford, used multiple internet platforms, including MeWe and Kik, to solicit, receive and distribute images of child sexual abuse and to communicate with others about the distribution of child pornography. He accessed the online platforms on his phone, at... More...    $0 (09-02-2022 - CT)

Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with attempting to engage in commercial sex with a minor.

In 2020, law enforcement received information that Robert Martin Sellers, age 62, of Bristol, was sharing videos of child sex abuse on a website that is focused on incest. In November 2020, an undercover FBI employee began interacting with Sellers on the s... More...    $0 (05-20-2022 - CT)

Milford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with multiple counts for sexual assault.

Loren Manes, age 25 was first charged in 2010. Manes was indicted four counts of illegal sexual contact with a minor, a Class B felony, and two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault. He is free on $150,000 bond.

A girl in Manes, who has known Defendant since she wa... More...    $0 (03-13-2022 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with for child sex trafficking.

In October 2019, Joseph Pina, age 24, conspired with his associate, Joel Lindsay, to recruit, entice and transport a 16-year-old girl to engage in commercial sex acts. Specifically, on October 17, 2019, Pina, Lindsay and another individual picked up the minor victim and took her... More...    $0 (03-02-2022 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged for downloading thousands of child sex abuses images and videos over the internet.

An investigation revealed that an IP address at Michael Schmeer’s residence was being used to download child sex abuse images and videos from a peer-to-peer file sharing network. On August 12, 2020, investigators conducted a cou... More...    $0 (01-18-2022 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut possession of child porn charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Michelle Lynn Gschlecht, who was charged with possessing images of child sexual abuse.

In August 1996, Gschlecht was convicted in state court of sexual assault in the first degree related to the aggravated sexual abuse of a minor. In July 2015, Gschlecht was convicted in state court of ... More...    $0 (04-10-2021 - CT)

Bridgeport, Connecticut failure to register as a sex offender charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Lester B. Joy, age 40, formerly of Waterbury, who was charged with failing to register as a sex offender.

The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNAâ€�) provides a comprehensive set of minimum standards for sex offender registration and notification in the ... More...    $0 (03-13-2021 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut sexual exploitation of children charge criminal defense lawyer represent Defendant, Edward Galpin, age 39, of Stratford, who was charged with sexual exploitation of multiple children.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Galpin was an administrator of a private Kik messaging app chat group that provided a forum for members to discuss their sex... More...    $0 (03-11-2021 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut civil rights lawyers.

The Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut today announced an agreement with the City of Meriden, Connecticut to resolve allegations that the city violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) by denying the application of the Omar Islamic Center to establish a mosq... More...    $0 (11-06-2020 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with child exploitation.

Mark Felner, age 31, from Clinton, Connecticut was charged with for engaging in sexual activity with an underage victim in 2015 and 2016, and receiving pornographic images from the minor victim.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on multiple occasions in ... More...    $0 (10-12-2020 - CT)

In October 2013, defendant was charged with a single count of lewd or lascivious conduct with a child, second offense, for touching the vaginal area of his daughter C.A. sometime between July 2005 and July 2007. Prior to trial the State notified the defense of its intent to introduce evidence of prior bad acts, including that defendant was physically and emotionally 2 abusive toward C.A. and... More...    $0 (09-09-2018 - CT)

The defendant, Ezequiel R. R., appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of one count of aggravated sexual assault of a minor in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70c (a) (1), one count of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (2), three counts of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2),... More...    $0 (08-05-2018 - CT)

New Haven, CT - Stratford Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition

MATTHEW PETROVITCH, 38, of Stratford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition

According to court documents and ... More...    $0 (08-02-2018 - CT)

New Haven, CT - Waterbury Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Exploitation Offense

Harry Bright, also known as “Buddy Bright,” 78, of Waterbury, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty on May 31, 2018 in Hartford federal court to one count of distribution of obscene matter to a minor.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in November 2017, the Natio... More...    $0 (06-02-2018 - CT)

The plaintiffs‐appellants, Mr. and Mrs. P. (the “parents”), commenced this
action in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
(Bryant, J.) on behalf of themselves and their son, M.P., against the
defendants‐appellees, the West Hartford Board of Education (the “District” or
the “Board”) and two District officials in their official capacities,2 all... More...    $0 (04-02-2018 - CT)

The defendant, Kevin Jackson, appeals from the judgment of conviction, following a trial to the court, of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1) and tampering with a witness in violation of General Statutes § 53a-151 (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the state presented insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction for those offenses, (2) the c... More...    $0 (12-21-2017 - CT)

The defendant, Eddie N. C., appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of three counts of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (2); three counts of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2); and one count of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (1). The defendan... More...    $0 (11-18-2017 - CT)

New Haven, CT - U.S. Attorney's Office Settles ADA Case with North Canaan School District

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, on October 27,l 2017 announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) settlement with the North Canaan School District to ensure equal access for children with disabilities at the No... More...    $0 (11-02-2017 - CT)

Bridgeport, CT - Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Traveling to Connecticut to Engage in Sex with Minor

Arturo Castro, 53, of Wilmette, Illinois, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for traveling to Connecticut to engage in sex with a minor.

According to c... More...    $0 (08-29-2017 - CT)

Substitute information charging the defendant with two counts of the crime of threatening in the second degree and one count of the crime of breach of the peace in the second degree, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, geographical area number nineteen, and tried to the jury before Graham, J.; verdict and judgment of guilty of breach of the peace in the second degree... More...    $0 (07-07-2017 - CT)

The defendant, Juan C., appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (1), one count of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2),1 and one count of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (1).2 On appeal, the defe... More...    $0 (01-03-2017 - CT)

The defendant, J.M.F., appeals from the judgment of conviction of attempt to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-54a (a), assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1), and risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant raises the following seven claims:(1)thetrialcourtabusedi... More...    $0 (01-03-2017 - CT)

The defendant, Joseph Walker, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a54a (a), conspiracy to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 and 53a-54a (a), robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a134 (a) (2), conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree in violation of General Sta... More...    $0 (12-16-2016 - CT)

New London, CT - Marie Leona, individually and as next friend of Jenniyah Georges, a minor, sued Ob-Gyn Services and Brenda Gilmore on medical negligence (medical malpractice) theories claim that her daughter suffered a permanent neurological injury (shoulder dystocia) during the labor and delivery process in January 2009. Plaintiff claimed that defendants “failed to make safe treatment choices f... More...    $4200000 (11-01-2016 - CT)