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Mark Joseph Sommaruga
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Biography
Mark, who is the vice chair of the labor and employment department at Pullman & Comley, has provided legal counsel to Connecticut municipalities and school boards, other public sector clients, and private sector clients for more than 27 years. His extensive experience with these clients includes labor, employment, education, civil rights, special education, municipal law, construction law, tort matters, and assorted other litigation in the state and federal courts on both the trial and appellate court levels, as well as before various state and federal agencies. Mark is the author of "Understanding Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act" (Fifth Edition, 2018), which is published by Pullman & Comley and the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE). In addition, Mark writes frequently for his firms "Working Together" and "Education Law Notes" blogs.
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Licensed in Connecticut for 34 years
State: Connecticut
Acquired: 1991
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Location
Pullman & Comley, LLC
90 State House Sq, Hartford, CT, 06103-3708
Pullman & Comley, LLC
85 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT, 06601
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Experience
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Member/partner, Pullman & Comley, LLC
1991 - 2013
Member/partner, Sullivan, Schoen, Campane & Connon
Associations
2013 - Present
Oliver Ellsworth American Inn of CourtMaster (bencher)
2011 - Present
Hartford County Bar AssociationMember
2001 - Present
Connecticut Bar AssociationMember of Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section
2001 - Present
Connecticut Bar AssociationLegislative Liaison, Labor and Employment Law Section
1991 - Present
National Council of School AttorneysMember
1991 - Present
Connecticut Council of School Attorneysmember, past president
Sample of Legal Cases
Arras v. Region 14 Board of Education
Judgment for defendant school district
Turner v. EASTCONN
judgement for defendant
Dvorsky v. Board of Education, Regional District No. 14
Judgment for defendant (client)
P. v. Newington Board of Education
Judgment for defendant (client) affirmed by 2nd Circuit
Avery v. City of West Haven,
Judgment for defendants (clients), affirmed by Second Circuit
Education
1991
University of Connecticut School of Law
JD (with High Honors)
1988
Trinity College
BA - Bachelor of Arts (Phi Beta Kappa)
Speaking Engagements
2017
Annual Convention
Freedom of Information Act
2016
Annual conference
Freedom of Information Act
Publications
2018
Employment blog
Working Together
2018
Education blog
Education Law Notes
2013
Book published by Connecticut Association of Board of Education
Understanding the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act
Languages
English