Bridgeport, CT
Land use and zoning Lawyer at Bridgeport, CT
Practice Areas: Land Use & Zoning, Litigation ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Judgement in favor of defendant
Insurance company (defendant) sued for insurance proceeds. Defense of arson was raised. Judgment by lower court sustained by Supreme Court that the defense of arson need only be proved by preponderan ... ce of the evidence and not by the higher standard of clear and convincing.
OUTCOME: Successful appeal of zoning approval
Client was the abutting landowner to an applicant for a Zoning Board of Appeals approval. We were successful in opposition to the application at the municipal level. The superior court judge, however ... , overturned the decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals. I successfully argued that the superior court judge did not have the discretion to usurp the fact-finding purview of the municipal land use agency andsubstitute his own judgment in that regard. The Connecticut Appellate Court agreed and over-turned the judge's decision.