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1377 Boulevard P.O. Box 1925 // New Haven, CT 06509

Curriculum Vitae

William F. Gallagher, Esq.

 

The Gallagher Law Firm
1377 Boulevard P.O. Box 1925
New Haven, CT 06509
Tel: 203.624.4165
Fax: 203.865.5598
Web: www.gallagher-lawfirm.com
Email: wfg@gallagher-lawfirm.com

 

EDUCATION

  • Notre Dame High School, West Haven, 1955
  • Fairfield University , Bachelor of Social Science, 1959
  • University of Connecticut , LL.B, 1963

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Admitted to Bar, Connecticut, 1963
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1964
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1966
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1969

APPOINTED POSITIONS

  • Assistant Corporation Counsel, West Haven, Connecticut, 1969–1972.
  • Special Assistant State’s Attorney, New Haven County, 1974–1982.
  • Connecticut State Trial Referee, 1984–.
  • Legal Internship Committee, 1983–.
  • Civil Rules Task Force, 1993–2012.
  • Appellate Rules Advisory Committee, 1996–2011.
  • Commission to Study the Attorney Grievance Process, 2000–2001.
  • Chief Justice’s Civil Commission, 2000–2011.
  • Attorney Advertising Committee, 2004–2005.

EDITORIAL POSITIONS

  • Member, Board of Editors, Connecticut Law Tribune, 1986–2001.
  • Editor, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association’s Forum, 1993–2002.

HONORS, AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

BASED ON PEER SELECTION

  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for appellate litigation, personal injury litigation,medical malpractice litigation, and products liability litigation.
  • Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, certified 1990; recertified 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010.
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
  • Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates.
  • Fellow, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
  • Charter Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation.
  • Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, for service and achievement within the civil justice system, presented 6/19/97.
  • Award for Excellence in Mediation, awarded by Community Mediation, New Haven, 6/5/97.
  • Publisher’s Award, awarded by the Connecticut Law Tribune, Hartford, 5/22/02.
  • New Haven County Bar Association Lifetime Achievement Award for service and achievement, presented 10/3/04.
  • Civil Achievement Award for community service and achievement, presented 6/1/08 by Yeshiva of New Haven.
  • Medal of Excellence, UConn Law School Alumni Association, 10/08.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation.
  • Member, New Haven County Bar Association (President, 1993–1994).
  • Member, Connecticut Bar Association (President, 1999–2000) (Member, Litigation Section; Family Law Section; Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee; Committee on the Courts; Appellate Advocacy Section).
  • Member, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1990–1991; Board of Governors, 1983–) Member, Court Rules Committee; Legislative Committee; Professional Ethics Committee; Amicus Curiae Committee.
  • Member, American Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section; Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Litigation Section).
  • Member, American Judicature Society.
  • Member, The American Association for Justice.
  • Member, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.
  • Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
  • Member, Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers.

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

  • Connecticut Post Trial Motions, Connecticut Law Tribune Co. (1980).
  • Appellate Forms Book, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (1990).
  • Appellate Forms Book, Volume 2, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (1995).
  • Overview of Recent Cases on Connecticut Appellate Procedure, and Amendments to Rules of Appellate Practice, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (1996).
  • Connecticut Suit Book, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (1998).
  • Recent Cases on Connecticut Appellate Procedure, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (2000).

ARTICLES

  • Jury Misconduct and Post Trial Juror Interviews, 5 Forum No. 4, p. 1 (Sept. 1987).
  • Connecticut Laws and Their Impact on Business Entities: Connecticut Product Liability Act, 64 Conn. B.J. Special Issue-364 (1990) (co-author).
  • McGlinchey and its Aftermath: Constitutionality of Public Act 93-77, 11 Forum No. 5, p. 17 (Sept/Oct 1993) (co-author).
  • The Constitutionality of the Abolition of Joint & Several Liability, 11 Forum No. 6, p. 26 (Nov/Dec 1993).
  • Opening Statement, 12 Forum No. 1, p. 36 (Jan/Feb 1994).
  • Final Argument, 12 Forum No. 3, p. 51 (May/June 1994).
  • Jury Selection - Part I: The Substantive Law of Voir Dire, 12 Forum No. 6, p. 41 (Nov/Dec. 1994).
  • Jury Selection - Part II: The Substantive Law of Voir Dire, 13 Forum 63 (Jan/Feb 1995).
  • An Overview of Connecticut Appellate Procedure, 13 Forum 241 (May/June 1995).
  • Update on Daubert, 13 Forum 381 (Sept/Oct 1995).
  • Speaking and Writing: 12 Rules to Improve Writing, 13 Forum 403 (Sept/Oct 1995).
  • New Statutes & Rules Affecting Evidence: P.A. 95-42 and Practice Book §220, 14 Forum 28 (Jan/Feb 1996).
  • Cases on Appellate Practice & Procedure (1987 to 1995), 14 Forum 142 (March/April 1996) (co-author).
  • Preservation of Error in the Charge, 14 Forum 225 (May/June 1996).
  • Collateral Estoppel in Connecticut, 14 Forum 407 (Sept/Oct 1996) (co-author).
  • Judging Judges: Connecticut’s Judicial Performance Evaluation Program, 10 Connecticut Lawyer, No. 3 (November 1999), p. 2.
  • Professionalism, 10 Connecticut Lawyer, No. 7 (April 2000), p. 2.
  • The Magnificent Profession, 10 Connecticut Lawyer No. 8 (May 2000), p. 2.
  • Deconstructing Daubert and Porter: History and Analysis, 18 Forum 296 (Oct/Dec 2000).

REVIEWS

  • Supreme and Appellate Court Review (6/93 to 5/94), 12 Forum No. 4, p. 35 (July/August 1994) (co-author).
  • Supreme and Appellate Court Review (5/31/94 to 7/26/94), 12 Forum No. 5, p. 42 (Sept/Oct 1994) (co-author).
  • Supreme and Appellate Court Review (8/2/94 to 9/27/94), 12 Forum No. 6, p. 55 (Nov/Dec 1994) (co-author).
  • Supreme and Appellate Court Review (10/4/94 to 1/31/95), 13 Forum 163 (March/April 1995) (co-author).
  • Supreme and Appellate Court Review (2/7/95 to 5/30/95), 13 Forum 299 (July/August 1995) (co-author).
  • Supreme and Appellate Court Review (6/1/95 to 11/30/95), 14 Forum 36 (Jan/Feb 1996) (co-author).
  • Supreme and Appellate Court Review (5/31/95 to 5/28/96), 14 Forum 299 (July/August 1996) (co-author).
  • Supreme and Appellate Court Review (6/4/96 to 5/27/97), 15 Forum 219 (July/August 1997) (co-author).
  • Supreme and Appellate Court Review (6/2/97 to 6/2/98), 16 Forum 224 (July/August 1998) (co-author).
  • Supreme and Appellate Court Review (6/2/98 to 5/25/99), 17 Forum 145 (May-June/July-August 1999) (co-author).
  • Supreme and Appellate Court Review (6/7/99 to 5/30/00), 18 Forum 114 (May-June/July-August 2000) (co-author).
  • Supreme and Appellate Court Review (6/6/00 to 5/29/01), 19 Forum 113 (April/June 2001) (co-author).
  • Supreme and Appellate Court Review (6/1/01 to 6/2/02) (co-author) (available at CTLA office).
  • Supreme and Appellate Court Review (6/03 to 6/04) (co-author) (available at CTLA office).

EDITORIALS

  • Lawyers as Priests of a Civilized Society, 11 Forum No. 5, p. 31 (Sept/Oct 1993).
  • Junk Scholarship in Search of Junk Science, 11 Forum No. 6, p. 33 (Nov/Dec 1993).
  • Is Justice for Sale in the 1990s? 12 Forum No. 1, p. 21 (Jan/Feb 1994).
  • Business Sponsored “Public Interest” Law Firms, 12 Forum No. 2, p. 20 (March/April 1994).
  • Civil Justice - For Safety’s Sake, 12 Forum No. 3, p. 31 (May/June 1994).
  • Workplace Safety in a Free Market, 12 Forum No. 4, p. 25 (July/August 1994).
  • Scientific Testimony After Daubert: A Guide for Counsel and the Court, 12 Forum No. 5, p. 40 (Sept/Oct 1994).
  • The Daubert Gatekeeping Focus: Methodology - Not Conclusions, 12 Forum No. 6, p. 39 (Nov/Dec 1994).
  • Is it a Contract With America - or On America? 13 Forum 43 (Jan/Feb 1995).
  • ATLA on Tort Reform, 13 Forum 135 (March/April 1995).
  • Jury Orientation Reform, 13 Forum 217 (May/June 1995).
  • Connecticut Rule Making: A Positive Change, 13 Forum 285 (July/August 1995).
  • What Tort Crisis? 13 Forum 379 (Sept/Oct 1995).
  • A Proposal for a Clients’ Protection Fund, 13 Forum 458 (Nov/Dec 1995).
  • The Demise of Sta-Fed: A Symptom of the Real Problem - Inordinate Delay. A Proposal for Action, 14 Forum 25 (Jan/Feb 1996).
  • Should the Supreme and Appellate Courts Decide Cases that are Settled? 14 Forum 129 (Mar/April 1996).
  • Client Protection Fund Revisited: A Specific Proposal, 14 Forum 221 (May/June 1996).
  • The People Have Spoken, 14 Forum 297 (July/August 1996).
  • Enough is Enough, 23 Conn. Law Tribune 1, p. 42 (December 30, 1996).
  • Allstate’s Scam Stopped in New York, 15 Forum 33 (Jan/Feb 1997).
  • The Judicial Branch’s Budget Must be Independent, 15 Forum 158 (May/June 1997).
  • 50 Years is Enough, 15 Forum 217 (July/Aug 1997).
  • A Wider Discretion of Trial Judges to Exclude Jurors, 15 Forum 408 (Nov/Dec 1997).
  • Our Judicial System is the Cornerstone of Our Individual Freedoms, 16 Forum 85 (March/April 1998).
  • Indian Justice, 16 Forum 154 (May/June 1998).
  • Tort Law, Tort “Reform” and the Tort Museum, 16 Forum 221 (July/August 1998).
  • A Threat of Judicial Independence is a Threat to Fundamental Freedoms, 16 Forum 339 (September-December 1998).
  • The Judicial Review Council – The Need for Confidentiality, 17 Forum 31 (January/February 1999).
  • Is the Connecticut Supreme Court Mired in the Jurisprudence of the 19th Century? 17 Forum 83 (March-April 1999).
  • Brown v. Blauvelt, R.I.P., 17 Forum 139 (May-June/July-August 1999).
  • Medical Errors: The Urgent Need for Legislation, 17 Forum 255 (Sept-Dec 1999).
  • In Memoriam: Thomas F. Lambert, Jr., 1914-1999, 18 Forum 43 (Jan-March 2000).
  • Legal Assistance for the Poor: The Responsibility of Practicing Trial Lawyers, 18 Forum 113 (April-June 2000).
  • Lawyers Have Always Made A Difference (remarks as President of the Connecticut Bar Association at its Annual Meeting, 6/5/00).
  • In Defense of the Jury System, 18 Forum 219 (July-Sept. 2000).
  • The Undoing of Ralph Nader’s Legacy, 18 Forum 291 (Oct-Dec 2000).
  • Medical Malpractice Tort “Reform:” It’s Just the Beginning, 21 Forum 123 (Oct-Dec 2003).
  • Rethinking Notice (in premises liability cases), 22 Forum 41 (Jan-March 2004).

LECTURER

Connecticut Bar Association

  • Trial Advocacy Program, 1976–1990.
  • Advanced Civil Procedure, 1993–1998.

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association

  • Advocacy Seminars, 1983–2000.
  • College of Evidence, 1987–2004.
  • Supreme and Appellate Court Review, 1987–2004.
  • Tort Reform, 1988–1990.

New Haven County Bar Association

  • Civil Trial Practice, 1990, 1996, 1999.

REPORTED DECISIONS

There are 503 reported decisions from 1964 to December 2012. Many appear on the Gallagher Law Firm’s website, www.gallagher-lawfirm.com. For a complete list, contact Attorney Gallagher.

The Gallagher Law Firm
1377 Boulevard P.O. Box 1925
New Haven, CT, 06509 USA
203.624.4165