Professional Biographies

William F. Gallagher

WILLIAM F. GALLAGHER, born New Haven, Connecticut, June 28, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, Connecticut; 1964, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1966, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1969, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fairfield University (B.S.S., 1959); University of Connecticut (LL.B., 1963). Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for appellate litigation and personal injury litigation. Author: "Connecticut Post Trial Motions," Connecticut Law Tribune Co., 1980. Co-author: Connecticut Laws and Their Impact on Business Entities: Connecticut Product Liability Act, 64 Conn. B.J. Special Issue-364 (1990). Other publications listed in website under “publications,” and in this brochure. Lecturer: Connecticut Bar Association Trial Advocacy Programs, 1976-90; Advanced Civil Procedure, 1993-2002; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, College of Evidence, 1987-2004; Supreme and Appellate Court Review, 1987-2004; Tort Reform, 1988-90; Advocacy Seminars, 1983-2004. Assistant Corporation Counsel, West Haven, Connecticut, 1969-1972. Special Assistant State's Attorney, New Haven County, 1974-1982. Connecticut State Trial Referee, 1984-. Member: Board of Editors, Connecticut Law Tribune, 1986-2001; Editor, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association's "Forum," 1993-2002. Legal Internship Committee, 1983-; Civil Rules Task Force, 1993-; Appellate Rules Advisory Committee, 1996-; Commission to Study the Attorney Grievance Process, 2000-2001; Chief Justice’s Civil Commission, 2000-; Advertising Committee, 2004-. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, American Bar Foundation, Roscoe Pound Foundation. Charter Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: New Haven County (President, 1993-94), Connecticut (President, 1999-00), and American (Member, Family Law Section, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1990-1991); Member, Board of Governors, 1983-); American Judicature Society; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy. Awards: Award for Excellence in Mediation by Community Mediation awarded 6/5/97; Lifetime Achievement Award by Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association awarded 6/19/97; Publisher’s Award by the Connecticut Law Tribune awarded 5/22/02; Lifetime Achievement Award by New Haven County Bar Association awarded 10/3/04; Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Trials; Appeals; Personal Injury, Commercial and Real Estate Litigation.

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Email: wfg@gallagher-lawfirm.com

Barbara L. Cox

BARBARA L. COX, born Frankfurt a.m., Germany, February 16, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Connecticut; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Wesleyan University; Pennsylvania State University (B.A., with highest distinction, 1974, Sigma Tau Delta); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1982). Recipient: Connecticut Law Tribune Award for Excellence in Writing; University of Connecticut Law School Library Award for Written Work of Excellence. Law Clerk to Honorable Ralph K. Winter, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1982-1983. Member: New Haven County, Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Concentration: Trials, Appeals.

E-mail: bcox@gallagher-lawfirm.com

Hugh D. Hughes

HUGH D. HUGHES, born Rochester, New York, April 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Connecticut; 1998, New York; 1999, Massachusetts; 2004, District of Connecticut. Education: Princeton University (A.B. Philosophy, 1992); University of Connecticut (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Connecticut Law Review; Cornelius Wickersham Prize in Constitutional Law. Law Clerk to Justice Francis M. McDonald, Jr., Connecticut Supreme Court, 1997-1998. Member: New Haven County, Connecticut Bar Associations, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Concentration: Appeals.

E-mail: hhughes@gallagher-lawfirm.com