CURRICULUM VITAE

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-.
• Appellate Rules Advisory Committee, 1996-.
• Commission to Study the Attorney Grievance Process, 2000-2001.
• Chief Justice’s Civil Commission, 2000-.
• Attorney Advertising Committee, 2004-.

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 and personal injury litigation.
• Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, certified 1990;
• recertified 1995, 2000.
• 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.

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).
• Member, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1990-1991); (Board of Governors, 1983-); Co-Chair, Court Rules Committee; Executive Committee; Chair, Forum Editorial Board; Legislative Committee; Co-Chair, Nominating Committee; Professional Ethics Committee);
• Member, Amicus Curiae Committee.
• Member, American Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section; Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Litigation Section).
• Member, American Judicature Society.
• Member, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
• 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 19 th 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 380 reported decisions from 1964 to December 2004. Many appear on the Gallagher Law Firm’s website, www.gallagher-lawfirm.com. For a complete list, contact Attorney Gallagher.