FLB Law PLLC
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Visit Best Law Firms profile for FLB Law PLLC Visit Website FLB Law is a Westport-based full-service law firm. Founded in 2021, FLB Law prides itself in having a cohesive team of experienced, compassionate, and community-minded lawyers who have practiced together for decades. We are deeply rooted in Fairfield County, Connecticut and are particularly adept at meeting the high expectations of the community in which we live and work. FLB Law is committed to its clients – individuals and businesses across a broad range of industries – and is steadfast about delivering peace of mind with every client engagement. When clients retain FLB Law, they benefit from the breadth of experience of the entire team. There are no silos; only collaboration and cooperation among our attorneys to provide thoughtful, practical, and innovative resolutions to complex legal challenges. FLB Law is committed to supporting our community. Through our charitable program, ACCELERATE, we support creative solutions to the challenges of local nonprofits and small businesses. With our wealth of experience and valued networks, we strive to accelerate our community one organization at a time.
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Litigation
- Family Law
- Family Law Mediation
- Insurance Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
Connecticut Appellate Court Limits Scope of Litigation Privilege to Exclude Allegations That Fall Outside the Judicial Process
For more than a century, Connecticut courts have applied the litigation privilege doctrine to protect lawyers and other parties from civil liability for offensive or harmful statements made during a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding.
Joshua
Auxier
Why You Should Not Hire a Non-Lawyer to Mediate Your Divorce
When Connecticut couples divorce, some choose divorce mediation, a non-adversarial and considerably less costly alternative to litigation. With mediation, you and your spouse hire a neutral third party, or mediator, who does not render a decision, but who facilitates discussions between the two of you to help you arrive at what is known as a separation agreement. While mediators are often attorney
Alan
Rubenstein
Arbitration Clauses Can Protect Consumer-Facing Businesses, but They Can Be a Double-Edged Sword
In an increasingly litigious society, companies that provide products and services directly to the public worry about the potential high costs of litigation. In an attempt to limit their exposure, many consumer-facing businesses include arbitration provisions in their customer contracts. However, as some high-profile businesses have discovered, the use of arbitration clauses can backfire and wind
Matthias
Sportini
U.S. Supreme Court to Review “Reverse Discrimination” Standard, Decision Could Impact Connecticut Employers
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether members of “majority” groups have a heightened standard for pleading and proving workplace discrimination cases. The high court agreed to review a case in which a heterosexual woman claimed she was discriminated against because of her sexual orientation. The Sixth Circuit found that she did not have a case, citing its standard that majority-group plaintif
Joshua
Auxier
Four New Connecticut Laws to Know for Fall 2024
The law is constantly evolving. This fall, a spate of new laws impact Connecticut residents and businesses in various ways. Here is a roundup of four state laws that took effect October 1.
Matthias
Sportini
A Plan to Provide CT Zoning Boards of Appeal with a Relevant Definition of “Exceptional Difficulty or Unusual Hardship.”
The terms “exceptional difficulty or unusual hardship” are not defined in Connecticut statutes, which has left it up to the courts to interpret what constitutes a hardship worthy of a variance.
Eric
Bernheim
SCOTUS Decision Lowers Threshold for Discrimination Lawsuits for Job Transfers
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling will make it easier for employees to bring discrimination claims against their employers for job transfers and other lateral job changes.
Joshua
Auxier
Municipalities Scale Back Minimum Parking Requirements
Cities and towns nationwide are scaling back or repealing parking requirements – and that’s welcome news for environmentalists and real estate developers.
Eric
Bernheim
Connecticut Court Clarifies Definition of “Supervisor” for Hostile Workplace Complaints
For the first time, a Connecticut Appellate Court addressed the definition of “supervisor” under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA) and found it to be the same as it is under federal law.
Joshua
Auxier
Seven Things to Consider When Selling a Business
What do you once you have a buyer for your business?
Enrico
Costantini
The Corporate Transparency Act: What Every Small Business Must Know About Their Reporting Obligations
A recent blog post from FLB Law's Real Estate & Land Use Practice
Enrico
Costantini
Connecticut Legislators Consider Reductions to Personal Injury Awards Involving Collateral Source Payments
In Connecticut, lawmakers are considering a bill that would reduce economic damages in personal injury and wrongful death awards where a third party has a right of subrogation arising from collateral source payments.
Brian
Tims
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