Amity Arscott

Many years selected by her peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers In Connecticut, Connecticut Superlawyers, Best Law Firm, Best Lawyers in the New York area, Best Lawyers in New England. Awarded Connecticut Magazine "Top 25 Women Attorneys" as recognized for excellence by peers in the legal community for professional achievement and high ethical standards.. Attorney Mariani is board certified as a Family Law Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, an American Bar Association accr...

Joseph M. Barnes is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Joseph M. practices law in New London, Connecticut Best Lawyers has recognized Joseph M. Barnes since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Joseph M. Barnes is held by other lawyers.

Attorney James ("Jay") Berryman is a Director at Suisman Shapiro with extensive experience representing injured workers and individuals seeking Social Security Disability benefits. He focuses his practice on Workers’ Compensation Law and Social Security Disability claims, handling matters under both the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Act and the Federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the Columbus School of La...

William R. Sweeney is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. William R. practices law in New London, Connecticut Best Lawyers has recognized William R. Sweeney since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which William R. Sweeney is held by other lawyers.

Attorney Graves handles personal injury matters of all kinds, including those arising from motorcycle and car accidents, tractor-trailer truck accidents, fall downs, improper sexual conduct, pharmacy prescription errors, product defects, dog bites and tragic incidents resulting in wrongful deaths. In one of her first major negligence cases, she secured a 2.0 million dollar judgment after a jury trial for a youth who suffered the amputation of three fingers when a wood splitter was improperly ...

Robert I. Reardon, Jr. is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Robert I. practices law in New London, Connecticut Best Lawyers has recognized Robert I. Reardon, Jr. since 2005. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Robert I. Reardon, Jr. is held by other lawyers.

Stephen E. Reck is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Collaborative Law: Family Law, Family Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Stephen E. practices law in New London, Connecticut Best Lawyers has recognized Stephen E. Reck since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Stephen E. Reck is held by other law...

Attorney Kelly E. Reardon spent several years as a television reporter before finding her true calling in representing victims of negligence. As a television reporter in Burlington, Vermont and Hartford, Connecticut, Attorney Reardon earned praise for her empathy and integrity. News directors turned to her first when reaching out to the family of a soldier killed in Iraq or Afghanistan because of her ability to connect with those in need. This ability won her two Associated Press Awards for h...

Attorney Michael A. Blanchard is a Director at Suisman Shapiro whose practice focuses on criminal defense and family law. He has more than four decades of legal experience and is admitted to practice in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court. Attorney Blanchard earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Assumption College and a Juris Doctor from Western New England College School of Law. Throughout his distinguished legal career, Attorney Blanchard has represe...

Humbert (Bert) J. Polito Jr., is a principal in the law firm of Polito & Associates, LLC in Waterford, Connecticut. Bert is a native of Cleveland, Ohio where he attended St. Ignatius High School. Bert is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross (A.B. Religious Studies, 1978) where he was admitted to Phi Beta Kappa. Bert attended the University of Connecticut School of Law (1986) and then served as law clerk to Donald F. Shea of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island. Throughout his career i...