Deborah J. "Deb" Tedford

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...

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.

Prior to joining the firm in 1986, Tom served as a trial attorney in the Land and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. He has handled numerous employment matters before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO), the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and before both the State and Federal Departments of Labor. He has als...

Bryan Fiengo is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Attorney Fiengo, who practices law in New London, Connecticut, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bryan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. Attorney Fiengo is a Director who joined Suisman Shapiro Attorneys-at-Law in 2006. His practic...

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 ...

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...

James M. Harrington is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. James M. practices law in Waterford, Connecticut Best Lawyers has recognized James M. Harrington since 2024. 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 James M. Harrington is held by other lawyers.

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...

Mr. Tobin joined the Firm in 1968 and became a partner in 1970. His involvement in a number of prominent cases at both the state and federal level during this time helped to expand the Firm’s litigation practice. Today, he practices extensively in the areas of corporate, commercial, gaming and Indian law, appellate, personal injury and wrongful death and general litigation. Mr. Tobin has lectured before the Connecticut Bar Association and is a Connecticut Superior Court Trial Referee.

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.