John W. Knuff

Attorney Studer is a Senior Partner with Berchem Moses PC who practices in the areas of land use and commercial real estate law. He graduated magna cum laude from Stonehill College in 1972 and cum laude from Suffolk University Law School in 1977 where he was a member of the Suffolk University Law Review. Mr. Studer’s practice concentrates on the representation of municipalities and developers in all aspects of the local zoning and land use permitting process, as well as the permitting p...

Judy K. Weinstein ’s areas of practice include commercial finance, real estate financing, commercial workouts and restructures. In addition she practices business law, healthcare law, and commercial contracting. She represents local and national banks in the extension and collection of asset-based, commercial, mortgage and construction loans. Her health care practice includes counseling health care providers. These clients include individual physicians, physician practices, and home hea...

John J. Kennedy, Jr. is the founding partner of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, LLC. In 1988, John formed Kennedy & Johnson, along with David Johnson. John is an accomplished trial attorney, spending most of his 35 years practicing in Connecticut, representing injured clients before juries. After more than three decades practicing law, John still finds trying cases to juries in automobile accident, premises liability, medical malpractice and product liability cases his passion. In...

Attorney Paul Testa is a Partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment practice group. He has practiced labor and employment law in Connecticut since 2007. He advises both public and private sector employers on an array of personnel, labor, and employment matters. Attorney Testa counsels management in preventative employment and labor matters as well as litigation of claims on all aspects of employment relationships. He has experience representing employers in state and federal courts an...

Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Marilyn Fagelson is an experienced trial and appellate attorney at Harris Beach Murtha. Her practice primarily focuses on handling complex commercial litigation, including Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance. With a comprehensive understanding of commercial disputes, Marilyn engages in cases involving antitrust and unfair trade practice claims, breach of contract, and various business torts. She advocates for her clients in state and federal courts, arbit...

Patricia E. Reilly represents clients in a range of employment law matters, with an emphasis on the litigation of employment discrimination and related torts; wage and hour issues; and trade secrets, restrictive covenants, and unfair trade practices disputes. She appears in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the Connecticut Department of Labor, and the Connecticut Commission on Human Righ...

James S. Brownstein’s practice focuses on creditor rights, business law, commercial and real estate financing, general commercial law and related litigation. An experienced practitioner, Jim advises small to mid-sized companies. His clients represent diverse industry areas including; medical, transportation, retail oil sales, insurance, manufacturers, and real estate investment companies. Generally, his clients are companies with sales between $1 million to $12 million. Jim is a talente...

Owen Weaver is a municipal attorney, civil litigator, and tax appeal attorney. Owen is currently Town Counsel to the Town of Orange, Special Counsel to the Town of Bethel and Special Tax Counsel to the Borough of Naugatuck. Owen regularly represents individuals, businesses and public entities before administrative tribunals, trial courts and appellate courts. Owen also represents both taxpayers and municipalities in tax appeals and has handled hundreds of tax appeals in both Connecticut and N...

Jennifer Dowd Deakin is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employment Law - Management. Jennifer Dowd practices law in New Haven, Connecticut Best Lawyers has recognized Jennifer Dowd Deakin since 2027. 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 Jennifer Dowd Deakin is held by other lawyers.

Russell J. Berkowitz, Esq. Russ Berkowitz is the firm’s founding partner and is widely known as one of the leading medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys in Connecticut, obtaining over $370 million in medical malpractice and personal injury damage awards on behalf of his clients over the course of his career. Russ has represented adults and children who have sustained catastrophic birth injuries , brain injuries , spinal cord injuries , surgical injuries , anesthesia injuries...