Richard W. "Deke" Bowerman

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...

Patrick “Pat” Linsey is an experienced bankruptcy and restructuring attorney and commercial litigator. Pat advises debtors in all aspects of chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizations. He also represents creditors, committees, and trustees in bankruptcy cases and in bankruptcy adversary proceedings. He has represented major stakeholders in many of the most significant bankruptcy matters in the District of Connecticut over the past decade. Pat also represents clients in out-of-court wor...

Sandy T. Roussas is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Sandy T., who practices law in Shelton, Connecticut, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sandy T. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Attorney Lucarelli graduated from Yale University in 1995 and received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Notre Dame School of Law in 1999. She entered private practice in 2000 and then joined ELSM in the Fall of 2002. Attorney Lucarelli was named a Partner of ELSM in 2010 as a result of her compassionate and dedicated representation of victims suffering from Mesothelioma. Over the course of her career, Attorney Lucarelli has represented over 1,000 victims of Mesothelioma and has person...

Stanley is a founding partner of the firm Bergman Horowitz & Reynolds which merged with Withers in 2002 to create Withers Bergman in the US. His practice encompasses all phases of tax law, estate planning and trusts (both domestic and international), business law and advising on pension plans. He is a contributor to various tax periodicals and co-author of a book on the design of pension and profit sharing plans which is part of the tax management service published by the Bureau of Nation...

Andy Corea is dedicated to providing comprehensive legal services in intellectual property matters, with a focus on trademark and copyright law. Before the integration into Harris Beach Murtha in 2025, he served as the managing partner of Murtha Cullina. Andy is committed to creative, pragmatic, and thoughtful problem-solving, ensuring thorough guidance for his clients. At Harris Beach Murtha, he offers advice on all facets of trademark and copyright law, addressing both transactional and adv...

Tony Minchella founded Minchella Law in July 2003, following his years of private practice with top litigation firms including Halloran & Sage, LLP and Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, P.C. He represents Fortune 50 companies, financial institutions, and small to mid-size closely-held Connecticut businesses, handling corporate governance, employment litigation, trade secret and non-competition litigation, unfair trade practices, Department of Labor investigations, and construction litigation. ...

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...

One of the founding partners of the firm, Tom currently concentrates his practice in the area of personal injury . After litigating in matrimonial law and personal injury matters for more than 25 years, Tom decided to transition exclusively into personal injury. He represents clients in all types of personal injury, as well as nursing home negligence and medical malpractice matters . Legal Career He is a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Just...

Douglas S. Skalka graduated from Cornell University in 1982 and received his law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1985, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Probate Law Journal. Prior to joining Neubert, Pepe & Monteith in 1995, Attorney Skalka was a partner with the firm of Whitman, Breed, Abbott & Morgan, where he was responsible for the firm's business reorganization practice in its Greenwich, Connecticut office. Attorney Skalka has represented secured and unsecure...