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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...
Maria Alexander is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants. Maria, who practices law in Hartford, Connecticut, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Maria is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Frank J. McCoy, Jr. is a Connecticut personal injury attorney and Board Certified trial attorney who focuses on representing individuals seriously injured in car accidents, premises liability incidents, dog bite cases, and other negligence cases. With decades of experience, Frank has built a reputation for handling complex injury cases and achieving strong results for his clients. He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law - a distinction held by only a small percentage of attorneys, reflecting...
Johanna Zelman’s unique background in health and mental care and in school law results in highly competent, in-depth and knowledgeable advice and representation for her clients. While she has represented a wide variety of private and public sector employers from various industries, Johanna has a specific strength and hands-on experience in the health and mental health fields. Prior to her legal career, she worked for Harvard University’s affiliate hospitals, where she had direct c...
Attorney Wieler was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised on the shoreline in Branford, Connecticut. She attended Northfield Mount Hermon School in Northfield, Massachusetts and graduated from there in 1982. She received her B.A. in English and Economics from Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut in 1986 and her J.D., cum laude, from Vermont Law School in South Royalton, Vermont in 1991. She attended the University of New Haven's Masters in Tax program in 2014. She practiced in ...
Allison P. Dearington is a principal in the Hartford, Connecticut, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Her practice is focused on employment litigation, including class and collective action defense, and preventive counseling. Allison represents employers in state and federal courts, before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and in arbitration. She defends a variety of employment claims including discrimination, harassment, ret...
Richard William Lynch is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: General Practice and DUI / DWI Defense. Richard William, who practices law in New Haven, Connecticut, has been recognized since 2007. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Richard William is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Michelle C. Laubin is a senior partner in the firm's Milford office. Her practice focuses on education law, particularly special education law and student matters. Ms. Laubin has represented school districts in countless student discipline and special education matters, including attending planning and placement team (PPT) meetings, negotiation of settlement and mediation agreements, representation in expulsion and due process hearings, as well as resolution of State Department of Education c...
Attorney Robert (Bob) L. Berchem is the founding partner of Berchem Moses PC. Bob serves as President of the firm and Chair of its Business Services Department. He graduated with honors from Fairfield University in 1962, and from Villanova Law School in 1965 where he was first in his class and the editor of the Villanova Law Review. Following law school, Bob clerked for the Honorable William H. Timbers, Chief Judge of the United States District Court. After working for Judge Timbers in both t...
Carolyn W. Kone is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Land Use and Zoning Law. Carolyn W., who practices law in New Haven, Connecticut, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Carolyn W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Craig Raabe joined the partnership in 2016 from a large, regional law firm, where he previously served as the chair of the litigation department. Mr. Raabe has tried many complex civil and criminal cases. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© since 2006 (Copyright by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC), most recently in six disciplines: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Antitrust, Regulatory/Environmental...