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| THE ATTORNEYS | ||
| Roland F. Moots, Jr. Terry C. Pellegrini Michael J. Mannion Ann Martindale Barbara McMahon Dratch Lynda Lee Arnold Reka S. Ludanyi Naomi L. Anstett |
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Divorce and Family Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Criminal and Motor Vehicle Defense, and Wrongful Death Litigation. Attorney Moots has practiced in the areas of family law, criminal law and personal injury law since 1969. His reputation and experience in significant divorce and custody matters is preeminent; and he has represented defendants in many of the key criminal matters prosecuted in northwestern Connecticut in the past thirty years. Major personal injury verdicts and settlements are significant. His litigation experience includes state and federal courts in Connecticut and, with assistance of out-of-state counsel, such states as New York, Texas, Louisiana and North Carolina. He has argued appeals before the Appellate and Supreme Courts of Connecticut. A graduate of Boston University School of Law in 1969, Mr. Moots received his undergraduate degree from the University of Miami. He is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the American Bar Association. A long-time resident of New Milford, Mr. Moots served as Town Counsel for more than five years and was formerly as public defender, based in New Milford, in the Connecticut Circuit Court. |
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Zoning and Land Use, Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Commercial Lending and Business Law. Attorney Pellegrini is widely acknowledged to be the area's most experienced attorney in land use and zoning, having practiced in that field for more than thirty years. He represents numerous commercial and developer clients before the various boards and commissions in New Milford and surrounding communities. He also practices in the areas of residential and commercial real estate and has served as general counsel to the Greater New Milford Board of Realtors for more than twenty-five years. His community activities are extensive and include the Board of Directors of the New Milford Hospital, of which he is past chairman. He also served as Town Attorney and Selectman for the Town of New Milford. Mr. Pellegrini graduated from St. Francis College in 1966 and from Villanova Law School in 1969. A resident of New Milford for many years, Mr. Pellegrini now lives in South Kent. |
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Commercial Litigation, Appellate Law, Zoning and Land Use, Personal Injury litigation, Criminal Law and Real Estate. A lifelong resident of the Danbury area, Attorney Mannion maintains a general litigation practice, with an emphasis on civil ligitation, including real estate and zoning litigation, criminal and motor vehicle defense and domestic cases. He has successfully litigated claims on behalf of real estate title insurance companies and has successfully argued appeals before the Appellate and Supreme Courts of Connecticut and Second (federal) Circuit Court of Appeals. He serves as a Special Master to the Connecticut Superior Court in Family Law Matters. He is past President of the Danbury Bar Association, as well as past chairman of both the Real Estate and Family Law Sections of the Danbury Bar Association. A fifteen-year member of the Bethel Planning and Zoning Commission, he served as chairman during his last two years. Mr. Mannion graduated from Fairfield College Preparatory School, received his bachelor's decree from Boston College in 1967, and received his law degree from St. John's University in 1974. Prior to his graduation from law school, he served on active duty as a commissioned officer in the United States Army. |
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Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Business Law, Commercial Lending, Zoning and Land Use, Estate Planning, Probate, Condominium Law, Community Associations and Environmental Law. After graduating from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1988, Attorney Martindale began practicing in the areas of real estate, zoning, condominium law, leasing and commercial lending. Her practice areas have expanded to include business law, environmental law, as well as estate planning and probate matters. She joined the firm in 1997 and is now its managing partner. A resident of Warren, Connecticut, her community activities are extensive. She has served on the Warren Zoning Board of Appeals since 1995 and is currently as its chairman. She is vice chairman of the Lake Waramaug Task Force Inc. and secretary of The Pratt Center, 190-acre nature center located in New Milford. She is a Board member of the Warren Land Trust, a member of the Warren Democratic Town Committee, and president of the St. John's Chorale. An "Air Force brat" born in Virginia, she received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and holds an M.A. from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. After several years as a newspaper reporter and in corporate public relations, she began law school in 1984. At UConn, she was administrative editor of The Connecticut Law Review. |
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Residential Real Estate, Probate, Divorce and Family Law, Employment Law, Social Security Appeals, Criminal Law and Personal Injury Litigation. A native of New Milford, Attorney Dratch practices in the areas of family law, criminal law, probate administration, including adoptions and children's matters, and Social Security disability. She also has extensive experience in personal injury litigation and residential real estate. Before obtaining her law degree from the University of Bridgeport (now Quinnipiac) School of Law, Mrs. Dratch has extensive experience as a paralegal and was involved in fire protection regulatory work. She is a member of the National Fire Protection Association and an elected affiliate member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. She is a member of the New Milford Chapter of the American Red Cross, a member of the vestry of Christ Church in Roxbury. She is a member of the Litchfield County Bar Association, the Danbury Bar Association, and the Connecticut Bar Association. |
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Divorce and Family Law, Personal Injury Litigation and Real Estate. Attorney Arnold is a native of New Milford and joined the firm in 2001 after being employed in Danbury Superior Court as a clerk serving in family matters, civil short calendars and personal injury jury trials. Her practice areas at the firm include family law, personal injury litigation and real estate. Mrs. Arnold is a 1995 graduate of Pace University School of Law and received her undergraduate degree from Western Connecticut State University. For a number of years before entering law school, she served as a sign language interpreter for the Danbury Board of Education. She serves on a committee for the Connecticut Bar Association Family Law Section to establish duties of guardians ad litem and attorneys for minor children in divorce action. She is a member of the Litchfield, Danbury, Connecticut and New York Bar Associations. |
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Criminal Law, Motor Vehicle Defense, Divorce and Family Law, Personal Injury Litigation. Attorney Ludanyi joined the firm in 2003 after extensive experience as a public defender attorney for the State of Connecticut in the Norwalk District. Her practice area is criminal defense work. A native of Danbury, Ms. Ludanyi received a B.A., cum laude, in political science and international relations from the University of Connecticut at Storrs in 1991. She received her law degree from New York Law School in 1998. She is a member of the Danbury, Litchfield and American Bar Associations. Her volunteer activities include serving as a volunteer teacher at the German School of Connecticut, Weston, Connecticut, and she is fluent in German. |
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Personal Injury Attorney Anstett's practice area is personal injury litigation and she has experience in this field as a civil litigator in a large Hartford law firm before joining our practice. Her practice includes automobile accidents, slip-and-falls and other premises liability matters, professional liability cases, products liability and other lawsuits brought by injured persons. A native of West Hartford, Attorney Anstett received a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and political science, cum laude, from Union College in Schenectady, New York. She received her law degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2001. After leaving law school, she served as a judicial law clerk in New Britain Superior Court. She is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the Litchfield Bar Association and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. She is also a member of the Warner Theater in Torrington, Connecticut, where she resides. |
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MOOTS PELLEGRINI MANNION MARTINDALE & DRATCH, P.C. |
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46 Main Street, P.O. Box 1319, New Milford, CT 06776-1319 |
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