Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

Richard J. Buturla

Chair

Milford, CT

• E-Mail: rbuturla@berchemmoses.com

Practice Areas

• Trial Practice
• Municipal Law
• Insurance Defense

Admitted

• Connecticut, 1982
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1982

Additional Biographical Details:

Town Council Chairman, Stratford, Connecticut, 1987-1989; Corporate Counsel, Derby, Connecticut, 1997-2005; Town Attorney, Cheshire, Connecticut, 2002-2003; Assistant Town Attorney, Stratford, Connecticut, 2000-2004; Town Attorney, Stratford, Connecticut, 2005-2009; Town Counsel, Seymour, Connecticut, 2011-Present; Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory AV® Preeminent™; Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers® - Civil Litigation, Since 2020; The Best Lawyers in America® - Litigation/Labor & Employment Since 2019 and Litigation/Municipal 2023 Edition

Memberships:

• American and Connecticut Bar Associations
• Connecticut Bar Foundation (Sustaining Life Fellow, James W. Cooper Fellows Program)
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Education:

• Southern Connecticut State College, B.S. (magna cum laude), 1979
• Villanova University, J.D., 1982

Law Review:

Associate Editor, Villanova Law Review, 1981-1982

Jonathan D. Berchem

Milford, CT

• E-Mail: jberchem@berchemmoses.com

Admitted

• Connecticut, 1995
• Pennsylvania, 1995
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1999

Additional Biographical Details:

Town Attorney, Milford, Connecticut, 2013-Present; Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory AV® Preeminent™; Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation - Insurance and Municipal, 2023

Memberships:

• American, Connecticut and Milford Bar Associations
• James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation

Education:

• Fairfield University, B.A., 1992
• Syracuse University, J.D., 1995

Christopher M. Hodgson

Milford, CT

• E-Mail: chodgson@berchemmoses.com

Practice Areas

• Labor and Employment
• Litigation

Admitted

• Connecticut, 1985
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2011

Additional Biographical Details:

Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory AV® Preeminent™; Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers® - Employment & Labor, Since 2007; Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor and Employment, Since 2010; Named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers for Labor Law - Management, Stamford, 2014

Memberships:

• Connecticut Bar Association

Education:

• University of Vermont, B.A., 1982
• University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1985

Law Review:

University of Richmond Law Review

Gregory S. Kimmel

Westport, CT

• E-Mail: gkimmel@berchemmoses.com

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury
• Workers' Compensation
• Criminal Law
• Family Law
• Wills
• Trusts
• Labor
• Business Law

Admitted

• Connecticut, 1997

Additional Biographical Details:

Martindale Hubbell Law Directory Distinguished Rating

Education:

• University of Rhode Island, B.A. Political Science, 1991
• Roger Williams University School of Law, J.D., 1997
• Sacred Heart University, M.B.A., 1998

Mario F. Coppola

Milford, CT

• E-Mail: mcoppola@berchemmoses.com

Practice Areas

• Municipal Law
• Land Use
• Zoning
• Real Estate Transactions
• General Civil Litigation
• Property Tax Assessment Appeals

Admitted

• Connecticut, 2004
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 2005

Additional Biographical Details:

Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory AV® Preeminent™; Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers® - State, Local & Municipal Attorney; Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers® Rising Stars - Land Use & Zoning; "New Leaders in The Law," The Connecticut Law Tribune, November 2012 Edition; Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for Land Use & Zoning and Real Estate Law

Memberships:

• American, Connecticut and Fairfield County Bar Associations

Education:

• Boston College, B.A. Political Science (Golden Key Honor Society), 2001
• University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2004

Warren L. Holcomb

Milford, CT

• E-Mail: wholcomb@berchemmoses.com

Admitted

• California, 1977
• Connecticut, 1993
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1994

Additional Biographical Details:

Best Lawyers in America® - Labor & Employment, Since 2019; Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers®, Since 2013

Memberships:

• American and Connecticut Bar Associations
• State Bar of California

Education:

• Butler University
• University of Connecticut at Storrs, B.A., 1972
• Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1977

Bryan L. LeClerc

Milford, CT

• E-Mail: bleclerc@berchemmoses.com

Admitted

• Connecticut, 1987
• New York, 1988
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1987
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1993
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2014

Additional Biographical Details:

Fairfield Town Plan & Zoning Commission, 2007-2013, Chairman; Member, Town of Fairfield Representative Town Meeting, 1989-2007; Connecticut Yankee Council BSA, Vice President- Legal and General Counse, 2013-Present; Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers®, 2018-2020

Memberships:

• American, Connecticut, Bridgeport and Milford Bar Associations
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association

Education:

• Fairfield University, B.A., 1984
• University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D. (with honors), 1987

Ryan P. Driscoll

Milford, CT

• E-Mail: rdriscoll@berchemmoses.com

Admitted

• New Jersey, 2003
• Connecticut, 2004
• New York, 2006

Memberships:

• Connecticut Bar Association

Education:

• University of Connecticut at Storrs, B.A., 2000
• Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 2003

Richard C. Buturla

Milford, CT

• E-Mail: rcbuturla@berchemmoses.com

Admitted

• Connecticut, 2010

Education:

• Quinnipiac University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2007
• Western New England College School of Law, J.D., 2010