Mulvey, Oliver, Gould & Crotta

Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

David J. Crotta, Jr.

Hamden, CT

• E-Mail: crotta@moglaw.com

Practice Areas

• Trial Practice
• Negligence
• Commercial Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Appeals
• Probate

Admitted

• Connecticut, 1988
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1992
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1998

Additional Biographical Details:

Arbitrator, Connecticut Superior Court (2002-Present); Member, Superior Court Committee on Expedited Litigation; 2015-2016; Member, Civil Commission (2016-2017); Member, Grievance Panel, Ansonia-Milford Judicial District (2004-2010); Dominican Foundation (Founding Member; Board of Directors, 2004-Present; President, 2012-2016); Community Soup Kitchen (Board of Directors, 2008-Present; President 2012-2015); St. Martin de Porres School (Board of Directors, 2020-Present); St. Mary Parish Corporation (Trustee, 2008-present)

Memberships:

• Connecticut (Professional Ethics Committee, 1993-Present) and New Haven County Bar Associations
• Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation
• Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• Fairfield University, A.B. (cum laude), 1982
• University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 1988

Honors:

Phi Alpha Theta; Milton Horwitz Memorial Award in Torts; American Jurisprudence Award in Torts

Born: 1960

James M. Hyland

Hamden, CT

• E-Mail: hyland@moglaw.com

Years of Experience: 34

Practice Areas

• Insurance Defense
• Trial Practice
• Workers' Compensation
• Product Liability Defense
• Civil Litigation
• Estate Administration
• Collections
• Lead Paint Litigation

Admitted

• Connecticut, 1990
• New York, 1991
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1992
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1993
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2015

Memberships:

• Connecticut, New York State, New Haven County and Bridgeport Bar Associations
• Bar Association of the City of New York
• Defense Research Institute
• Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• Boston College, A.B., 1984
• Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1990

Honors:

American Jurisprudence Award (Estate Administration)

Born: 1962

Francis J. Drumm, III

Hamden, CT

• E-Mail: drumm@moglaw.com

Practice Areas

• Trial Practice
• Negligence
• Civil Litigation
• Workers' Compensation

Admitted

• Connecticut, 2000
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 2003

Memberships:

• Connecticut and New Haven County Bar Associations
• Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• University of Connecticut, B.A., 1992
• Western New England College School of Law, J.D., 2000

Born: 1970

Maureen E. Burns

Hamden, CT

Years of Experience: 41

Practice Areas

• Insurance Defense
• Trial Practice
• Product Liability Defense
• Civil Defense
• Civil Litigation
• Lead Paint Litigation
• Utility Litigation

Admitted

• Connecticut, 1983
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1984
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1985

Memberships:

• Connecticut and New Haven County Bar Associations
• Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• Albertus Magnus College, B.A., 1980
• Western New England College School of Law, J.D., 1983

Born: 1958