Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys
General Defense
Mulvey, Oliver, Gould & Crotta
2911 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut 06518
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Litigation
- Negligence
- Probate
- Product Liability
- Trial and Appellate Practice
- Workers' Compensation
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Insurance Clients
Non-Insurance Clients
- Avizent
- CJW & Associates
- Fitzpatrick & Hunt, Tucker, Collier, Pagano, Aubert, LLP
- Paul C. Higgins, Inc.
- Lowe's Companies, Inc.
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Personnel Information
Partners
Robert G. Oliver
Hamden, CT
Years of Experience: 50
Practice Areas
- Trial Practice
- State and Federal Courts
- Civil Litigation
- Appeals
Admitted
- Connecticut, 1965
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1974
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Additional Biographical Details:
Federal Grievance Committee for the District of Connecticut (Member, 1997-2003; Chair, 2000-2003)
Memberships:
- Connecticut (House of Delegates, 1975-1978; Federal Practice Committee, Federal Judicial Committee, 1993-1995) and New Haven (President, 1979-1990) Bar Associations
- Retired Navy and Marine Corps Judge Advocates Association
- Naval Reserve Association
- Military Officers Association
- Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- Yale University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1962
- Yale Law School, LL.B., 1965
Military:
Captain, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S.N.R. (Retired)
Born: 1940
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David J. Crotta, Jr.
Hamden, CT
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, Civil Commission (2016-Present); 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; President 2012-2015)
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
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James M. Hyland
Hamden, CT
Years of Experience: 27
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Trial Practice
- Workers' Compensation
- Product Liability Defense
- Civil Litigation
- 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 Haven County and Bridgeport Bar Associations
- 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
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Francis J. Drumm, III
Hamden, CT
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
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James D. Hine, II
Hamden, CT
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Negligence
- Trial Practice
Admitted
- Connecticut, 2002
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 2004
Memberships:
- Connecticut and New Haven Bar Associations
Education:
- University of Connecticut, B.A., 1998
- The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 2001
Born: 1975
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