Mulvey, Oliver, Gould & Crotta
Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 203-624-5111
- Fax: 203-789-8371
- E-Mail: mog@moglaw.com
- Website: www.moglaw.com
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Litigation
- Negligence
- Probate
- Product Liability
- Trial and Appellate Practice
- Workers' Compensation
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- Allstate Insurance Company
- Broadspire
- Central Mutual Insurance Company
- CT Fair Plan
- Horace Mann Insurance Company
Non-Insurance Clients
- Fitzpatrick & Hunt, Tucker, Collier, Pagano, Aubert, LLP
- Paul C. Higgins, Inc.
Personnel Information
Partners
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
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