Fairfield County Newsmakers, 11.25.2013

Kudos for Wiggin and Dana lawyer

Greenwich-based law firm Wiggin and Dana announced Michael Clear has been named a 2013 “New Leader in the Law” by the Connecticut Law Tribune. The honor is presented annually to lawyers under age 40 whose achievements have distinguished them from their peers.

Clear is an associate in the firm”™s Greenwich office and a member of the private client services department. He focuses on estate planning, estate and trust administration, probate litigation and business succession planning. In 2012, he represented clients in more than 100 major wealth transfer transactions. He was one of 62 attorneys selected for the honor from a pool of 300-plus nominations from across Connecticut. Wiggin and Dana attorneys David Schaffer and Kim Rinehart were also named “New Leaders in the Law” for 2013.

Super lawyers at Pullman & Comley

Twenty-two attorneys from Bridgeport-based law firm Pullman & Comley L.L.C. were recently named to the Connecticut Super Lawyers list for 2013, the law firm reported. In addition, seven of the firm”™s attorneys were named to the Super Lawyers “Connecticut Rising Stars 2013” list.

The Pullman & Comley attorneys on the Connecticut Super Lawyers 2013 list include David P. Atkins, Elizabeth J. Austin, Morris Banks, Collin P. Baron, Deborah S. Breck, Eliot B. Gersten, Irve J. Goldman, Nancy A. D. Hancock, Joshua A. Hawks-Ladds, Alex V. Hernandez, Lee D. Hoffman, Thomas F. Maxwell Jr., Christopher P. McCormack, D. Robert Morris, Gary B. O”™Connor, Jonathan B. Orleans, Elliott B. Pollack, Michael G. Proctor, Richard C. Robinson, James T. Shearin, Alan J. Sobol and Diane W. Whitney. Those named to the Rising Stars list include Steven J. Bonafonte, Megan Youngling Carannante, Cara A. Ceraso, Adam J. Cohen, Jonathan A. Kaplan, Adam S. Mocciolo and Steven J. Stafstrom Jr.

The list appears in the November issue of New England Super Lawyers and in the February 2014 issue of Connecticut magazine.

Westport law firm named to top tier

Nusbaum & Parrino P.C., a family law firm in Westport, has been ranked as a 2014 Best Law Firm in the category of family law, Metropolitan Tier 1 Stamford by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.

This marks the fourth year in a row that the award has been given and Nusbaum & Parrino has received the same Tier 1 ranking each year.

From left in the photo are Harold W. Haldeman, senior associate attorney; Laura R. Shattuck, senior associate attorney; Thomas P. Parrino, co-founder and principal; Edward Nusbaum, co-founder and principal; and Randi R. Nelson, associate attorney.

Super lawyers at Ryan Ryan Deluca

Stamford-based law firm Ryan Ryan Deluca announced eight of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in 2013 Connecticut Super Lawyers.

Additionally, partners Charles Deluca and Daniel Ryan were further chosen to be included on the Top 50 Connecticut Super Lawyers list and Ryan was also named as a four time recipient to the Top 100 New England Super Lawyers list.

The recognition is based on a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement as well as third-party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Besides DeLuca and Daniel Ryan, the full list of honored Super Lawyer attorneys includes Michael T. Ryan; Kevin M. Tepas, Robert C. E. Laney and Catherine S. Nietzel. Additionally Beck S. Fineman and Brian M. Candela were designated as Connecticut Rising Stars.

 

Avery earns top award

Since 2007, New Canaan-based Catherine Avery Investment Management L.L.C., headed by portfolio manager Catherine Avery, has provided customized asset management service to a select clientele of women and baby boomers. The independent investment firm is now recognized for its outstanding work in this regard with a2013 Five Star Wealth Manager Award from the award program of the same name. Five Star Professional, founded in 2003, conducts market-specific research throughout the U.S. and Canada to identify top service professionals.

TFI unravels auto concerns; nabs award

The Car Care Council Women”™s Board and the Automotive Communication Council selected Norwalk-based TFI Envision Inc. as the 2013 winner of the Automotive Communications Award in the category of Best Customizable Campaign for the Standard Motor Products Inc. TechSmart “Are you TechSmart?” 2012 integrated brand campaign materials. The award was presented to Elizabeth P. Ball, president and creative director, and Mary Ellen Butkus, vice president of TFI Envision, founded 1975, at the 2013 AAPEX Show at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas Nov. 5.

March of Dimes scores at Chelsea Piers

Roland W. Betts, Tom A. Bernstein and David A. Tewksbury, principal owners of Chelsea Piers Connecticut in Stamford, will be honored with the 2013 Real Estate Award at the 18th annual March of Dimes Fairfield County Real Estate Award Breakfast Thursday, Dec. 12, 7 a.m., at Chelsea Piers Connecticut. More than 700 industry professionals are expected to attend.

The Real Estate Award Breakfast honors outstanding individuals and/or a company whose commercial real estate activities have significantly enhanced the local community. In the event”™s history, $5.2 million has been raised in support of the March of Dimes mission to give all babies a healthy start.

“We are honored to join the prestigious group of award winners within the Fairfield County real estate community and are so pleased to support the critical work of the March of Dimes,” said David A. Tewksbury, president of Chelsea Piers Connecticut.