Newsmakers Fairfield County 3-4-13

Jake Fay, of Fairfield, was recently promoted to sales manager of William Raveis Real Estate, Darien office. Prior to joining William Raveis in August as an associate sales manager, Fay was a top-producing sales associate with Sotheby”™s International Realty for more than four years.

Fay also has a background in finance, having worked on Wall Street as an equity trader prior to moving in to real estate. Fay is a graduate of the Taft School and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Wesleyan University.

 

Martin J. Ross III was recently appointed by Dempsey Partners, a forensic accounting, claims and risk consulting firm with an office in Wilton, as director of business development for the forensic-analysis practice. He is responsible for developing and leveraging executive-level relationships within the commercial insurance industry to drive engagements and strategic alignment within the fraud and cyber practice.

Previously, Ross was vice president and publisher of Business Insurance (BI) magazine, where he was instrumental in growing the BI brand domestically and internationally. Ross is a graduate of St. John”™s University.

John J. Ryan recently joined the law firm of Russo & Associates L.L.C. in its new Darien office. A Darien resident, he retired in 2008 from the Connecticut General Assembly after serving seven terms as the state representative from the 141st District (Darien and Rowayton).

Ryan has more than 35 years”™ experience practicing law in Connecticut and will head up the Darien office focusing primarily on real estate law and real estate financing, zoning and land-use regulation and litigation, foreclosure and property-tax litigation, business law, estate planning and probate as well as criminal and motor vehicle matters. He has a Juris Doctorate from Boston College Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame.

Johnpatrick C. O”™Brien, of Southport, recently joined the law firm of Cohen and Wolf P.C. as of counsel in the firm”™s Bridgeport office. Previously, O”™Brien was a partner with Zeisler & Zeisler P.C. O”™Brien”™s practice includes a broad scope of personal injury matters, including automobile collisions, premises liability, wrongful death and medical malpractice. He also represents clients in matters involving workers”™ compensation injuries, family law and criminal law. He has a bachelor”™s degree from Sacred Heart University, a master”™s degree in public administration from Missouri State University and a law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School.