D. Westfall Available Now

Founding and managing partner of boutique general practice law firm, a well-known general litigation practice that covers civil and criminal litigation through trial and appeal. Selected achievements: • Defense and successful counterclaim of seven-figure federal judgment • Recoveries in numerous personal injury lawsuits against top rated insurance defense • CUIPA recovery against insurer for failure to pay cardiopulmonary disability claim • Initiated, litigated, negotiated and resolved complex commercial litigation of multiple commercial parties • Start to finish courtside and jury awards in multiple civil rights lawsuits • Labor and employment recoveries against municipalities and prominent government official • Successful reversal of lower court ruling on appeal • Supervised, trained and mentored junior litigation associates, paralegals and secretaries • Developed case-type spreadsheet to assess litigation efficiency and cost effectiveness • Representation of corporations and individuals in DOJ grand jury investigations • Negotiation, drafting and closing of corporate asset and entity purchase, sale and buyout contracts