Jonathan R. Chappell
Mr. Chappell focuses his practice in civil litigation, including administrative appeals, commercial litigation, municipal law, and negligence defense. Before his employment with Rome McGuigan, he was an attorney with a small, general practice law firm in New Haven.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Chappell was employed as a registered physical therapist. He worked in several facilities throughout Connecticut as a treating therapist and also managed certain rehabilitation departments while he completed his law degree. He also was employed as a law clerk with a prominent litigation firm in Hartford during his final year of law school.
Mr. Chappell resides in Wallingford with his wife and daughter. He is an active member of the board of directors of the local Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and volunteers as JDRF's State Leader of Government Relations.
Areas of Practice
- Administrative Law
- Contracts
- Collections
- Freedom of Information
- Construction Law
- Insurance Defense
- Litigation & Appeals
- Personal Injury -- Defense
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- State, Local & Municipal Law
Litigation Percentage
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 2005
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 2007
Education
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut
- J.D. (Magna Cum Laude) - 2005
- Law Journal: Health Law Journal, Lead Articles Editor, 2004 - 2005
- Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, United State of America
- B.S. (Cum Laude) - 1999
- Major: Physical Therapy
Representative Cases
Honors and Awards
- Distinguished Academic Achievement Award - Advanced Legal Writing, 2004 - 2005
- Outstanding Legal Scholarship Award , 2005
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, State Leader of Government Relations, 2006 - Present
- Connecticut Bar Association, Member, 2005 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Fasano, Ippolito & Lee, LLC, Attorney, 2005 - 2007
- RisCassi & Davis, P.C., Law Clerk, 2004 - 2005
Pro Bono Activities
- State Leader of Government Relations, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 2006 - Present




























