Joseph B. Burns
Principal
Areas of Practice
- Litigation and Trial Practice
- Intellectual Property
- Investigations
- Civil
- Commercial
- Native American Law
- Personal Injury Practice Group
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1985
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1992
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
- Mohegan Gaming Disputes Court, 1997
- Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2000
Education
- Western New England College School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts
- J.D - 1985
- Honors: Phi Delta Phi
- Boston University , Boston, Massachusetts
- B.A - 1982
Representative Cases
- Limone v. United States, 579 F.3d 79 (1st Cir. 2009)
- H&L Chevrolet v. Berkley Ins. Co., 110 Conn.App. 428 (Conn. Appellate 2008)
- Pelletier v. Sordoni/Skanska Constr. Co., 286 Conn. 568 (Conn. Supreme 2008)
- Limone v. United States, 497 F.Supp.2d 143 (D.Mass 2007)
- Demorais v. Wisniowski, 81 Conn. App. 595 (2004)
- U.S. v. Dodge, 61 F.3d 1127 (2d Cir. 1995)
- Manson v. Stacescu, 11 F.3d 1127 (2d Cir. 1993)
- U.S. v. Candito, 892 F.2d 185 (2d Cir. 1989)
Representative Clients
- Otis Elevator Company
- Sovereign Bank
- Broan-Nu Tone, LLC
- Markel Underwriting Managers, Inc.
Classes/Seminars
- Connecticut Trial Advocacy Institute, Connecticut Bar Association, Member, 2001 - 2003
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New Britain Bar Association
- Hartford County Bar Association
- Connecticut Bar Association, Member, 1985 - Present
- American Bar Association, Member, 1986 - Present
- Connecticut Superior Court, Special Master and Fact Finder/Arbitrator, 1996 - Present
- Connecticut Superior Court, Attorney Trial Referee, 1999 - Present
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
