Buturla, Richard J.

Current Employment Position(s)

Senior Partner

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Insurance Defense

Representative Cases

• Armac Industries, Ltd. v. Citytrust, 203 Conn. 394, 525 A.2d 77 (1987)
• B.A. Ballou and Company, Inc. v. Citytrust, 218 Conn. 749, 591 A.2d 126 (1991)
• Bombero, Jr., Etal v. Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Monroe, Etal, 17 Conn. App. 150, 550 A.2d 1098 (1988)
• Citytrust v. Page, Etal, 28 Conn. App. 907, 610 A.2d 197 (1992)
• D.J. Quarry Products, Inc. v. Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Beacon Falls, 217 Conn. 447, 585 A.2d 1227 (1991)
• Dean v. Filipowich, Etal, 20 Conn. App. 825, 570 A.2d 243 (1990)
• Dennin, Etal v. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Inc.,, 94 F.3d 96 (1996)
• Dennin, Etal v. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Inc., 913 F.Supp. 663 (1996)
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Sextant Development Corporation, Etal, 142 F.R.D. 55 (1992)
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. SUNA Associates, Inc., 80 F.3d 681 (1996)
• J.F. Barrett and Sons, Inc. v. Rosenshein, 23 Conn. App. 817, 582 A.2d 919 (1990)
• Hedberg v. Pantepec International, Inc., 35 Conn. App. 19, 645 A.2d 543 (1994)
• Huff v. West Haven Board of Education, Etal, 1998 WL 386167 (D.Conn. 1998)
• Kornatowski v. Wallingford Police Department, Etal, 1993 WL 299032 (D.Conn. 1993)
• Meyers v. Arcudi, Etal, 947 F.Supp. 581 (1996)
• Meyers v. Arcudi, Etal, 915 F.Supp. 522 (1996)
• Mrs. B. on Her Behalf and as a Mother and Guardian of M.M. v. Milford Board of Education, Etal, 103 F.3d 1114 (1997)
• Smart SMR of New York Inc. d/b/a v. The Zoning Commission of the Town of Stratford, 9 F.Supp. 2d 143 (1998)
• Smart SMR of New York, Inc. d/b/a v. The Zoning Commission of the Town of Stratford, 995 F.Supp. 52 (1998)
• Smith v. Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Milford, Etal, 3 Conn.App. 550, 490 A.2d 539 (1985)
• Smith v. Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Milford, Etal, 203 Conn. 317, 524 A.2d 1128 (1987)
• Town of Monroe, Etal v. Renz, Etal, 46 Conn. App. 5, 698 A.2d 328 (1997)
• Town of Stratford v. International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO, Local 998, 48 Conn. App. 849, 713 A.2d 269 (1998)
• Howley v. Stratford, 87 F.Supp.2d 97 (1999)
• Omnipoint Communications, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning Commission of the Town of Wallingford, 91 F.Supp.2d. 497 (2000)
• Howley v. Stratford, 217 F.3d. 141 (2000)
• Lillibasle v. Sergi, 117 F.Supp.2d 182 (2000)

West Practice Categories

Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 1982
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1982

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Connecticut Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)

Past Employment Positions

• Town Council, Stratford, Connecticut, Chairman, 1987 - 1989
• Town Attorney, Stratford, Connecticut, 2005 - 2009
• Town Attorney, Cheshire, Connecticut, 2002 - 2004
• Corporation Counsel, Derby, Connecticut, 1997 - 2005
• Town Attorney, Stratford, Connecticut, 1995 - 1999
• Assistant Town Attorney, Stratford, Connecticut, 2000 - 2003
• Town Counsel, Seymour, Connecticut, 2011 - Present

Education

• Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1982
  J.D.
  Law Review: Villanova Law Review, Associate Editor, 1981 - 1982
• Southern Connecticut State University, 1979
  B.S.
  Honors: magna cum laude

Published Works

• "In re Bollinger Corp., A Financing Statement, Promissory Note and Letters Constituting The Course of Dealing are Sufficient to Serve as A Valid Security Agreement", 26 Villanova Law Review 931, 1981
• Comment, "The Handicapped Child's Right to A Free Appropriate Education: Defining The Limits of Responsibility", 27 Villanova Law Review 567, 1982
• "Limitations on Discovery, Civil Discovery Practice Law Connecticut", 1995

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