Law Firm Overview

At Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C., the practice of law is guided by one simple objective: to provide our clients with the highest quality legal services, in a manner consistent with their objectives and cost concerns, and in an environment which facilitates the mutual trust and respect necessary for a successful attorney-client relationship. Despite the changes occurring daily in the legal community, this objective will continue to guide our practice of law.

We offer our clients a wide variety of services in the following areas of law throughout the state of Connecticut: labor and employment law; business law services; business incorporation law; personal injury law; litigation and trial advocacy; medical malpractice law; legal malpractice law; real estate law; workers compensation law; education law; and insurance defense law.

Our law firm and its attorneys have achieved a reputation of excellence throughout the state of Connecticut.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Administrative Law
• Business Organizations
• Collections
• Construction Law
• Eminent Domain
• Education and Employment Law -- Employer
• Estate Planning
• Family Law
• Insurance Defense
• Insurance Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Labor Law
• Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation & Appeals
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Real Estate Law
• Securities Law
• Trademarks
• Workers' Compensation Law

Representative Clients

• American Institute of Foreign Study
• American Sugar Refining Co.
• Amgraph Packaging, Inc.
• ANCO Engineering
• ASSA ABLOY
• Atlantic Inertial Systems
• AVA/RAV Communities
• Bridgeport Health Care Center, Inc.
• CASCO Products
• Car Temps USA
• CCL Label
• C. Cowles & Company
• Coleman Park Health & Rehabilitation Center
• Colonial Toyota
• Community Capital Fund, Inc.
• Community Prevention and Addiction Services
• Community Renewal Team Inc.
• Competitive Power Ventures
• Concrete Coring Corp.
• Cox Radio, Inc.
• Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center
• Federal Express
• Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
• Fine Painting Corp.
• Fletcher Thompson Architects
• Ford of Branford
• Friendly's Ice Cream Corporation
• Gateway Bank
• Goodrich Corporation
• Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Company
• Greater Dwight Development Corporation
• Grow Bridgeport Fund I, LLC
• Haynes - Group, Inc.
• Heyman Properties
• Hilton Corp.
• Imperial Distributors
• J.P. Morgan Chase Bank
• J.P. Salmini Company, Inc.
• Konover Construction Corporation
• La Rosa Del Monte
• Lexus of Westport
• McDonalds Corp.
• Marriott Corporation
• Mercy Housing and Shelter Corp.
• Milford Power Company, Inc.
• National Car Rental
• National Casualty Company
• NewAlliance Bank
• Newtown Savings Bank
• Northeast Restaurant Company
• Optimus Healthcare, Inc.
• People's Bank
• Peter Pan Bus Lines
• Pex, Inc.
• RPS/Fedex Ground
• R.C. Bigelow, Inc.
• Rosegarden Health & Rehabilitation Center
• Ryder Systems
• Saab of Milford
• Savoy Linen, Inc.
• Stevens Automotive Group
• Sargent Manufacturing Corp.
• Service Merchandise
• Stop & Shop Supermarkets, Inc.
• TD Banknorth, N.A.
• The Guild Group
• Thornton Oil Company
• TOMRA North America
• Toyota of Westport
• Transload America Corp.
• Trefz Corporation
• Unilever
• University of Bridgeport
• U.S. Repeating Arms/Browing Firearms
• U.S. Trust Co.
• Vantage Group
• Vespoli USA
• Waldbaums
• Warnaco
• Warner Bros., Inc.
• Yale Security
• Youth Continuum
• Amity/Region 5 Board of Education
• Ansonia Board of Education
• Ashford Board of Education
• Barkhamsted Board of Education
• Cheshire Board of Education
• Easton Board of Education
• Fairfield Board of Education
• Groton Board of Education
• Hamden Board of Education
• Milford Board of Education
• Monroe Board of Education
• New Haven Board of Education
• Newtown Board of Education
• North Branford Board of Education
• Norwalk Board of Education
• Orange Board of Education
• Redding Board of Education
• Ridgefield Board of Education
• Sterling Board of Education
• Stratford Board of Education
• Torrington Board of Education
• Trumbull Board of Education
• West Haven Board of Education
• Westport Board of Education
• Windsor Locks Board of Education
• Woodbridge Board of Education
• City of Bridgeport
• Town of Cheshire
• City of Derby
• City of Meriden
• City of New Haven
• Town of Newtown
• Town of Stratford
• Town of Trumbull
• Town of Wethersfield
• City of West Haven
• Housing Authority for the City of Bridgeport
• Housing Authority for the City of Hartford
• Housing Authority for the City of Meriden
• Housing Authority for the City of New Haven
• Housing Authority for the City of West Haven
• Housing Authority for the Town of Enfield
• New Haven Parking Authority
• Acceptance
• AIG
• Allstate
• CNA
• Connecticut Guaranty Fund
• Chubb Executive Risk
• Housing Authority Risk Retention Group
• Farmers Insurance Co.
• Interstate Insurance
• ITT Hartford
• Liberty Mutual
• Lexington
• Lloyds of London
• Mac Risk Management
• Penn America Insurance Group
• Pennsylvania Lumbermans Mutual
• Providence/Washington
• United America Insurance
• United National Insurance
• Webster Insurance
• 21st Century Ins. Co.
• Crawford and Company
• Cunningham Lindsey Morton
• GAB Robins
• Gallagher Bassett
• Gates McDonald
• Massamount Insurance Co.
• Snide Mulligan
• Stirling & Stirling
• The Hartford
• Tokyo-Marine
• RSKCO

Representative Cases

• Anziano v. Board of Police Commissioners, 229 Conn. 703, 643 A.2d 865 (Connecticut Supreme Court 1994)
• Armac Industries Ltd. v. Citytrust, 203 Conn. 394, 525 A.2d 77 (Connecticut Supreme Court 1987)
• Brown v. Brown, 32 Conn. App. 907, 632 A. 2d 718 (Connecticut Supreme Court 1993)
• Be. of Edu. v. Tavares Pediatric Center, 276 Conn, 544 (Connecticut Supreme Court 2006)
• B.A. Ballour and Co., Inc. v. Citytrust, 218 Conn. 749, 591 A.2d 126 (Connecticut Supreme Court 1991)
• Crook v. Academy Drywall Company, 219 Conn. 28, 591 A. 2d 429 (Connecticut Supreme Court 1991)
• D&J Quarry Products, Inc. v. Planning and Zoning Commission, Town of Beacon Falls, 217 Conn. 447, 585 A.2d 1227 (Connecticut Supreme Court 1991)
• Gaynor v. Payne, 261 Conn. 585, 595, 804 A.2d 170 (Connecticut Supreme Court 2002)
• Maloney v. Conroy, 208 Conn. 392, 545 A.2d 1059 (Connecticut Supreme Court 1988)
• Mack Financial Services Corporation v. Crossley, 209 Conn. 163, 550 A.2d 303 (Connecticut Supreme Court 1988)
• Maffucci v. Royal Park Limited Partnership, 243 Conn. 552, 707 A.2d 15 (Connecticut Supreme Court 1998)
• Rogozinski v. American Foods Service Equipment Corp., 211 Conn. 431, 559 A.2d 1110 (Connecticut Supreme Court 1998)
• Town of Stratford v. State Board of Mediation and Arbitration, 239 Conn. 32, 681 A.2d 281, 153 LRRM (BNA) 2990 (Connecticut Supreme Court 1996)
• Town of Stratford v. International Association of Firefighters, 248 Conn. 108, 728 A.2d 1063, 161 LRRM (BNA) 2818 (Connecticut Supreme Court 1999)
• Bell v. West Haven Board of Education, 55 Conn. App. 400, 739 A.2d 321, 139 Ed Law Rep. 5 (Connecticut Appellate Court 1999)
• Bombero v. Planning and Zoning Commission, Town of Monroe, 17 Conn. App. 825, 570 A.2d 243 (Connecticut Appellate Court 1990)
• Citytrust v. Page, 28 Conn. App. 907, 610 A.2d 197 (Connecticut Appellate Court 1992)
• Dean v. Filipowich, 20 Conn. App. 825, 570 A.2d 243 (Connecticut Appellate Court 1990)
• Gutierrez v. Nugent, 34 Conn. App. 928, 644 A.2d 980 (Connecticut Appellate Court 1994)
• Heberg v. Pantepec Intern, Inc., 35 Conn. App. 19, 645 A.2d 543 (Connecticut Appellate Court 1994)
• J.F. Barrett and Sons, Inc. v. Rosenshein, 23 Conn. App. 817, 582 A.2d 919 (Connecticut Appellate Court 1990)
• Sivek v. Baljevic, 60 Conn. App. 19 (Connecticut Appellate Court 2000)
• Town of Monroe v. Renz, 46 Conn. App. 5, 698 A.2d. 328 (Connecticut Appellate Court 1987)
• Balogh v. City of Shelton, 181 F.3d 82 (Second Circuit Court of Appeals 1999)
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Coastal Savings Bank, 977 F.2d 734 (Second Circuit Court of Appeals 1992)
• Dennin v. Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, 94 F.3d 96, 111 Ed. Law. Rep. 1154 (Second Circuit Court of Appeals 1996)
• F.D.I.C. v. Suna Associates, Inc., 80 F.3d 681 (Second Circuit Court of Appeals 1996)
• G.M., ex rel. R.F. v. New Britain Board of Education, 173 F.3d 77, 134 Ed. Law. Rep. 24 (Second Circuit Court of Appeals 1999)
• Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe of Indians v. Weicker, 39 F. 3d 51 (Second Circuit Court of Appeals 1994)
• Howley v. Town of Stratford, 217 F.3d 141, 83 FEP Cases (BNA) 293 (Second Circuit Court of Appeals 2000)
• Mrs. B. v. Milford Board of Education, 103 F.3d 1114, 115 Ed. Law Rep. 324 (Second Circuit Court of Appeals 1997)
• Prodigy Services Co. v. South Broad Associates, 64 F.3d 48 (Second Circuit Court of Appeals 1995)
• Cowras v. Hard Copy, 56 F.Supp. 2d 207 (Connecticut District Court 1999)
• F.D.I.C. v. Sextant Development Corp., 142 FRP 55 (Connecticut District Court 1992)
• Kornatowski v. Wallingford Police Dept., 1993 WL 299032 (Connecticut District Court 1993)
• Meyers v. Arcudi, 947 F.Supp. 581, 71 Empl. Prac. Dec. 44, 809 (Connecticut District Court 1996)
• Meyers v. Arcudi, 46 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 80 (Connecticut District Court 1996)
• Morgan v. Pitney Bowes, Inc., 1994 WL 30938 (Connecticut District Court 1994)
• Mr. and Mrs. B. v. Weston Board of Education, 34 F.Supp. 2d 777, 132 Ed. Law Rep. 759 (Connecticut District Court 1999)
• N.S. ex rel. P.S. v. Stratford Board of Education, 97 F. Supp. 2d 224, 144 Ed. Law Rep. 897 (Connecticut District Court 2000)
• Omnipoint Communications, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning Commission, 83 F.Supp. 2d 306 (Connecticut District Court 2000)
• Ross & Roberts, Inc. Cook's Industrial Lubricant, Inc., 1997 WL 835054 (Connecticut District Court 1997)
• Russell v. Eldridge, 832 F.Supp. 535 (Connecticut District Court 1993)
• Smart SMR of New York, Inc. v. Zoning Commission, 9 F.Supp. 2d 143 (Connecticut District Court 1998)
• Y.O. by and through M. v. New Britain Board of Education, 1 F.Supp. 2d 133, 126 Ed. Law. Rep. 917 (Connecticut District Court 1998)
• In Re Galaxy Associates, 114 BR 11 (Bankruptcy Court 1990)
• In Re Galaxy Associates, 118 BR 8, 20 Bankr. Ct. Dec. 1504 (Bankruptcy Court 1990)
• In Re Smart, 214 BR 63, 38 Coll. Bankr. Cases 2d 1560 (Bankruptcy Court 1997)
• In Re Zabloski, 36 BR 779 (Bankruptcy Court 1984)
• Ives v. NMTC, Inc., 46 Conn. App. 235, 746 A.2d 236 (Connecticut Superior Court 1999)
• Scandura v. Friendly's Ice Cream Corp., 1996 WL 409337 (Connecticut Superior Court 1996)
• Crook v. Academy Drywall Co., 8 Conn. Workers Comp. Rev. Op. 154, 848 CRD-4-89-4 (Connecticut Workers' Compensation 1990)
• Crook v. Academy Drywall Co., aff'd 219 Conn. 28 (Connecticut Workers' Compensation 1991)
• Mulligan v. HCH Corp., 12 Conn. Workers' Comp. Rev. Op. 223 (Connecticut Workers' Compensation 1993)
• Mulligan v. HCH Corp., 1499, CRB 7-92-8 (Connecticut Workers' Compensation 1993)
• Tutsky v. YMCA, 6 Conn. Workers' Comp. Rev. Op 167, 543 CRD-7-87 (Connecticut Workers' Compensation 1989)
• Tutsky v. YMCA, Aff'd Per Curium 21 Conn. App. 806 (Connecticut Workers' Compensation 1990)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Franchising, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Civil Rights, Collections, Eminent Domain, Construction Law, Education Law, Private Schools, Public Schools, Special Education, Employment Law -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Family Law, Adoption, Child Support, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle, Intellectual Property Law, Patents, Trademarks, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Premises Liability -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Professional Malpractice Law, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Foreclosure & Alternatives, Securities Law, Tax Increment Financing, Taxation Law, Workers' Compensation Law