Ment, Jeffrey L.

Current Employment Position(s)

Principal

Lawyer Overview

Practice Areas:

• Litigation
  • Professional Liability
  • Personal Injury
  • Product Liability
• Police Officer Matters
  • Employment
  • Discipline
  • Internal Affairs
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Heart and Hypertension Benefits
  • Deadly Force/Discharge of Firearm Inquiries
• Aviation
  • Litigation
  • Leasing Agreements
• Travel & Tourism / Hospitality Law
  • Litigation/Claim Management
    • Wrongful Death
    • Serious Personal Injury
    • General Negligence
    • Misrepresentation of facilities based on promotional literature and internet advertisement
    • Sales and Purchase
  • Asset Management
  • Financing
  • Bankruptcy
  • Management and Operations

Professional Accomplishments

• Successfully tried more than thirty five jury cases to verdict
• Negotiated settlements in more than one thousand personal injury cases
• USDC - District of Connecticut - Pro Bono Counsel, 2008 - Presen

Professional Associations and Memberships.

• Hartford County Bar Association, Member
• Connecticut Bar Association, Litigation Section, Member
• American Bar Association, Air Space Law Sections, Member
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Member
• Defense Research Institute, Member
• American Association for Justice, Member
• International Bar Association, Leisure Industries, Member
• International Forum of Travel & Tourism, Member
• United States Tour Operators Association, Member

West Practice Categories

Asbestos Mesothelioma, Aviation, Bad Faith Insurance, Business & Commercial, Civil Rights, Construction, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Legal Malpractice, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury, Personal Injury -- Defense, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Toxic Torts, Transportation, Workers' Compensation

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 1992
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1992
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1992
• U.S. Tax Court, 1993

Pro Bono Activities

• USDC - District of Connecticut - Pro Bono Counsel, 2008 - Present

Education

• University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 1992
  J.D.
• University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 1989
  B.S.
  Honors: cum laude

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• "Recent Case Law on Police Officer Liability", Connecticut Trooper, Fall, 1995
• "Fourth Amendment - Friend or Foe", Connecticut Trooper, Spring/Summer, 1997

Address

One State Street
13th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103-3102

Phones

860.549.1000
860.493.3522

Faxes

860-724-3921

Emails

jment@rms-law.com

Websites

http://www.rm-triallawyers.com
http://www.rms-law.com
http://www.romemcguigan.com