Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C.

Law Firm Overview

From its roots as a general practice law firm established in 1933, Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C., has grown into a sophisticated multi-specialty law practice. Our firm's reputation for excellence was built one case and one client at a time. Our firm has grown to approximately 30 attorneys, yet we continue to provide each client with the highest level of personalized attention. Many of our clients have been with us for decades based upon our:

• high-quality legal representation
• personal, responsive client service
• cost-effective legal solutions

We provide clients with the highest quality legal services consistent with their business objectives and cost concerns.

A Team Approach
Each attorney focuses on a primary area of practice so clients can rely on us for expert advice and counsel. For example, our education law attorneys understand every nuance of Connecticut special education law. Our attorneys also confer and collaborate with each other in order to provide clients with an efficient and integrated approach to solving their legal concerns.

At Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C., we work timelessly to develop successful attorney-client relationships based on mutual trust and respect. Our firm is committed to serving our clients needs and achieving their goals. We listen carefully to their concerns and objectives and we provide creative legal solutions while never losing sight of budgetary constraints.

Service to the Community
We are committed to serving the communities in which we live and do business. Our attorneys are actively involved in local, civic, and charitable organizations, serving on boards and commissions, maintaining political leadership roles, and holding positions on various local administrative boards, agencies, and civic organizations. Statewide governmental and trade agencies routinely call upon our attorneys for advice and guidance.

Our attorneys maintain a commitment to professional excellence unmatched in the state of Connecticut. We welcome the opportunity to assist you with your legal concerns, whatever their complexity. For the highest level of service available anywhere in the legal community delivered in a cost effective manner, contact the Connecticut law firm of Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C.

With offices in New Haven and Fairfield Counties the law firm of Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C., represents clients throughout the state of Connecticut, including the cities of Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford, and throughout Fairfield County, Hartford County, Litchfield County, Middlesex County, New Haven County, New London County, Tolland County, and Windham County. Our firm also represents clients nationally.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Estate Planning

Representative Clients

• Amgraph Packaging, Inc.
• ANCO Engineering
• ASSA Abloy
• AVA/RAV Communities
• Bridgeport Health Care Center, Inc.
• Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust, Inc.
• CASCO Products
• Car Temps USA
• CCL Label
• C. Cowles & Company
• C. White & Son
• Coleman Park Health & Rehabilitation Center
• Colonial Toyota
• Community Capital Fund, Inc.
• Community Prevention and Addiction Services
• Community Renewal Team Inc.
• Competitive Power Ventures
• Cook-Willow Convalescent Home
• Cox Radio, Inc.
• Domino Sugar Corporation
• Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center
• Federal Express
• Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
• Fleet Bank
• Fletcher Thompson Architects
• Ford of Branford
• Friendly?s Ice Cream Corporation
• Gateway Bank
• Goodrich Corporation
• Goodwin College
• Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Company
• Grow Bridgeport Fund I, LLC
• Haynes - Group, Inc.
• Heyman Properties
• Hilton Corp.
• Imperial Distributors
• Hoffman Materials
• La rosa del monte, llc
• Lexus of Westport
• McDonald 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
• PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.
• Price-Costco
• RPS/Fedex Ground
• R.C. Bigelow, Inc.
• Rosegarden Health & Rehabilitation Center
• Ryder Systems
• Saab of Milford
• Savoy Linen, Inc.
• Stevens Automotive Group
• Sargent Manufacturing
• Service Merchandise
• Stop & Shop Supermarkets, Inc.
• TD Banknorth, N.A.
• Thornton Oil Company
• TOMRA North America
• Toyota of Westport
• Transload America
• Trefz Corporation
• Unilever
• University of Bridgeport
• Urban Green Builders, LLC
• U.S. Repeating Arms/Browing Firearms
• U.S. Trust Co.
• Vantage Group
• Vespoli USA
• Village Manor Health Care, Inc.
• Waldbaums
• Warnaco
• Warner Bros., Inc.
• Westfield Properties
• 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
• Region 8 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
• Town of Newington
• 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
• City of New Haven
• 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 National Group
• 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

Business & Commercial Law, Estate Planning