Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Languages

• Italian

Lawyer Overview

Mario F. Coppola, and Associate with the firm, practices in the areas of land use and zoning, municipal law, commercial litigation, general civil litigation, personal injury, and business law. He joined the firm in 2006.

Mr. Coppola is a member of the American, Connecticut and Fairfield County Bar Associations, as well as the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. He is currently Secretary and an Executive Committee Member of the Connecticut Bar Association's Planning & Zoning Section, as well as Co-Chair of the Fairfield County Bar Association's Land Use and Zoning Section. He is also on the Executive Committee of the CBA's Municipal Law & Government Services Section.

Mr. Coppola is active in the community. He has served as a Commissioner of the West Haven Zoning Board of Appeals. He is a Senior Member and Committee Chairman in the Walter Camp All American Football Foundation. He is on the Board of Directors of the Greater New Haven Columbus Day Committee and he is a member of the Sons of Italy.

Mr. Coppola received his Bachelors Degree in Political Science from Boston College (B.A., 2001), where he was inducted into the Golden Key National Honor Society. Mr. Coppola earned his Juris Doctor Degree at the University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 2004), where he was the 2003 National Italian Bar Association Scholarship winner and a Pudlin Scholar. He is admitted to practice in the State of Connecticut and United States District Court.

Areas of Practice

• Land Use & Zoning
• Municipal Representation
• General Civic and Commercial Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Real Estate
• Business Law
• Municipal Law
• General Civil Litigation

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Banking & Finance Law, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Public Finance, State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, Bankruptcy Law, Foreclosures, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, FCC, Eminent Domain, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Government Construction Contracts, Housing & Construction Defects, Education Law, Election & Campaign Law, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Municipal Employment -- Employer, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer, Environmental Law, Permits, Regulatory Compliance & Auditing, Solid Waste, Water Pollution, Wetlands & Wild Lands, Childrens' Rights, Government Agencies & Programs, State & Local Agencies, Government Contracts, State & Municipal Contracts, Immigration, Title Insurance, Y2K Compliance, Litigation & Appeals, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Natural Resources Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Animal Bites -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Railroad Accidents -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical Products, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, State, Local & Municipal Law, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Employment, Municipal Liability, State Government, Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 2004
• U.S. District Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Connecticut Bar Association (Member)
• CBA Planning & Zoning Section (Secretary & Executive Committee Member)
• Fairfield County Bar Association (Member)
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers' Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Fairfield County Bar Association's, Land Use and Zoning Section (Co-Chair)
• CBA's Municipal Law & Government Services Section (Executive Committee)
• Walter Camp All American Football Foundation (Senior Member, Committee Chairman)
• Greater New Haven Columbus Day Committee (Board of Directors)
• Sons of Italy (Member)

Pro Bono Activities

• Walter Camp All American Football Foundation (Committee Chairman)
• West Haven Board of Zoning Appeals (Past Commissioner)

Past Employment Positions

• West Haven Zoning Board of Appeals, Commissioner

Education

• University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, 2004
  J.D.
  Honors: National Italian Bar Association Scholarship Winner, 2003
  Honors: Pudlin Scholar
• Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA, 2001
  B.A.
  Honors: Golden Key National Honor Society
  Major: Political Science

Address

27 Imperial Ave.
Westport, CT 06880

Phones

(203) 227-9545

Faxes

(203) 227-2443

Emails

mcoppola@bmdlaw.com

Websites

http://www.bmdlaw.com