James H. Howard

Civil Litigation; Probate Disputes; Wills and Real Estate

Areas of practice  

• Civil litigation
• Real estate
• Corporate law
• Will contests
• Appeals

Admitted to practice

• Connecticut, 1988
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1990
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1997

Awards, honors and activities

• BV® Distinguished™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® — a widely respected mark of achievement signifying quality legal work, professionalism and solid ethical standards
• Instructor, Connecticut Evidence, NITA/NAELA Workshop, 2008
• Counsel to the Federal Grievance Committee, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 2010-2012

Education

• University of Connecticut, J.D., 1988
• Hobart College, B.A., 1985

Reported cases

• Borkowski v. Sacheti, 43 Conn. App. 294, 682 A.2d. 1095 (Conn. App. 1996)
• Fibre Optic Plus, Inc. v. XL Specialty Insurance Co., 125 Conn. App. 399, 8 A.3d. 539 (Conn. App. 2010)
• Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Connecticut v. Gauss, et. al., 302 Conn. 386, 28 A.3d. 288 (Conn. 2011)

Professional memberships

• Manchester Bar Association
• Connecticut Bar Association

Biography

• Born in Manchester, Connecticut